Foreign Policy
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 00:00
With markets in a panic and investors fleeing to gold, Colombia's armed groups are making out like bandits.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 00:00
In Colombia, FARC operations are on the rise as the guerrilla movement changes strategy and returns to its insurgent roots
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
The one-hour debate over the GOP proposal to cut the entire $48.5 million annual U.S contribution to the OAS is only the beginning of what looks to be a long and contentious debate over the fiscal 2012 State Department and foreign operations authorization
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil must be liberated from the Latin policy barrio and viewed as one of the most important global powers of today and of the century ahead.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 00:00
The cartels are becoming less like traffickers and more like mafias. Their currency is no longer just cocaine, methamphetamines, or heroin.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
With presidential elections scheduled in both Mexico and the United States in 2012, the next U.S. ambassador is also going to have his hands full trying to achieve progress in the war on drugs during campaign season.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's former president tells FP how his country came back from the brink, why he's staying in politics, and why it's dangerous (but worth it) to be on Twitter.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 00:00
The bottom line is that Venezuela's and Ecuador's succor, indulgence, or otherwise benign neglect of a drug-running terrorist organization has undermined a sovereign, democratic neighbor's efforts.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 00:00
He has been criticized for being out of the loop on high-level administration policy making, lacking strong relationships with regional leaders, and ineffectively maneuvering through the State Department's complicated and politicized bureaucracy.
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 00:00
Venezuela yesterday issued its own statement: "Venezuela Rejects Use of Terror to Fight Terrorism".