OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro Stands as Democracy’s Most Courageous Defender in the Region
The Organization of American States (OAS) recently commemorated the 15th anniversary of the organization’s democratic charter. In the decade and...
Latin America
Iranian Naval Deployment to Latin America Should Concern U.S.
A senior Iran official announced that the country would be sending warships to what he described as "friendly states" in...
Venezuela turns the page after 16 years of “21st Century Socialism”
Parliamentary elections held yesterday gave the opposition coalition a resounding landslide victory, with the first bulletin allocating 99 out of...
The Center for Security Policy’s 4th Annual Latin America Symposium on Capitol Hill
On October 29, the Center for Security Policy’s Menges Hemispheric Security Project convened its fourth annual Latin America Symposium on...
Center’s Menges Hemispheric Security Symposium Flays Obama’s Rapprochement With Cuba And His Support For Venezuelan Dictator
The Center for Security Policy’s Menges Hemispheric Security Project yesterday convened its fourth annual Latin America Symposium on Capitol Hill. ...
American Moral Leadership and the Future of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be Tested During the Upcoming Summit of the Americas
On April 10th and 11th, the Summit of the Americas will take place in Panama. More than 35 heads of...
Soviet Era Techniques in Present Day Latin America
In 1961, the communist led government of Cuba created their intelligence agency known as the Dirección de Inteligencia (DI or...
New Cuba-US Relations Leave Old Security Issues Unreconciled
President Obama and his aides raised a number of arguments justifying their sudden decision to normalize relations between U.S and...
José R. Cárdenas: Venezuela, Brazil and U.S. National Security — Latest Developments in Latin America
José R. Cárdenas, Former Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Former Staff Member,...
José Cárdenas: Venezuela — Latest Developments and the Case for Sanctions
José Cárdenas, Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; Former Chief of...
The Importance of Sanctions to Uphold Democracy and Human Freedoms in the Western Hemisphere
The House of Representatives version of the Venezuela sanctions bill passed the full House on May 28th. Now a very...
Another Blow to Democracy and Human Rights at Latin American and Caribbean Conference
A significant but under-reported meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) took place on January 28...
China’s Pivot to Latin America
The quest for global naval power runs parallel to competition for control of markets in Latin America.. The two largest...
Fleischman warns post-Chávez Venezuela is exporting Bolivarian revolution
Luis Fleischman is co-editor of the Americas Report, a featured product of the Center for Security Policy‘s Menges Hemispheric Security...
The State Department Under-Estimates Iranian Threat in the Western Hemisphere
Last year a bill titled “Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act” sponsored by Congressman Jeff Duncan was passed into...
Luis Fleischman’s “Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era”
Since the election of Hugo Chavez to the presidency of Venezuela in 1998, the political landscape of Latin America has...