The importance of the Colombia FTA
For some time now, media outlets in Latin America and the US have been closely monitoring the negotiations for an...
Menges Hemispheric Security Project
Chavez and the Iranian connection
In the aftermath of the Chavez electoral victory on December 3, 2006, the Venezuelan President proceeded to deepen the Bolivarian...
A blow to anti-drug policy
In a recent interview in the Argentinean magazine "Debate", Gabriel Guerra Mondragon, an advisor to Hillary Clinton on Hispanic and...
Correa’s Ecuador and American drug policy
The election of Rafael Correa as President of Ecuador late last year has accelerated the formation of a new Latin...
The uncertain future of Mercosur
Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur) is a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Venezuela just signed...
Perspectives on the Brazilian elections
What to expect of Lula's Second Term The upcoming months will bring tough challenges for Da Silva who has been...
D’Elia resignation because of Chavez?
Luis D'Elía, the Argentinian social land and housing under-secretary was forced to resign this week following a request by President...
Elections in Ecuador
by Luis Fleischman On November 26, a run-off election will take place in Ecuador that will determine who the next...
Snatching defeat?
Decision Brief No. 06-D 53 2006-10-16 (Washington, D.C.): America's preoccupation with the crises du jour - the rising terrorist...
Castaneda’s Legacy for US-Mexico Relations
By Fredo Arias-King. Mr. Arias-King is a Harvard-trained businessman and scholar of contemporary Russia , was advisor of international affairs to...
7-Eleven cuts off Chavez; it’s about time
Were it not for his vitriolic speech at the United Nations earlier this month, the problem of Venezuelan dictator Hugo...
Prevent Venezuela from joining Security Council
By Luis Fleischman (Washington, D.C.): On October 16, a secret ballot of the United Nations General Assembly will decide who...
Ethanol: A means toward energy independence?
Since President Bush's state of the Union Address in January, there has been a heightened search for alternative sources aiming...
Chavez’s oil problems with China
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has repeatedly expressed his wishes to sell large amounts of oil to China in order to...
Chavez, Iran, and terrorism
Hugo Chavez visited Iran at the end of July, now for the fifth time, since he took the reins of...