Jackson Diehl
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 06:16
This month, the United States delivered the first batch of 762 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Egypt free of charge. That’s on top of the $1.3 billion in military aid the Obama administration has allocated to the regime of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi this year. The White House refuses to condition these gifts on an improvement in Egypt’s horrendous human rights record.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 00:00
While European and American diplomats have flooded into Ukraine and President Obama has spent hours on the phone with Vladi­mir Putin, Venezuela’s crisis has been largely ignored
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 00:00
Foreign ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) will consider a series of "reforms" to the commission and its office on freedom of expression that would have the effect of defunding or blocking what has been the OAS's most visible
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 00:00
A lot of Venezuelans worry that one way or another, the country is headed for an implosion. A Capriles win could be contested by pro-Chavez generals; if Chavez wins and dies, a vacuum will open.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 00:00
The South American country is known for the flamboyant anti-Americanism and "21st-century socialism" of its authoritarian president, Hugo Chavez. Less known is the fact that, under Chavez, Venezuela has become the crime capital of the Western He
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
Why would Santos make such a dirty deal? The Colombian has been excusing himself to old American friends by saying he didn't know how important Makled was before he promised him to Chavez.
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 00:00
A new Venezuelan congress is due to take office in January in which opposition representation will rise from virtually zero to nearly 40 percent.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 00:00
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/29/1847447/is-chavez-flirting-with-nukes.html
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
I don't doubt the cardinal's sincerity. But I also find it hard to believe that Raul Castro is Cuba's Mikhail Gorbachev.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
The disregard for Mexico over the past couple of years is kind of astonishing.