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	<title>Council on Hemispheric Affairs &#187; Costa Rica</title>
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		<title>Costa Rica as a Peaceful State: One Costa Rican Lawyer’s Odyssey v. His Nation’s Establishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its most positive light, Costa Rica has had a long and impressive history as a pacifist state. This history finds its roots in the colonial period, starting with Columbus’ fourth and final voyage in 1502. The Spaniards called the present-day area the “Rich Coast,” but Costa Rica possessed little gold or other valuable minerals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Does Latin America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•	Argentina squeezed in at the last minute
•	Why Guatemala?
•	Brazil phase is rough
•	Secretary of State Clinton and her Assistant Secretary, on this try, do not seem to perceive that it is a changed world in terms of inter-American relations and that traditional concepts of pan-Americanism may be crumbling. 
On March 1, United States Secretary of State Hillary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polling gets Narrower as Sunday’s Presidential Elections in Costa Rica Approach on Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/costa-rica-elections2010/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=costa-rica-elections2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COHA revisits its interview of Ottón Solís.
Arias – revered by some, but an object of disdain by more than a few. 
After four years under the leadership of Oscar Arias, Costa Ricans will vote for a new president this Sunday, February 7th. In October 2008, Laura Chinchilla resigned as Vice President and Minister of Justice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>¿Cambio? The Obama Administration in Latin America: A Disappointing Year in Retrospective</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/cambio-the-obama-administration/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=cambio-the-obama-administration</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coha.org/?p=7807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a memorandum written as Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009, COHA&#8217;s Research Fellows Guy Hursthouse and Tomás Ayuso considered the widespread Latin American expectations of a dramatic shift in approach from Washington under the new president, and outlined an agenda for change. This scenario was aimed at achieving this vision as the result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Controversies in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the Model Central American Country Live Up to its Big Green Reputation, Particularly When It Comes to Climate Control?
Everyone needs something to believe in, and for many Latin American progressives, that something for years has been Costa Rica. The country has long been cited as a beacon of progressive tranquility in a region better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael O’McCarthy interviews Costa Rican Presidential Candidate Ottón Solís</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/michael-o%e2%80%99mccarthy-interviews-costa-rican-presidential-candidate-otton-solis/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=michael-o%25e2%2580%2599mccarthy-interviews-costa-rican-presidential-candidate-otton-solis</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a constitution lending itself to the development of a complete social democracy and with its notable lack of a standing military force, Costa Rica is unique among Latin American nations. After a very narrow victory over Ottón Solís in 2006, the country has been governed by Óscar Árias of the social-democratic Partido de Liberación [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake Exposes Fault Lines In Costa Rican Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/earthquake-exposes-fault-lines-in-costa-rican-governance-2/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=earthquake-exposes-fault-lines-in-costa-rican-governance-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About six months ago, on January 9, 2009, Costa Rica experienced one of the greatest natural disasters to have ever hit it. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck 20 miles north of capital San José caused more than 30 casualties, displaced 2,200, and affected more than 120,000 people in all. In hindsight, a picture of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Courts Costa Rica; Expands its Presence in Washington’s Backyard</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/china-courts-costa-rica-expands-its-presence-in-washington%e2%80%99s-backyard/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=china-courts-costa-rica-expands-its-presence-in-washington%25e2%2580%2599s-backyard</link>
		<comments>http://www.coha.org/china-courts-costa-rica-expands-its-presence-in-washington%e2%80%99s-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Costa Rica severs ties with Taiwan, but will Beijing get its money’s worth?
- Beijing inundates Latin America with its diplomatic presence.
- Talks in early phases over a bilateral free trade agreement between Costa Rica and China.
- China’s signing bonus results in the start of construction of Costa Rica’s new National Stadium.
Costa Rica and China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with a Bad Deal: Two Years of DR-CAFTA in Central America</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/dealing-with-a-bad-deal-two-years-of-dr-cafta-in-central-america/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=dealing-with-a-bad-deal-two-years-of-dr-cafta-in-central-america</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics argue that for over a decade, the United States has been striving to create commercial inroads into Latin America by way of bilateral free trade agreements that benefit U.S. economic interests to the detriment of those of Latin America. A recent example of this trend was the passage of the Dominican Republic–Central America Free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big China and Taiwan Tussle: Dollar Diplomacy Returns to Latin America</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/the-big-china-and-taiwan-tussle-dollar-diplomacy-debuts-in-latin-america/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-big-china-and-taiwan-tussle-dollar-diplomacy-debuts-in-latin-america</link>
		<comments>http://www.coha.org/the-big-china-and-taiwan-tussle-dollar-diplomacy-debuts-in-latin-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 19th, 2008, Taiwan’s new president Ma Ying-Jeou concluded his first trip to Latin America, one of the most important geopolitical regions in the world for his island nation. The purpose of the trip was to attend the inaugurations of Dominican Republic president, Leonel Fernandéz, and his Paraguayan counterpart, Fernando Lugo. During his trip, [...]]]></description>
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