Foreign Affairs
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 00:00
Far from unifying Latin America and thereby realizing the vision of Chavez's hero, nineteenth-century independence leader Simon Bolivar, Chavez contributed to the fragmentation of the hemisphere.
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 00:00
The government's unwillingness to accept that Chavez most likely cannot be inaugurated has produced unnecessary uncertainty
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 00:00
When the electoral scuffles are over, Mexico and the United States will have an opportunity to reboot their bilateral agendas and improve relations as they work on perennial challenges such as migration and drug trafficking.
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 00:00
There has been little public dialogue about the Colombian government's nine-year-old disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate (DDR) program and whether it is equipped to process and successfully incorporate thousands of remaining FARC guerrillas.
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 00:00
In the absence of formal agreements that codify security cooperation, the process of rebuilding faith among these new officials will be further complicated by a bilateral relationship colored by a history of suspicion and mistrust.
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 00:00
Recent Colombian government statistics, along with those of Colombian-based nongovernmental organizations, estimate current female membership to be between 30 and 40 percent.
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 00:00
Whether the PRI set to take power is a new version of its old self is less important than the fact that Mexico's democratic institutions will hem in the next president.
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 00:00
Without a peace agenda, the world will continue to witness unnecessary human suffering from a conflict that prevents Colombia and the United States from achieving their social development, antinarcotics, free-trade, human rights, and democratization goals
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 00:00
Why the Presidential Election Could be a Real Contest.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 00:00
When Colombians go to the polls this month, some 24,000 politicians like Caicedo will be gaming for seats as town councilmen, mayors, and governors. They will not be the only ones trying to win, however.