RSSOver the past several months, a number of reports have circulated that address the subject of drug trafficking ties between South American narcotics trafficking interests and terrorist organizations, principally Al Qaeda and its smaller affiliates now known to be based in Northern Africa. These ass[...]
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February 3rd, 2010 - 11:17 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Front Page, Paraguay, Reports, Venezuela
FARQaeda* (FARC + Al Qaeda): A Real Threat or a Matter of Circumstantial Evidence?
Brazil and Paraguay: Brazil concedes on Itaipú Energy Deal, Signals Commitment to “Good Neighbor” Policy
July 25, 2009 marked the passage of a landmark piece of reform that was brokered between Brazil and Paraguay. The agreement, signed in Asunción, finally resolved a decade long disagreement between the two governments regarding the Itaipú dam. The revisions in the Itaipú treaty had far reaching im[...]
May 26th, 2009 - 12:30 pm § in In the News, Paraguay
Iran: Tehran looking to strengthen ties with Paraguay
May 26, 2009 ADNKronos International Asuncion, 26 May (AKI) – Paraguay’s foreign minister Hector Lacognata has told Iran that it is committed to building stronger economic ties with Tehran, according to Iran’s state-run media. The move appears to be part of a strategy by Iran to ex[...]
A Year of Lugo: In an Effort to Remain Relevant, Lugo Must Choose his Battles
Paraguayan President, Fernando Lugo, has been in office for one year, but many of his campaign promises have yet to be fulfilled Lugo must fight powerful Brazilian-backed entities if he is to succeed in carrying out his agrarian reform promises So long as the ANR retains control, Lugo is powerless [...]
Paraguay’s President Lugo: A Beloved Pastoral Leader Now Going Through an Exceedingly Rough Patch
Tomorrow, COHA will publish Research Associate, Billy Lemus’ article reviewing Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo’s first year in office. He will examine the abundance of crucial issues which Lugo has had to face in Asunción thus far, including negotiations with the Brazilians over the controve[...]
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[...]
Paraguay’s Lugo: A Genuine South American Hero and a Worthy Challenge to Brazil
As many Latin American policy analysts have suggested, the election of moderate-left Fernando Lugo and his Alianza Patriotica para el Cambio coalition is yet another manifestation of a South American referendum in favor of a socialist-tinged democracy. Undoubtedly, Lugo’s inauguration marked a tra[...]
October 9th, 2008 - 7:56 am § in Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, In the News, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela
Bolivian Press: Liberation sweeping Latin America
Published by FinalCall.com News UNITED NATIONS – Speaking at a press conference after his address to the UN General Assembly, Bolivian President Evo Morales said a “great feeling” of liberation is sweeping Latin America and cannot be stopped. “The combat of our people is a historic st[...]
Stiglitz is Right, Friedman is Wrong
Among the throng of distinguished international guests participating in the first democratic transition of government in Paraguay’s 190-year history, former chief World Bank economist and current Columbia Professor of economics Joseph Stiglitz (who also was an advisor to the Clinton White House) w[...]
Paraguay’s Persian Presence: Iran’s New Friend in Latin America
Paraguay’s poor were graced with the electoral victory of a former Catholic bishop, Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, in the April 20th presidential election. On August 15, Lugo was inaugurated as president of Paraguay which commenced the country’s first left-leaning presidency in over 70 years. [...]