Andres Oppenheimer
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 00:00
Once the dust settles from the military coup in Honduras, there's likely to be negotiations between the interim government and regional leaders, leading to early elections where ousted President Manuel Zelaya would be allowed back but barred from running
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil should adhere to its commitments under international treaties to defend universal human rights and democratic principles, and stop praising dictators
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 00:00
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said that when he takes over as president of the 12-nation Union of South American Nations in July he will propose creation of a regional body to defend governments against critics in the media.
Friday, June 5, 2009 - 00:00
I'm not opposed to lifting Cuba's suspension from the OAS. But that decision should be used by the Obama administration to mount a major diplomatic offensive to put pressure on Cuba's military regime
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 00:00
The recent rise in commodity prices will give some short-term oxygen to the struggling economies of Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina and Bolivia, but won't help them much
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 00:00
Barring an improvement in several countries' investment climate, politics may further depress foreign investments in the region this year, especially in countries that are perceived as not market-friendly
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 00:00
If Uribe is keeping us guessing in order to remain at center stage while he finishes his second term, he may have been playing the game for too long
Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 00:00
Lifting Cuba's suspension would not automatically allow Cuba back in, because the OAS adopted its Democratic Charter in 2001, nearly four decades after Cuba's suspension
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama scored high marks in his first meeting with Latin American and Caribbean leaders, but the 34-country Summit of the Americas was largely inconsequential, and its final resolution a joke.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
Let's hope that, over the next four days, Obama will give us clear indications -- more than rhetorical outbursts -- that he will remain engaged with the region once he returns to Washington