Christopher Sabatini
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 00:00
The question will be if the other states that have voted against trade pacts in the past but still benefited will finally vote in favor.
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. diplomatic efforts must instead rally other countries to mobilize and support specific benchmarks relating to the cooperation of governments around basic international norms.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 00:00
Latin America is changing. Do we have the intellectual tools and framework to deal with it?
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
This will all likely come to a head this week at the OAS. Ironically, last year's resolution to Cuba's accession provides a pathway.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 00:00
It tends to underemphasize the power shifts that have occurred in the hemisphere, the variation in terms of institutional development, the opportunities that exist, or the role of the private sector.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
There's one other reason why the time for setting a multilateral framework is running out: the longer the U.S. goes it alone, the longer it does it unilaterally and the longer it allows the hard cases to set our agenda in the region.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 00:00
Without strong U.S. leadership, partnership in the Americas risks inertia or, even worse, an escalation of tensions on many of the hemisphere's critical issues, such as transnational crime, democracy, and security.
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 00:00
That what he did is a "crime" is the fault of the Cuban regime. But the fact that he was tasked with such a low-level activity, handing out communications devices, is the fault of the broader framework of U.S. regulations
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 00:00
Tough issues that require leadership are set aside in the name of solidarity and playing nice, or with the short-term goal of scoring a few cheap shots against the U.S.
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 00:00
Perhaps the greatest loser will be the hemispheric consensus to defend liberal democracy