The Crisis of Unaccompanied Children Coming From Central America is a Crisis of National Security
So far, the crisis of the Central American children has been largely defined as either a humanitarian problem or has...
Honduras
Election in Venezuela
The upcoming October 7th elections in Venezuela do not constitute just another round of elections in another country. These elections...
The consequences of Colombia’s negotiations with FARC
Early in October, peace negotiations will take place between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)...
The Salvadorian Constitutional Crisis, Democracy and the International Community
Last month El Salvador experienced one of its most dramatic constitutional crises of the past 20 years. It began when...
Hold Obama Accountable
Suddenly, congressional leaders of both parties are demanding investigations into serial disclosures of national security secrets on President Obama's watch. ...
The Summit of the Americas: A Major Disappointment
The Summit of the Americas, the largest gathering of leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean states plus the U.S....
Obama’s altruistic foreign policy
If only in the interest of intellectual hygiene, it would be refreshing if the Obama administration would stop ascribing moral...
A closer look at Brazil’s foreign policy
Latin America is increasingly turning into a geo-political and international challenge. On the one hand, Venezuela, under the leadership of...
Correas Ecuador: Defending an autocracy
On September 30, something important happened in Ecuador. A rebellion by police officers took place in protest against cuts in...
Guatemala: A security challenge
I had a great opportunity to be part of group organized by the Atlas Foundation that participated in a seminar...
No worse friend, no better enemy
Generations of U.S. Marines have exemplified the motto "No better friend, no worse enemy" with their unstinting dependability in the...
Israel’s daunting task
The ferocity and speed of the current international assault on Israel has left the government in a daze. Statements from...
Republicans, Democrats & Israel
Bipartisan support for Israel has been one of the greatest casualties of US President Barack Obama's assault on the Jewish...
Experts warn of escalating Chavez threat
Latin America experts are warning about the growing threat from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, citing new evidence of Chavez’s expanding...
The US vs. Honduran democracy
The image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wielding what resembled an oversized mallet while leading a mob of congressmen across...
Pro-Iranian Chavista Daniel Ortega overturns term limits
In recent years, we have been witnessing a pattern in Latin America, where Presidents are elected democratically and then abuse...