Latin American grassroots (part 3)
Despite the autonomy of indigenous populations in Ecuador, they are not immune to the increasing radicalization we witness today in...
Ecuador
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
Rafael Correa President of Ecuador As Luis Fleischman, writing for The Americas Report, predicted last November, the Ecuadorian President, Rafael...
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
President Rafael Correa's proposal to create a Constituent Assembly to rewrite Ecuador's Constitution won an overwhelming 81.7% of the votes...
Columbia: Moving toward more stability
The following is the official statement submitted by Nancy Menges, director of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project, to the House...
Colombian-American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Security Project was asked to submit a statement for the hearing before the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of...
The economics of Latin American populism
The financial policies of men like Chavez and Kirchner are costing Americans millions. Latin America has long ceased to be...
Citgo: A Chavez-Kennedy enterprise?
Many of us have seen the CITGO, the Venezuelan-owned oil company TV commercials running across the United States, which promote...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 2)
In our article "The Radical Grassroots" published on March 28, 2007, we discussed the potential situation generated by the emergence...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth the stop, however. For good...
Latin America’s radical grassroots
The logo of Hezbollah in Venezuela by Dr. Luis Fleischman and Nicole M. Ferrand The emergence of neo-populism...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 1)
The emergence of Latin American neo-populism, as well as the political mobilization indigenous peoples, has created a new class of political prey for radical leaders...
Bush and Lula sign agreement on biofuels
President George W. Bush just finished a week long trip to Latin America, the longest visit to the region of...
The Chavez-Kirchner alliance
While President George W. Bush was touring Latin America to discuss energy, education, trade exchanges, economic investments and immigration, across...
Castaeda’s raw deal
Almost a good idea - Jorge Castaneda's political warfare/illegal immigration deal should be a non-starter.By Dr. J. Michael Waller Mexico's...
Scandal in Colombia – is Chavez behind it?
Colombia's Foreign Minister, Maria Consuelo Araujo, has resigned because of her brother's alleged connections to paramilitary groups. By Nicole Ferrand...
Colombia’s ‘Paragate’ scandal
The Foreign Minister of Colombia, Maria Consuela Araujo, has resigned after her brother was accused of conspiring with paramilitary groups, among...