On July 29, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry officially notified the U.S. Embassy that Washington’s ten-year lease on the Ecuadorian military base at Manta would not be renewed after it expires in November 2009. The statement, which declared that U.S. military …
Monthly Archive: August 2008
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No Parting Consolation for Trivelli
On July 27, in one of his final acts as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, Paul Trivelli floated an interesting arms proposal to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The agreement was to provide Nicaragua with medical aid in return for the destruction …
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Colombia’s Democratic Hero Could End Up Compromising Its Basic Institutions
Colombia, Washington’s most faithful ally in South America, is rapidly experiencing a series of developments that invoke questions on the proper role of U.S. foreign policy towards the region. President Alvaro Uribe, who is finishing his sixth year in office, …
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