Greg Grandin
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 06:23
The only person Henry Kissinger flattered more than President Richard Nixon was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. In the early 1970s, the Shah, sitting atop an enormous reserve of increasingly expensive oil and a key figure in Nixon and Kissinger’s move into the Middle East, wanted to be dealt with as a serious person.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 00:00
A conservative thinktank's attempt to reheat widely discredited Colombian military claims about Farc is pure black propaganda.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's foreign ministry - still, for the most part, staffed by the diplomats who charted Lula's foreign policy - recently issued a statement condemning the loss of civilian lives and calling for the start of dialogue.
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 00:00
At stake in the Colombian Free Trade Agreement is the viability of the so-called "readiness criteria"-that is, what standards a country should have to meet before the United States ties its economy to it.
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
In recent years, Washington has experienced a fast erosion of its influence in South America, driven by the rise of Brazil, the region's left turn, the growing influence of China and Venezuela's use of oil revenue to promote a multipolar diplomacy.
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 00:00
Micheletti's crackdown reveals more than his own desperation. It suggests the larger dilemma of Latin American conservatives
Monday, September 28, 2009 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez talks about his relationship with Barack Obama and what his election could mean for the United States
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00
It has become increasingly clear that Micheletti's strategy of trying to hold out until scheduled presidential elections in late November was not working
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00
In a bold move, the democratically elected president of Honduras Manuel Zelaya - ousted in a military coup in June - has returned to Tegucigalpa, entering the country in secret, traveling overland with a small group of advisers.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 00:00
Davis's argument is based on a disingenuous description of the legal and political maneuvers by Zelaya's opponents in the Supreme Court and Congress prior to the coup. He calls these power grabs constitutional