The next president of Peru? A conversation with Keiko Fujimori Higuchi
Versión en Español While recently in Peru, The Americas Report editor Nicole Ferrand interviewed Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi. Congresswoman Fujimori...
Hugo Chavez
Accepting the unacceptable
Last weekend the mullahs took a big step towards becoming a nuclear power as they powered the Bushehr nuclear reactor. ...
Peru today
It is hard to believe that just twenty years ago, Peru was going through one of its worst crises 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...
The growing concern of Brazil & Iran
In recent months there has been a growing interest in the deepening relationship between Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva...
American weakness on display
When the United States commanded "street respect," it was achieved by adhering to a policy of "peace through strength." This...
Chavez’s prisoners
Venezuela is suffering from one of the worst cases of oppression in its modern history. Under the leadership of Hugo...
Connecting the dots: Internal developments in Latin America & regional security
Versión en Español Today, a large part of the Latin American continent is in danger of collapsing into a situation...
Introducing Colombias own Obama
Versión en Español Six weeks ago, it seemed impossible. Today, it seems improbable but all too possible: Colombia could reject...
Arsenal of roguery
Sixty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced to the nation in one of his famous "fireside chats" that America...
The perils of peripheral warfare: Iran & Venezuela share the tactics of asymmetric war
When Epifanio Flores Quispe, the mayor of Requena, Peru received an invitation recently to visit Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, he...
Morales in Bolivia: ‘If you are not with the Party, you are the opposition. There is no middle ground.’
Evo Morales won the Bolivian presidency in 2005 with an overwhelming 54% of the vote with his Movement toward Socialism...
Latin America in American national security
The Christmas bombing attempt at blowing up a Northwest Airline flying from Amsterdam to Detroit has rightly raised the level...
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...
Champions of democracy
"Let every nation know... that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose...
Humbled by the Honduran people
I had the privilege of being part of a distinguished group that traveled to Honduras to serve as an international...