· Bolivia’s December 18 presidential election is unlikely to provide stability. · Divisiveness, stemming from the country’s deeply fragmented society, is only compounded by a balky political system. · The election highlights many issues, but it is largely a referendum …
Category Archive: Bolivia
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With Bolivia Still Seized by Unrest and Instability, there are Lessons to be Learned about Autonomy from Nicaragua’s Comparative Experience
Bolivia’s political crisis somewhat subsided with President Carlos Mesa’s June resignation but efforts by the indigenous majority continue and are in part aimed at holding a constitutional assembly to re-write the constitution and re-nationalize the gas industry. Meanwhile the country’s …
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Washington Secures Long-Sought Hemispheric Outpost, Perhaps at the Expense of Regional Sovereignty
On June 1, 2005 the Paraguayan National Congress entered into an agreement with Washington that allows U.S. troops to enter into Paraguay for an 18-month period. The troops will help train Paraguayan officials to deal with narcotrafficking, terrorism, government corruption …
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A Coca Grower to Lead Bolivia? How U.S. Intervention May Have Triggered a Populist Revolution
Bolivia stands today on the verge of a potentially radical political overhaul. Following the resignation of President Carlos Mesa in early June (the second Bolivian president in two years forced to resign in response to nationwide protests), Bolivia’s Congress voted …
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Stuck in the Middle: Bolivia’s Gas Crisis
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa faces further political turmoil in light of his indecision regarding the recently passed Hydrocarbons Law. To the dissatisfaction of multinational energy firms and indigenous social groups alike, this new legislation raises corporate royalty rates from 18 …
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