Foreign Policy
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 00:00
That what he did is a "crime" is the fault of the Cuban regime. But the fact that he was tasked with such a low-level activity, handing out communications devices, is the fault of the broader framework of U.S. regulations
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 00:00
On the heels of the disappointing Copenhagen climate summit, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Tuesday that he will convene an alternative climate summit
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 00:00
In the 1970s, just out of college, Dodd served with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Once on the Hill, he maintained an interest in the region
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 00:00
The United States and Colombia have been testing out COIN strategies for years. But the major lesson for Afghanistan is a tough one: there are no clean answers in messy wars
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's and Colombia's ambassadors to the United States tell their sides of an increasingly tense story
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 00:00
The real problem is that the apparent success of the election lets the orchestrators of the coup get away scot-free after casually kicking out an elected official
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 00:00
This election is taking place in a political environment contaminated by repression, violence, and fear. If the U.S. government recognizes the vote, it will grant the de facto regime led by former parliamentary head Roberto Micheletti a legitimacy it does
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 00:00
It is a perfect opportunity for newly installed Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Arturo Valenzuela, a serious and well-respected scholar of the region, to junk the administration's campaign talking points on "improving relation
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 00:00
As risky as conditions have become between Venezuela and Colombia -- and external help is warranted -- there are factors that militate against things getting out of hand
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 00:00
U.S. conservatives' Honduras revisionism is misguided and dangerous.