The Economist (UK)

Friday, September 4, 2009 - 00:00
Opponents’ biggest worry is that if Mr Uribe wins a third term the thinning lines that separate branches of government in Colombia would vanish altogether
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 00:00
A bold Brazilian attempt to integrate South America has run into difficulty. Critics at home say Brazil should put national interest over leftist ideology
Friday, August 7, 2009 - 00:00
Until it gets active co - operation from all its neighbors in fighting the FARC and other drug traffickers, Colombia will conclude that it must rely on American support
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 00:00
ASK Colombians about racism in their country and many will say that the country's mestizos, blacks, mulatos and whites live in harmony. Some Afro - Colombians, such as Edna Martinez, a sociologist, tell a different story.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 00:00
If Mr Micheletti's initiative comes to nought, the only means of forcing the de facto government to yield—besides the military invasion threatened by Mr Chavez—would be trade sanctions
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 00:00
The leaking of the video marks a more aggressive approach, perhaps triggered by Mr Correa’s seeming radicalisation since he won a fresh election under a new constitution in April
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 00:00
An apparent fall in cocaine production conceals the remarkable resilience of an illegal industry
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil's government hopes that land reform in the Amazon will slow deforestation. Greens doubt it
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 00:00
The president and her husband offer carrots and sticks to the news media
Friday, June 5, 2009 - 00:00
Cuba faces the return of the frequent power cuts that were common in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union

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