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Paraguay Archive
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Reforming the Concert of South America: Paraguay, Venezuela, and the Pentagon
By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 26, 2012 | 1 CommentThe most salient transnational consequence of Fernando Lugo’s impeachment has been the reshuffling of the already fragile South American balance of power. Paraguay had consistently blocked Venezuela’s ascension into the powerful Mercosur trade bloc professedly due to concerns over violations regarding the “democracy clause.” Ironically, after Lugo’s impeachment, Mercosur was... -
Paraguay’s Haunting History
By Trevor Cohen, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 23, 2012 | 3 Comments“This people cannot yet be governed except by an iron hand lest anarchy reign.” - Harris Gaylord Warren, Rebirth of the Paraguayan Republic A Haunting History: Authoritarianism in Paraguay Many world leaders have described the recent impeachment of ex-President Fernando Lugo as a “constitutional coup.” Interestingly enough, this setback for... -
Paraguay’s ‘coup’ puts a dent in Australian-South American trade dreams
By Sean Burges, Lecturer in International Relations at Australian National University and Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 20, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis article was originally published in The Conversation on July 16, 2012. World Cup qualifiers in South America are renowned for their ferocity. For Uruguayans, there is more at stake than national pride. Even a “friendly” against Argentina or Brazil is a chance for revenge. If the aftermath of the... -
Re: A Coup in Paraguay? Is that in Africa?
By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 16, 2012 | 3 CommentsDear Editor: I invite you to reread my articles regarding the current Paraguayan political crisis recently referred to in a July 6 article by Saul Landau. In the piece, Mr. Landau wrote that I condoned the actions undertaken by the Liberal and Colorado Parties to remove Fernando Lugo from the... -
Paraguay’s Presidential Change and the Region’s Current Democratic Picture
By Sean Burges, Senior Research Fellow, with contributions from Eric Stadius, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 10, 2012 | 1 CommentIn analyzing the regional reaction to the extremely questionable constitutional outcome in Paraguay, Fernando Lugo’s fate appears correlated more so with economic urgency than solely democratic promotion. Although condemned by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, it is hard not to think that they are extremely grateful... -
En Route to a Failed State—Corruption in the Paraguayan Legal System, the Illicit Market, and Transnational Security
By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on July 10, 2012 | 1 CommentPresident Fernando Lugo’s speedy impeachment process highlighted the corrupt Paraguayan legal system that continues to enable the political elite to place their interests above those of the citizenry. The Colorado Party used violence between campesinos and the National Police to galvanize Congress and push Lugo, who had consistently clashed with...