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March 30th, 2009 - 11:15 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Front Page, Paraguay, Peru, Press Releases
Global Recession: Protectionism and Diversification in the U.S. and South America
- Peru and Chile maintain free market principles and diversification of trading partners - Brazil, Chile, Colombia and the U.S. implement huge stimulus packages - Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador attempt to protect their economies by imposing new tariffs - The G-20 summit this April could offer glob[...]
An Uncertain Presidential Hand: Whatever Happened to the Fernández-Kirchner Political Touch?
- President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares an agricultural state of emergency which ends up providing inadequate relief for struggling Argentine farmers - Farm owners continue demonstrations in opposition to the Fernández administration’s failure to respond appropriately to rising c[...]
UNASUR – Death before Life? Disagreements over Leadership as National Agendas Divide South America, Dashing Argentina’s UNASUR Prospects
• Uruguay vetoes former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner becoming UNASUR’s first permanent Secretary General • Peru sends mixed signals regarding its support for the Argentine candidate • Venezuela’s Chavez curiously shy about Secretary-General post • Mercosur and LAC Summits on Dece[...]
December 2nd, 2008 - 2:08 pm § in Argentina, Front Page
Honor, Shame and Duty: The Reality of Argentina’s Tattered Armed Forces Today
• A weakened and morally damaged military institution slowly claws its way back to respectability It is no illusion that the tone and substance of the Argentine military seems to have deteriorated in the last several decades, from imprudently aspiring to control the nation in the 1970s and early [...]
November 19th, 2008 - 10:58 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Front Page, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Venezuela
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Embark on a Highly Revealing Latin American Journey Sure to Give Washington Heartburn
• After attending the APEC Summit in Peru, Russian leader to visit Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba • Could a new order for Russian military equipment be placed in Caracas? • Russia continues to secure a position as a growing ally of rising-star Brazil • First visit of a Russian leader to Cuba in [...]
Uruguay Plays Hardball Politics Against Argentina’s Kirchner
Pulp Mill Dispute Threatens to Do Grave Damage to MERCOSUR, Which Could Then Spread to Newly-Formed UNASUR • Surely this dispute must not be permitted to get out of control • The problem is that both sides can mobilize a strong case for themselves • Uruguay needs a strong economy, while Argent[...]
October 28th, 2008 - 10:59 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, In the News, Mexico, Venezuela
Latin America feels the heat
The region’s stockmarkets are tumbling, international finance is drying up, currencies are depreciating and jobs are under threat. BUENOS AIRES—Things are bad but we’re doing well.” So former Argentine president Carlos Menem liked to say, just before his country plummeted i[...]
Latin America markets linked to US economy will suffer most
Finance and property markets in Latin America face difficult challenges as the global credit crisis spreads, a new report is warning. Some Latin America’s banking systems may be strong enough to weather the storm because many have not invested significantly in the US market and their domestic[...]
An Embattled Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Can She Restore Her Popularity and Aid in Argentina’s Recovery?
To the outrage of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Vice President Julio Cobos cast the decisive vote on July 17 against her plan to increase the export tax on grains being shipped abroad, effectively putting a full stop to a very tense domestic situation. As a result, Argentina today is co[...]