“Fixing” US-Latin American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Project is always monitoring the latest legislative events regarding Latin America. Nancy Menges, Editor in Chief, has...
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“Fixing” relations with Latin America
On June 19th the House Foreign Affairs Committee debated how to "fix the broken relationship with Latin America". We decided...
Two thumbs down for Insulza and the OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) or, as it is known in the three other official languages (OEA), is an...
Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite the Bonanza of PdVSA shelling tremendous amounts of foreign exchange into the Venezuelan state budget, there are indicators that...
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...
Pelosi’s proclivities
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is clearly one of those women who want it all. In her case though, this...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
By Constatin Schoeh Von Norman Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth...
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...
China’s developing environmental crisis
China's pollution problems cost it billions every year, but doubts remain about whether the leadership can muster the will to anything about...
For your country
Last week, President Bush addressed the Nation to describe a "way forward" in the War for the Free World and...
Securing America’s energy needs
Seemingly unrelated events of the past week suggest considerable trouble ahead for U.S. vital interests. As President Bush puts the...
Ethanol: A means toward energy independence?
Since President Bush's state of the Union Address in January, there has been a heightened search for alternative sources aiming...
Wanted: A real energy security bill
Today President Bush will, with much fanfare, sign the long-awaited "comprehensive" energy bill into law. Regrettably, the bill fails to...