MEXICO CITY – After 47 years, the Organization of American States, at its annual General Assembly, has repealed its suspension of Cuba’s membership. The so-called ALBA countries (the Spanish acronym for the so-called Bolivarian Alternative for the America
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Cuba está de regreso
CIUDAD DE MEXICO – Después de 47 años, la Organización de Estados Americanos, en su Asamblea General anual, revocó la exclusión de Cuba del organismo. Los llamados países ALBA (el acrónimo en español para la llamada Alternativa Bolivariana para las Améric
Time for America to Turn South
Whatever John Kerry does about Latin America if he is elected President of the United States in November, the election could initiate a sea-change in US-Latin American relations – even or perhaps mainly if George W. Bush is reelected. Kerry has never show
The right deal on Cuba
Despite the rhetoric and the photo-ops, the Trinidad Summit of the Americas postponed any real discussion of U.S. policy toward Cuba. In the U.S., the extremist embargo has been a sop to the right-wing and Florida electorate. But in countries like Mexico,
Mexico in the Crossfire – News Special
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The Labyrinth of Graft (copy)
Corruption is not exactly a new phenomenon in Latin America. Indeed, corruption scandals have been a fixture on the region’s landscape since time immemorial. So there is nothing in principle new or surprising about the ongoing, almost endless drama that h
Stopping Latin America’s Budding Arms Race (copy)
In recent weeks, many observers of the Latin American military situation have detected what could be the beginning of a new arms race in the region. Brazilian President Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva was photographed boarding the Tikuna, his country’s first
Narco, EU y Sinaloa (copy)
Varias confusiones conceptuales han invadido el imaginario de la comentocracia a propósito del narco, la relación con Estados Unidos, y el futuro. Provienen en algunos casos de ignorancia, en otros de intereses, y en algunos, los más, de buenas intencione
Jorge Castañeda en la BBC
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Latin America’s Two Lefts
A perception has been growing over the last few years – and picking up strength in recent months – that Latin America is swinging back to the left. The unimpressive – and sometimes dismal – results of economic reform seem to have generated a backlash that