Monthly Archive: January 2006

PetroCaribe: Chávez’s Venturesome Solution to the Caribbean Oil Crisis and Trinidad’s Patrick Manning and Barbados’ Owen Arthur’s Ungracious Riposte

• Chávez’s PetroCaribe is the best available solution to the Caribbean’s energy crisis. • PetroCaribe will propel public sector development of energy infrastructure and promote social programs to help the region. • 13 out of 15 CARICOM members have signed …

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Argentina’s Néstor Kirchner: Peronism Without the Tears

• Although he maintains a low silhouette, he could be the most important of the left leaning “pink tide” leaders. As the “pink tide” fraternity of left-leaning leaders grows in numbers across Latin America, the successes of one of the …

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Mexico’s Important Presidential Campaign: Behind the Smiling Faces and Big Talk

• Mexico’s political campaign is being hard fought, and the stakes of this ballot are enormous. • While the five candidates themselves are interesting figures, there are important factors that are influencing the ballot from behind the scenes. • Five …

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NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, and the Role of the Environment

In the fall of 2005, countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean were brought to their knees by an onslaught of deadly tropical storms which cut a swath of devastation across the region. Some of the destruction was avoidable: for …

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Bolivia’s Morales to be Inaugurated on Sunday

• Morales inauguration on Sunday may mark the beginning of a troubled time. • Bolivians are cautiously optimistic, but Morales must deliver on his promises in order to stay in office. • Washington will wait and see whether Morales plays …

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