29/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia's Makled Decision Places Regional Priorities Over U.S. Ties
After a long and complicated legal battle, Colombian authorities have decided to extradite Venezuelan national Walid Makled to Venezuela to face murder and drug-trafficking charges in his native country, rather than in a U.S. court in Manhattan, where he is also wanted on drug-trafficking charges.
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29/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia's Makled Decision Places Regional Priorities Over U.S. Ties
After a long and complicated legal battle, Colombian authorities have decided to extradite Venezuelan national Walid Makled to Venezuela to face murder and drug-trafficking charges in his native country, rather than in a U.S. court in Manhattan, where he is also wanted on drug-trafficking charges.
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01/03/2011 | Frente Externo
Spike in Protests a Headache for Bolivia's Morales
Last week's nationwide protests by Bolivian bus drivers were the latest in a series of demonstrations that have become a massive administrative and political headache for Bolivian President Evo Morales. Bolivians have developed a growing list of grievances against the beleaguered leader and are taking them to the streets -- as well as to the mines and railways -- across the country with greater frequency in 2011.
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13/01/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - Foreign Policy in Flux
Colombia's improved ties with Venezuela and neighbors to its south are just a few signs of the understated foreign policy shifts implemented by recently elected President Juan Manuel Santos - changes that may have positive implications for regional security and cooperation across Latin America.
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12/01/2011 | Frente Externo
Argentina's Uncertain Future
As Argentines enjoy the final summer before electing a new leader later this year, uncertainty surrounds the direction of the country's domestic and international policies.
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29/06/2010 | Frente Externo
A Year after Coup, Honduras Still Faces Public Security Crisis
Almost a year ago to the day, members of the Honduran military physically removed then-President Manuel Zelaya from the presidential palace, stripping him of the presidency and forcing him into exile in Costa Rica.
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12/05/2010 | Frente Externo
Political Violence in Nicaragua Reveals Broader Crisis
An edgy calm has settled over Nicaragua in the aftermath of political violence that erupted in Managua late last month. During a tense three-day period from April 19-22, supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega attacked opposition congressmen -- throwing stones and homemade mortars, burning vehicles, blockading roads, and forcibly denying the lawmakers' entry to the National Assembly, where the legislative body usually conducts business.
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16/04/2010 | Medio Ambiente
In Latin America, Informal Mining's Other Dangers
It has been a devastating few weeks for the global mining community. In late March, a flood in a coal mine in northern Shanxi province in China resulted in the deaths of more than 30 workers. Then last week, in West Virginia, an explosion at a coal mine killed nearly 30 miners. Both accidents revealed some of the safety hazards associated with mining.
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08/02/2010 | Frente Externo
Internal and External Challenges Ahead for Honduras
Many Hondurans as well as outside observers of the country's political crisis breathed a sigh of relief when Porfirio Lobo Sosa was sworn in as president on Jan. 27. Lobo's inauguration took place nearly seven months to the day after the military, backed by influential opposition leaders, forced former President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country.
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04/11/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brazil - Rio Violence Reveals Brazil's Image Gap
Brazil has had a lot to celebrate recently. Its economy has been growing at a slow but healthy clip, thanks to prudent fiscal policies that have helped it weather the financial crisis better than many. The nation has taken on an increasingly important role in matters of regional diplomacy and has emerged as the de facto political and economic leader of Latin America. Foreign leaders as varied and diverse as U.S. President Barack Obama, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and South African President Jacob Zuma have all recently met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in efforts to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties. Everyone seems to want a piece of Brazil, including the International Olympic Committee, which awarded Rio de Janeiro the 2016 Olympic Games earlier this month.
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