World Politics Review
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
Among the new gangs: the Resistance, the New Generation Jalisco Cartel, the Independent Cartel of Acapulco and the Pacific South Cartel.
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 00:00
The extent to which the divide between the moderate Funes, a former TV journalist, and the ex-guerrillas leading his Faribundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) party is threatening his government was made all too public by secret U.S. diplomatic cables.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. officials had become concerned when Dilma turned down an invitation from President Barack Obama to visit the White House before taking office.
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 00:00
South American leaders quickly responded by sending their representatives to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to Buenos Aires, where they "energetically condemned the coup attempt" against Correa.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
The governments of Rafael Correa and Evo Morales in Bolivia have shunned several international conventions and nongovernmental regulatory bodies, claiming that the regimes are biased.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil not only remains committed to treating drugs as a problem for the police, it is also in the process of becoming the first country in Latin America whose drug use is pushing it to adopt a more aggressive foreign policy towards its neighbors.
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 00:00
The 2010 elections are expected to once again highlight popular disenchantment with a decade of PAN rule.
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 00:00
If the opinion polls are any indication, Colombians will vote for continuity rather than change as the country elects its president in run-off voting on Sunday.
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 00:00
Colombians will head to the polls on Sunday, May 30, in what has unexpectedly become not only the closest presidential race in years, but one that is too close to call.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 00:00
In an e-mail interview, Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, explains Ecuador's bilateral relations with the U.S. and its regional foreign policy