14/07/2010 | Economia y Finanzas
The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
Pakistan's growing energy needs and Iran's pool of energy resources make the two states natural economic partners, and served as the impetus behind the proposed gas pipeline, initially planned to include India as well.
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17/06/2010 | Frente Externo
Chile-Peru Relations
Both countries have a lot to gain by working together and serving as models for others in the region. Strong democratic governance, growing economies, free trade agreements with the United States and a growing relationship with Asia-Pacific nations has positioned both Peru and Chile to play an important role in regional affairs.
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12/06/2010 | Frente Externo
The India-Pakistan Water Dispute
At partition in 1947, the line between India and Pakistan was drawn on religious grounds, paying no attention to hydrology. As a result, more than 85 percent of the irrigated area of the Punjab -- the breadbasket of the subcontinent -- was included in Pakistan, while the headwaters of the Punjab rivers were in what subsequently became Indian-held Kashmir.
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02/06/2010 | Frente Externo
Russia's Stake in Africa
In late May, Russia announced that it would invest $1 billion in uranium exploration in Namibia. In an e-mail interview, Raksha Maharaj, a director at South Africa-based Emerging Market Focus, explains Russia's renewed interest in Africa.
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20/05/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Britain's New Security Council
British Prime Minister David Cameron's newly formed coalition government has announced that it will create a National Security Council to manage all aspects of the country's security.
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19/05/2010 | Frente Externo
Ecuador's Foreign Policy
The U.S. Embassy in Ecuador recently announced that it had delivered $1.2 million of donated military equipment to the Ecuadoran military, a year after Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa ordered the closing of a U.S. air base in the country.
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16/05/2010 | Frente Externo
EU-Latin America Summit
The EU-Latin America summit will convene next week in Madrid, but only after the Spanish government, currently holding the EU presidency, rescinded an invitation to the president of Honduras, after some UNASUR leaders threatened to boycott the meeting.
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13/05/2010 | En Parrilla
Fear of a Coup in Paraguay
During a summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) last week in Buenos Aires, the assembled heads of state discussed the possibility of a coup in Paraguay at a closed door meeting called by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
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