China’s Panamanian Canal
Highlighted Story: "China 's Control of the Panama Canal Revisited" By Yojiro Konno with Nancy Menges China's increasing influence in the Western...
FARC
Venezuela’s challenge
Highlighted Story: "Venezuela's Internal affairs: a challenge to US Policy Makers" By Luis Fleischman Hugo Chavez's ambitious foreign policy is and continues...
Sainted or Stockholmed?
Highlighted Story: "Ingrid Betancourt: Sainted or Stockholmed?" By John R. Thomson & Dorotea Laserna* Since July 2, when Colombia's armed...
Iran in Latin America
Visit the Americas Report blog at https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comments Highlighted Story: "An Update on Iran's Activities in Latin America" by...
The new battlefield in Latin America
A child soldier of the FARC. The sign behind her reads, "Don't mistreat children. They are the future." The...
Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue
The liberation of former Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, along with three Americans and eleven Colombian hostages was not just...
Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue
The liberation of former Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, along with three Americans and eleven Colombian hostages was not just...
Implications of the hostage rescue
Visit the Americas Report Blog at https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comment Highlighted Story 1: "Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue" The liberation of former...
Congress, free the hostage
Wednesday’s daring rescue of the four most prominent hostages long held by the Colombian narco-terror group known as the FARC...
Beginning of the end of an obsolete regime
Visit the Americas Report blog at: https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comments Highlighted Story: "The Argentinian Crisis: The beginning of the end of an...
Can Kirchner last in Argentina?
Highlighted Story: "Can Mrs. Kirchner Last as President of Argentina?" Word through the grapevine is that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...
Much discussion, little resolution in Medellin
The 38th Annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States was held from May 31 through June 2, 2008...
Mexico’s drug war or ours?
With the Democratic primaries coming to an end, the candidates’ experience on crucial matters of national security and foreign affairs...
We must stand with Colombia
by Nancy Menges Free trade with Columbia will cement Democracy in the Americas The free trade agreement between the United...
The truth about Colombian trade unions
Highlighted Story: As the debate over the free trade agreement with Colombia continues, recently captured FARC documents reveal how the...
The FTA with Colombia: the political dimension
Last week we witnessed a number of unfortunate episodes related to the very important issue of US-Colombia relations. First, an...