Post-election news: As the official recount was drawing to a close, tens of thousands of protestors marched on Saturday to protest Enrique Peña Nieto and the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). Lopez Obrador and his party have formally filed a petition contesting the election, which can be revoked until September 6. Based on...
Mexico Elections: This past week's highlight has been the Mexican elections that took place on July 1st. The international press was quick to announce the winner of the presidential election to be Enrique Peña Nieto, and while there was no widespread violence, Americas Program policy analyst Laura...
Between June 14th and 24th, U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), led by U.S. Marine Forces South, sponsored ten days of military exercises in Barbados aimed at "improving cooperation and security" in the Caribbean basin. This was the 28th annual Tradewinds exercise and featured U.S. military personnel and law enforcement officers...
Mexico Elections News this week features the closing of the presidential candidates’ campaigns in Mexico. The final poll by the newspaper El Universal shows Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) leading by 17.4 percent, with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the leftist party coming in second. The independence of the polls, however, has become subject of debate due in part to a Wikileaks cable noting that Peña Nieto was...
President Ahmadinejad's visit to Latin America last week to attend the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil and solidify relationships in the region was a chance to see Iranian foreign policy in action as it evolves with the changing governments of Latin America. During his visit, President Ahmadinejad made stops in Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela. In his 2011 Worldwide Threat Assessment (PDF), Director...
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