Monthly Archive: July 2007

Central America’s Increasing Gang Problem: A Comforting Handshake Needed as Much as a Tough Fist to Fight Crime Epidemic

Another Report in COHA’s Series on Violence and the Immigration Issue After over a decade of violent internal civil conflicts, in which the U.S. has played an important, if often wrong-headed role, Central America has now become a breeding ground …

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CARICOM and Washington Commission a New Chapter in U.S.-Caribbean Relations

Another in a Series of COHA Caribbean-Related Reports For the first time in ten years, heads of state from the fifteen-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States came together at the “Conference on the Caribbean: A 20/20 Vision” held …

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Ecuador’s Quest For A Coherent Foreign Policy

Quito’s Rocky Foreign Relations: Two Separate Issues Point in One Direction Ecuador is currently handling two major foreign affairs questions – recent proposals to join OPEC and a contentious flap over UNITAS Pacific, a naval exercise that has been hosted …

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Immigration Compromise Too Little Too Late: The Gates Should Be Opened To All Who Wish To Come

The following opinion piece on the U.S. Immigration Issue provides a somewhat radical assessment of the question, “Who should be allowed to enter the country?” It does not have the official imprimatur of either COHA or a number of the …

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Mind over Heart: Puerto Rico’s Neo-Colonial Relationship with Washington

The unequal relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico is perceived by some as an anachronistic remnant of the colonial era. The current status of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the U.S., allows the federal government to unilaterally impose …

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