A Chavista in Uruguay?
As in Honduras, Uruguayans will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday November 29th. The most...
Hugo Chavez
Obama Doctrine ‘coup’
Undermine our allies. Embolden our enemies. Diminish our country. If anyone doubted those nine words summed up the Obama Doctrine,...
Who’s behind the Obama Honduras policy?
The Obama Administration has made serious mistakes in its handling of the crisis in Honduras where it supports the return...
Brazil’s tilt towards Chavez and Iran
For those of us concerned with hemispheric security, the big question has always been how do we contain Chavez‘s expansionist...
Making hash of Honduras
Now that the Honduran crisis has moved back into the media spotlight, we should examine what actually took place in...
High stakes in Chile
Chile will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday December 13, 2009, with a run-off scheduled for January 17, 2010...
Our irredeemable international system
Our international institutions are irredeemably corrupted. From the United Nations to the International Criminal Court and their affiliate and subordinate...
Obama’s big UN adventure
President Obama's upcoming visit to the 64th UN General Assembly, which opened yesterday, will be nothing if not entertaining. Substantively,...
Delahunts Banana ‘Slip’
On September 4, 2009 on PBS's Newshour with Jim Lehrer, US Rep - D. William Delahunt (member of the United...
Is Ecuador’s lawsuit against Chevron ‘messianic’ justice?
Unbeknownst to many, there is now a high stakes legal battle taking place between the Chevron Oil Company and the...
Cuban Intelligence Operations in the US
Since Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, one of the government's top priorities has been to spy on the...
What’s wrong with Insulza and the OAS
This is the second of two articles on the situation in Honduras and how it relates to OAS Secretary General,...
What’s wrong with Insulza and the OAS
By now, we are all aware of the situation in Honduras where President Manuel Zelaya tried unsuccessfully to use the...
Latin American Yalta
As the Honduran crisis is still unresolved and attempts at mediation continue, the case has presented an interesting challenge whose...
Zeroing in on Peru
Today, Peru is one of the strongest economies in Latin America. In 2007, the Peruvian economy grew 9% and continued...
Time to reject dictatorship in Latin America
The June 28 coup d'état in Honduras that deposed President Manuel Zelaya raised international concern. Brazilian President Lula Da Silva...