-Implications of Ecuador Joining an Uncertain Alliance Just at a time that analysts were crossing out Hugo Chávez as a ranking regional player, with the days ago adhesion of Ecuador to the Venezuela-inspired organization, he has managed to propel a new spurt of momentum to the Caracas grouping and [...]
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COHA on Ecuador’s adherence to ALBA
Summit of the Americas: Obama Goes to Trinidad
An Opportunity to Build a Coherent U.S.-Latin America Policy President Obama travels to Trinidad on April 17 with a unique opportunity to redefine U.S.-Latin American relations The time for taking stock is over, and the U.S. must present a coherent plan composed of inclusiveness, constructive enga[...]
Containment in Their Shanty Towns is not a Solution: Constructive Engagement and not a Face-off between Gangs and New Jamaican Prime Minister is Needed
- • Jamaica should be a paradise not just for tourists, but also for day-to-day citizens trying to live out their lives
• London’s behavior towards its former colony based on deporting Jamaican criminals back to overcrowded Kingston jails does not do the job
• How much of the violenc[...]
The Oil Race is On: China Signs Multi-Billion Dollar Oil Contract with Venezuela, But India Also Wants Latin American Oil
It is no revelation to say that India, as it begins to bloom as a global power, is adopting a China-like posture in its search for new oil suppliers. New Delhi’s quest for energy supplies, as well as other extracted resources, has brought the Asian powerhouse to the Western Hemisphere, and to Wash[...]
Trinidad’s Dirty Little Secret
COMING MONDAY, JULY 12: “Otto Reich: A Career in Disservice” • Port-of-Spain, the “cultural capital of the Caribbean,” appears to be importing a dangerous kidnapping culture from neighboring countries such as Colombia and Venezuela. • Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manni[...]
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