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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Un Ataque a la OEA
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA.- Estas últimas semanas han sido desafortunadas para América Latina. Además de los enormes terremotos que azotaron a Haití y Chile, una muerte provocada por una huelga de hambre en Cuba…
Assault on the OAS
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA.- These last few weeks have been unfortunate for Latin America. In addition to the massive earthquakes that struck Haiti and Chile, the region has also been shaken by a hunger-strike death in Cuba …
Time to Confront Chavez
MEXICO CITY ― In early September, Colombia’s biggest businesses surprised everyone by declaring their wholehearted support for the country’s president, Alvaro Uribe, in his deepening conflict with Venezuela.
If they lost the huge export market next door
La última pantomima de Bariloche
La enésima crisis en las relaciones entre Venezuela y Colombia culminó el 29 de agosto como las anteriores: sin ninguna resolución, con Álvaro Uribe fortalecido en su país pero aislado en el ámbito regional, y con Hugo Chávez volando hacia algún destino e
Cuba’s Back
MEXICO CITY – After 47 years, the Organization of American States, at its annual General Assembly, has repealed its suspension of Cuba’s membership.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
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
‘Alo Ciudadano’
Entrevista en ‘Alo Ciudadano’, Venezuela el 28 de mayo de 2009.
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
Why Chávez May Outlast Us All
Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez finally emerged from his electoral slump. After mediocre results in municipal and state governors’ elections late last year, and a scathing defeat in a constitutional referendum in December 2007, in February he convincingly won a v