26/05/2013 | Frente Externo
Brazil and the Bolivarian Revolution
Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez was known for having started and spread what is called the Bolivarian revolution, a kind of anti-American, dictatorial type of socialism.
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26/04/2013 | Transparencia
Union of South American Nations Give a Nod to Chavez’s Successor
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on April 19 in the presence of a number of Latin American presidents including, Rouseff of Brazil, Kirchner of Argentina, Ortega of Nicaragua, Morales of Bolivia, and even Santos of Colombia.
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07/04/2013 | En Parrilla
Could the papacy play a role in post-Chavez Latin America?
Following the spirit of the constitution, the next elections in Venezuela are scheduled for April 14th.Nicolas Maduro will be the candidate of the PSUV while Henrique Capriles Radonski will be the candidate of the united opposition (MDU).
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06/02/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Questionable Chinese mining practices in Latin America
China has conducted an economic foreign policy under the slogan of “win-win”.
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10/01/2013 | Frente Externo
Some Reflections Over Speculations on Venezuela's Future
There is a great deal of speculation these days about the immediate political future after Chavez' expected death.
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26/12/2012 | Frente Externo
The Gaza Crisis and the Intellectual Left in Latin America
The recent Gaza crisis, during which Israel responded with a limited military operation to stop Hamas missile attacks against Israeli populations, unleashed a number of reactions by intellectuals in Latin America.
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01/11/2012 | Frente Externo
Venezuela - Reflections on Regional Reactions to Chavez’s Victory
Two days prior to the Venezuelan presidential election, Francisco Toro, a Venezuelan journalist and blogger, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times stating that Chavez and his movement have become irrelevant.
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22/10/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The consequences of Colombia's negotiations with FARC
Early in October, peace negotiations will take place between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Oslo, Norway. If successful, the talks will continue in Havana, Cuba.
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03/08/2012 | Frente Externo
El Salvador - The Salvadorian Constitutional Crisis, Democracy and the International Community
Last month El Salvador experienced one of its most dramatic constitutional crises of the past 20 years.
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27/07/2012 | Frente Externo
The Lugo case and its discontents: a symptom of regional pathology
The ouster of Paraguayan president, Fernando Lugo, after a brief impeachment and the reactions it has generated provide a lot of food for thought. The event that took place in Paraguay disclosed a number of problems that not only concern Paraguay, itself, but the region as a whole.
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27/07/2012 | Frente Externo
The Lugo case and its discontents: a symptom of regional pathology
The ouster of Paraguayan president, Fernando Lugo, after a brief impeachment and the reactions it has generated provide a lot of food for thought. The event that took place in Paraguay disclosed a number of problems that not only concern Paraguay, itself, but the region as a whole.
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27/07/2012 | Frente Externo
The Lugo case and its discontents: a symptom of regional pathology
The ouster of Paraguayan president, Fernando Lugo, after a brief impeachment and the reactions it has generated provide a lot of food for thought. The event that took place in Paraguay disclosed a number of problems that not only concern Paraguay, itself, but the region as a whole.
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27/07/2012 | Frente Externo
The Lugo case and its discontents: a symptom of regional pathology
The ouster of Paraguayan president, Fernando Lugo, after a brief impeachment and the reactions it has generated provide a lot of food for thought. The event that took place in Paraguay disclosed a number of problems that not only concern Paraguay, itself, but the region as a whole.
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11/06/2012 | Frente Externo
The Future of Venezuela:''Chavismo Without Chavez''
Ever since announcing that he has cancer, the status of Hugo Chavez’s health and longevity has been an issue of great interest for those concerned about the future of Venezuela.
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08/03/2012 | En Profundidad
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 on Great Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
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08/03/2012 | En Profundidad
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 on Great Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
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24/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Congress Hears Again About Hezbollah’s 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 hearing were Roger Noriega, former Under Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere and American Ambassador to the Organization of American States; Douglas Farah, Senior Fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center and a former Washington Post journalist; Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council; and; Dr. Melanie Cammett, professor at Brown University.
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26/05/2011 | En Parrilla
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 Cuban Communist party in Havana. The speech spoke about reform and questioned a number of aspects of business as usual in Cuba. The speech generated a great deal of skepticism, particularly among those who have already witnessed unfulfilled promises on the part of the Castros' regime.
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26/05/2011 | En Parrilla
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 Cuban Communist party in Havana. The speech spoke about reform and questioned a number of aspects of business as usual in Cuba. The speech generated a great deal of skepticism, particularly among those who have already witnessed unfulfilled promises on the part of the Castros' regime.
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02/05/2011 | En Profundidad
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 begun again. The late Nestor Kirchner served as president of the country from 2003 to 2007 when his wife Cristina was elected to the presidency.
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02/05/2011 | En Profundidad
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 begun again. The late Nestor Kirchner served as president of the country from 2003 to 2007 when his wife Cristina was elected to the presidency.
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11/03/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Qaddafi and Latin America
The positions that different Latin American countries have taken towards Colonel Qaddafi and the crisis in Libya present some interesting connections worth exploring.
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20/10/2010 | Frente Externo
Correa’s Ecuador: Defending an autocracy
A rebellion by police officers took place in protest against cuts in their bonuses and salaries. The discontented police threw tear gas that directly reached President Rafael Correa who was lightly harmed. Correa reacted by inviting protesters to kill him if they so wished but vehemently reaffirmed that he would not back off from his economic measures. Correa was taken to the Police hospital immediately after. Meanwhile, countries in the region, along with the United States and European countries treated these events like a coup d'état. All of them including the U. S Administration expressed full support for President Correa and democracy.
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24/09/2010 | Frente Externo
Beyond electoral illusions: the totalitarian regime of Hugo Chavez
On September 26, Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections. Since Hugo Chavez was elected to the presidency in 1998, Venezuela has been transformed from a country with democratic institutions to one where the president controls all branches of government.
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13/08/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Guatemala: A security challenge
I had a great opportunity to be part of group organized by the Atlas Foundation that participated in a seminar on security and economics that took place in Guatemala late in June.
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01/06/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Connecting the dots: Internal developments in Latin America & regional security
Today, a large part of the Latin American continent is in danger of collapsing into a situation that fluctuates between totalitarianism and anarchy; between authoritarianism and chaos. The region is also in danger of falling under the strange influence of insurgent and terrorist groups, drug cartels and distant countries that historically have been poles apart from the region's culture and civilization (mainly Iran, China, and perhaps Russia).
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14/02/2010 | Frente Externo
Venezuela requires a new type of thinking
In the last several weeks we are hearing about more turmoil in Venezuela.
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11/10/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brazil's tilt towards Chavez and Iran
For those of us concerned with hemispheric security, the big question has always been how do we contain Chavez‘s expansionist ambitions.
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17/01/2008 | En Profundidad
Argentina's Kirchner - an ally of Chavez
The recent release of hostages Consuelo Gonzales and Clara Rojas after six years in captivity has been an orchestrated victory for Hugo Chavez. Chavez has used his years-old complicity with the very dangerous guerilla insurgency known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to achieve a number of goals already pointed out in the last issue of the America's Report (see Nicole M. Ferrand, "Colombia's Uribe Unmasks the FARC").
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