RSSIn a memorandum written as Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009, COHA’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[...]
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January 26th, 2010 - 12:05 pm § in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Free Trade, Front Page, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Obama, Reports, Uncategorized, Venezuela
¿Cambio? The Obama Administration in Latin America: A Disappointing Year in Retrospective
January 5th, 2010 - 11:44 am § in Free Trade, In the News
Canadian House of Commons Debates: Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Act
40th Parliament, 2nd Session Official Hansard, Number 065 Monday, June 1, 2009 [Excerpts: Read the entire debate here] Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Act The House resumed from May 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the [...]
December 15th, 2009 - 10:34 am § in Canada, Commodities, Free Trade, Front Page, NAFTA, Obama, Opinion
The U.S. Targets Canada’s Oil Sands: Washington Should Tread Lightly with its Environmental Legislation, so that Carbon Cuts will not Come at the Expense of Canada’s Energy Sovereignty or U.S. Energy Security
Even though climate change legislation has stalled within the United States, President Obama’s willingness to bypass Congress using the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signals that he is seriously prepared to cut U.S. carbon emissions. The way in which Obama forges a[...]
The Ill-Advised US Certification of Colombia on Human Rights
- Despite Colombia’s Bleak Human Rights Performance, the Country Is Certified with a Smile - Meanwhile, Venezuelan-Colombian Relations Further Deteriorate For another consecutive year in its controversial certification process, the State Department has found that the Colombian government and its a[...]
The Doha Round: An Examination of Where the Development Round is Headed, Regarding Free Trade in Latin America and Worldwide
The World Trade Organization is currently facing an unprecedented challenge in its attempt to galvanize the stagnant Doha Development Round, which has been dragging on since 2001. In light of globalization trends and an increasing inequality gap with the rich getting richer, as many of the poor get [...]
Michael O’McCarthy interviews Costa Rican Presidential Candidate Ottón Solís
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 th[...]
Analysis of Ambassador William Brownfield’s Address on Colombia
The U.S.-Colombia relationship has surfaced as a key point of contention among Latin America policy groups, as Colombian President Álvaro Uribe had his first meeting with President Obama on Monday, June 29. In a session at the White House, the presidents discussed the pending Colombia Free Trade Ag[...]
Uribe’s Democratic Deficit: He comes and goes from Washington, winning few converts or new acolytes
“We chose one word to lead our administration. This word is ‘confidence,’” said Álvaro Uribe Vélez, the hard-line president of Colombia who visited Washington D.C this week. Uribe brusquely targeted the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and smaller illicit armed groups that he[...]
U.S.-Colombian FTA: Will it Be A Victory for Continuity over Change?
•Summit exchanges reveal Obama’s keenness to advance free trade discussions with Bogotá ahead of President Uribe’s June 29 visit to Washington. •Free trade agreement with Colombia has been stalled in U.S. Congress since 2007, but key Democrats signal movement is imminent •Let House majori[...]