Geoff Thale
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 00:00
The 2012 presidential race is effectively underway, and the two leading candidates have both recently made statements about Cuba. While they may differ in emphasis, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney clearly share one thing: they are both out of touch when it c
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
Geoff Thale, WOLA's program director cautioned that high-level meetings like the upcoming SICA Conference have had a tendency in the past to focus narrowly on the threat of drug trafficking and organized crime in lieu of addressing the full spectrum of cr
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
If the traditional logic prevails, the talk will be all about battles with drug cartels and gang crime, and we'll see more specialized units and highly-sophisticated technology. If that’s what happens, the problems in the region will continue to grow.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 00:00
While the diagnosis is right, the specifics of the Merida proposal in terms of how to address those problems in Central America are nonetheless flawed