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Panama Archive
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The Panamanian Political Roller-Coaster: A Look Backward and a Look Forward to the 2014 Elections
By Eloy Fisher, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at The New School and Dr. Ronn Pineo, Senior Research Analyst at the Council On Hemispheric Affairs and Chair of the Department of History at Towson University on June 4, 2013 | 5 CommentsPresident Ricardo Alberto Martinelli (2009-present) has proven to be a shrewd politician, frustrating opponents who had expected much less from him. Throughout his tenure Martinelli has shown that he knows how to play the political game. He has used force, especially against indigenous groups; he also coaxed support, expanding cash... -
Panamá’s Troubled Path Forward
By Ronn Pineo, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on March 13, 2013 | 1 CommentRiding in from Tocumen International Airport to Panamá City after sunset, one comes upon the eastern edge of the city, the site of over a dozen looming high rises. Each stands nearly dark. Construction began over five years ago, but most remain empty, never occupied or completed. Ghost-like, they loom... -
Human Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere: A Special Online Edition of COHA’s Washington Report on the Hemisphere
By Research Associates Gabriela Garton, Suncica Habul,Darya Vakulenko, Aleia Walker, Kathleen Bacon and Jade Vasquez on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsOn Friday, November 16, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) released a special report on human trafficking in Latin America and the United States in its biweekly print publication, the Washington Report on the Hemisphere (WRH). The content of the WRH is normally available only to subscribers, but, due to... -
Panama’s Critical Juncture: A Repeat of the Ecuadorian Debacle?
By COHA Research Fellow Eloy Fisher on February 17, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Political, Economic & Social Background Soon after Ricardo Martinelli became president of Panama in 2009, he began championing a distinctive no-holds-barred style of politics. Despite these political antics, the president’s ultimate objective was to overhaul what in earlier presidencies was labeled as the Endara framework After two decades of... -
How About a Modest Act of Decency to One Very Flawed Former Panamanian Dictator?
By COHA Director Larry Birns on December 12, 2011 | 9 CommentsGeneral Manuel Noriega’s return to Panama yesterday, after serving 22 years of imprisonment abroad, poses serious questions for the Panamanian system of justice, the rectitude of Washington’s treatment of Noriega during his long period of incarceration, and the future fate of the 77-year-old former dictator. The Noriega case is surrounded... -
Privatization Without Representation: Panamanian Doctors’ Long Strike
By Research Associates Courtney Frantz and Gianfranco Banna on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsPanamanian doctors, medical workers, and teachers ended a month-long strike on November 18 by signing a series of agreements with the Panamanian government about Bill 349, or the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Bill, which appeared to permit the government to privatize healthcare and education. The agreement would send the bill back...