Bush and Lula sign agreement on biofuels
President George W. Bush just finished a week long trip to Latin America, the longest visit to the region of...
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The Chavez-Kirchner alliance
While President George W. Bush was touring Latin America to discuss energy, education, trade exchanges, economic investments and immigration, across...
Castaeda’s raw deal
Almost a good idea - Jorge Castaneda's political warfare/illegal immigration deal should be a non-starter.By Dr. J. Michael Waller Mexico's...
The surging threat in Latin America
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the principal foreign policy and intelligence...
New threat: communism in Latin America
By Alejandro Pea Escluza Communism is surging south of the border, thanks to the work of lefties like Hugo...
Scandal in Colombia – is Chavez behind it?
Colombia's Foreign Minister, Maria Consuelo Araujo, has resigned because of her brother's alleged connections to paramilitary groups. By Nicole Ferrand...
Colombia’s ‘Paragate’ scandal
The Foreign Minister of Colombia, Maria Consuela Araujo, has resigned after her brother was accused of conspiring with paramilitary groups, among...
Evo and Peru: Conflict over a terrorist
Relations between Bolivia and Peru have sunk to a low point after Lima's demand that Bolivia extradite Walter Chavez Sanchez,...
License to Kill
The 9/11 hijackers had a total of 17 licenses and 20 U.S. or state- issued identification cards. (Source: 9/11 Commision) By Amanda...
The contradictions of the Forum of Sao Paolo
On January 15, 2007, El Salvador hosted the XIII Encounter of the Forum of Sao Paolo (FSP), an organization that...
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...
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...