The Summit of the Americas: A Major Disappointment
The Summit of the Americas, the largest gathering of leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean states plus the U.S....
Menges Hemispheric Security Project
The Falkland/Malvinas Islands: Another case of regional chauvinism
In recent months the government of Argentina has launched a new political and public relations campaign aimed at putting pressure...
Silence on fraudulent rule in Nicaragua detrimental to Latin American and U.S. interests
During the earlier part of this November, elections took place in Nicaragua. These elections displayed an element of fraud from...
Silence on fraudulent rule in Nicaragua detrimental to Latin American and U.S. interests
During the earlier part of this November, elections took place in Nicaragua. These elections displayed an element of fraud from...
National Security Policy Proceedings, vol. 6: Fall 2011
This is the sixth issue of the Center for Security Policy's National Security Policy Proceedings. From Ben Lerner's Editor's Note:...
Assassination plot in DC related to increasing Iranian presence in Western Hemisphere
Until Chavez assumed power Iran's presence in the Western Hemisphere was not as strong as it is today. Its proxy,...
Congress Hears Again About Hezbollahs Role in Latin America
The Committee on Homeland Security met on July 7th to discuss Hezbollah’s growing influence in Latin America. Testifying at the...
Taking Iran’s missiles in Venezuela seriously
In the last several days it has been reported that Iran is planning to place medium-range missiles in Venezuela. Such...
Cuba going the way of China?
On April 16th and April 19th, Raul Castro delivered his opening and closing speeches before the sixth assembly of the...
Making sense of Argentina’s frenzied policy
Since the arrival of the Kirchner phenomenon to Argentinean politics in 2003, there has been a sense that history has...
Protecting Chavez, endangering America?
President Obama's recent trip to three Latin American nations was absolutely surreal. For one thing, he launched a war against...
Qaddafi and Latin America
The positions that different Latin American countries have taken towards Colonel Qaddafi and the crisis in Libya present some interesting...
A closer look at Brazil’s foreign policy
Latin America is increasingly turning into a geo-political and international challenge. On the one hand, Venezuela, under the leadership of...
National Security Policy Proceedings, vol. 3: Fall 2010
Purchase paperback Download free PDF National Security Policy Proceedings, vol. 3 - Fall 2010 This is the third issue of...
The FARC’s senator
On September 27, 2010, Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba was removed from her senate seat. The country's Inspector General provided evidence...
Correas Ecuador: Defending an autocracy
On September 30, something important happened in Ecuador. A rebellion by police officers took place in protest against cuts in...