RSS“[It is] important to keep before ourselves and the Latin American peoples at all times the reality of the thesis that we are a great power; that we are by and large much less in need of them than they are in need of us; that we are entirely prepared to leave to themselves those [...][...]
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March 5th, 2010 - 3:39 pm § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, OAS
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Does Latin America
• 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 [...]
Polling gets Narrower as Sunday’s Presidential Elections in Costa Rica Approach on Sunday
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 Presid[...]
Cunning Micheletti Determined to Outfox Zelaya, Insouciant U.S. Diplomats; Meanwhile, Clinton Delivers a Likely Fatal Blow to Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Already Grim Prospects
After adamantly rejecting all attempted negotiations, the Honduran de facto government signed an agreement on October 29th ostensibly opening space for a potential resolution to the country’s four-month standoff. The agreement called for the formation of a unity government that will assume power a[...]
The UN and the OAS: There is a choice to be made
The current crisis in Honduras could have a profound impact on the future of Central American institutions. As hemispheric players invest their prestige and political clout in the final outcome of the standoff between ousted constitutional President Manuel Zelaya and de facto Interim President Rober[...]
Fact Checking Lanny Davis on Honduras
Last Friday, I debated lawyer-turned-lobbyist Lanny Davis, now working for the business backers of the recent Honduran coup, on Democracy Now! It actually wasn’t much of a debate — in the way that word means an exchange of ideas — as Davis was fast out of the box, preemptively tryi[...]
Cuba é questão de honra e saia-justa na OEA
31 de Maio, 2009 Por Claudia Antunes Países latino-americanos defendem revogar medida que suspendeu a ilha, mas grupo que inclui o Brasil não quer atrito com ObamaNegociação sobre imbróglio emperra e será retomada por ministros reunidos em encontro anual da entidade nesta semana em Honduras. C[...]
Regarding the Results of the Just-Concluded OAS General Assembly
To those hoping for a meaningful change in U.S.-Cuban policy– including the termination of the half century old U.S. embargo that never gained the wide adherence of other nations – the just concluded OAS General Assembly meeting in San Pedro Sula represents a huge failure for the State D[...]
Ostracism or Reconciliation? Cuba, the U.S. and the Organization of American States
A fateful moment may be at hand in the future of the Inter-American movement The fate of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be put into doubt this week during its meeting in Honduras, with the prospect of Cuba’s reentry into the organization after nearly fifty years of a U.S.-led [...]
In Sunday’s Recall Vote, Morales’ Populist Agenda Clashes With Santa Cruz-led Eurocrats
• Results of the August 10 referendum paradoxically creates few losers • Support for the president in the midst of a resilient opposition • A call for national unity • Hope for stability far from certain On Sunday, August 10, Bolivia held a national referendum to measure the people’s conf[...]