JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA.- The perpetual seesaw in Latin American geo-politics is more vibrant than ever. The so-called “Americas-1” countries — those that are either neutral in the confrontation between the United States and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez
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El Salvador: Left won, but can it govern?
MEXICO CITY — In El Salvador, for the first time ever in Latin America, a former political-military organization that tried to gain power through the barrel of a gun has achieved its aims through the ballot box. Although the Sandinista Front in Nicaragua
Latinoamérica, un desafío para Obama
El nuevo presidente de Estados Unidos tendrá que afrontar los retos de una zona que no conoce y que ha dado quebraderos de cabeza a sus antecesores. Los casos más peliagudos son Nicaragua, Venezuela y Cuba
Chávez Lives Castro’s Dream
Fidel Castro used his reappearance on TV late last month to show that his health has finally improved. But he also carefully staged the event to send a serious message to the world. He could have had himself filmed alongside his family or his brother and
A Blessedly Boring Year
In the last year or so, 11 Latin American countries held presidential elections. Citizens in Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela all went to the polls. The confluence of so many elections was