Latin American leaders at the UN
During Evo Morales' and Daniel Ortega's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, we witnessed and confirmed something that we...
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The UN’s big power grab
If Americans have learned anything about the United Nations over the past fifty years, it is that that "world body"...
Free trade: An antidote to Chavez
As Congress debates the merits of ratifying free-trade agreements with three Latin American countries, many arguments have been advanced from...
A dangerous dance in Colombia
The Colombian government has invited Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez to mediate the FARC conflict in the hope of achieving a...
The Chavez & Kirchner suitcase scandal
Early on the morning of Saturday August 4th 2007, a Cessna plane 750 X with license N 5113 S,...
The Chavez & Kirchner suitcase scandal
Early on the morning of Saturday August 4th 2007, a Cessna plane 750 X with license N 5113 S,...
The Chavez & Kirchner suitcase scandal
On August 4, 2007, a Cessna plane property of "Royalclass" company arrived at Buenos Aires' Newberry airport (Aeroparque) in Argentina....
Eroding sovereignty
A likely upshot of President Bush's meetings this week with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts in Montebello, Canada will be...
Peru’s reaction to Venezuelan intervention
On July 26 2007, The Americas Report ran an article entitled: "Chávez's dangerous intervention in Perú" which described the massive...
The AMIA bombing
On July 18th, the thirteenth anniversary of the attack on the Jewish –Argentina Mutual Association (AMIA) was commemorated. The attack...
Behind Kirchner’s defeat
In a recent election for the mayoralty of the city of Buenos Aires, the candidate of Argentinean president, Nestor Kirchner,...
Operation ‘Terapaima’ and the Takeover of RCTV
"Operation 'Terapaima' and the Takeover of RCTV." According to a document of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela (Fuerzas Armadas...
“Fixing” relations with Latin America
On June 19th the House Foreign Affairs Committee debated how to "fix the broken relationship with Latin America". We decided...
“Fixing” US-Latin American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Project is always monitoring the latest legislative events regarding Latin America. Nancy Menges, Editor in Chief, has...
Two thumbs down for Insulza and the OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) or, as it is known in the three other official languages (OEA), is an...
Dunkirk in the desert
It has become fashionable for politicians of both parties — mostly Democrats, but a few Republicans, as well —...