Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite an influx of oil wealth, serious problems remain for the Venezuelan economy. By Constatin Schoehl von Norman Despite the...
Menges Hemispheric Security Project
Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite the Bonanza of PdVSA shelling tremendous amounts of foreign exchange into the Venezuelan state budget, there are indicators that...
Latin American grassroots (part 3)
Despite the autonomy of indigenous populations in Ecuador, they are not immune to the increasing radicalization we witness today in...
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
Rafael Correa President of Ecuador As Luis Fleischman, writing for The Americas Report, predicted last November, the Ecuadorian President, Rafael...
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
President Rafael Correa's proposal to create a Constituent Assembly to rewrite Ecuador's Constitution won an overwhelming 81.7% of the votes...
Columbia: Moving toward more stability
The following is the official statement submitted by Nancy Menges, director of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project, to the House...
Colombian-American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Security Project was asked to submit a statement for the hearing before the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of...
The economics of Latin American populism
The financial policies of men like Chavez and Kirchner are costing Americans millions. Latin America has long ceased to be...
Citgo: A Chavez-Kennedy enterprise?
Many of us have seen the CITGO, the Venezuelan-owned oil company TV commercials running across the United States, which promote...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 2)
A new political danger is on the rise in Latin America. At the grass roots, there are a swelling number...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 2)
A new political danger is on the rise in Latin America. At the grass roots, there are a swelling number...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 2)
In our article "The Radical Grassroots" published on March 28, 2007, we discussed the potential situation generated by the emergence...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
By Constatin Schoeh Von Norman Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth the stop, however. For good...
Latin America’s radical grassroots
The logo of Hezbollah in Venezuela by Dr. Luis Fleischman and Nicole M. Ferrand The emergence of neo-populism...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 1)
The emergence of Latin American neo-populism, as well as the political mobilization indigenous peoples, has created a new class of political prey for radical leaders...