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
Mexico needs to be freed from unhealthy monopolies
Felipe Calderón, Mexico’s new president, kicked off his domestic policy agenda by launching military campaigns against drug lords and violence in Michoacán and along the US border, in Tijuana. The winner of last year’s election – if only by a hair-thin ma
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
Looking for the Future
Mexico’s amazingly close 2006 presidential election has already become the object of much written analysis and even more speculation. Many have discussed what the 2006 election was “really” about and which policies are likely to be implemented over the c
Hugo Faces His Toughest Test
Dec. 4, 2006 issue – Next Sunday Hugo Chávez will put his electoral charmed life on the line. Since 1998, when he was elected president of Venezuela in a landslide, he’s never lost a national vote. Chávez won re-election in 1999, won the referendum on the
Perspectivas de America Latina segun elites influyentes de la region
Este informe analiza una serie de Rondas de Consultas realizadas en Argentina, Brasil, México y
EEUU a fines de 2005 y principios de 2006. Fue preparado en el marco del Proyecto Regional de
Análisis Político y Escenarios Posibles (PAPEP Regional). Su ob
Situacion actual y perspectivas de America Latina
Este informe analiza una Ronda de Consultas realizada en México durante los meses de agosto –
setiembre de 2005. Fue preparado en el marco del Proyecto Regional de Análisis Político y
Escenarios Posibles (PAPEP Regional). Su objetivo es explorar la visi
Latin America’s New Proxy War
Sept. 25, 2006 issue – The summit of nonaligned countries held last week in Havana was an occasion for all sorts of things: speculating on Fidel Castro’s health, supporting all the “worthwhile” causes in the world—from Iran’s nuclear program to Bolivia’s
A Way to Peace in Mexico
AT last, Mexico has a president-elect. The process has been painful, protracted and rife with problems for the future. Still, the Electoral Court declared yesterday that Felipe Calderón will be the country’s new chief of state on Dec. 1.
His defeated riv
Los 68 del 68 / Agosto 30, 2006 / Reforma
El informe histórico del fiscal Carrillo Prieto sobre el 68 sigue embargado en Los Pinos. Nadie sabe cuándo será liberado, pero ya se empieza a saber qué dice. Por la situación actual, donde el uso de la fuerza por el Estado mexicano en las inminentes coyunturas conflictivas se está discutiendo, el texto contiene elementos que pueden resultar muy ilustrativos…