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COHA Research Archive
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Confused About Genocide in Guatemala? Apparently You’re Not Alone.
By Laura Powell, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 24, 2013 | 3 CommentsAmazingly enough, there seems to be some confusion about whether or not genocide actually occurred in Guatemala’s lengthy civil war (1960-1996). This unlikely debate has come to life due to the ongoing trial of former dictator General José Efraín Ríos Montt, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during... -
Lula and the Cesare Battisti Affair in the Context of Rome-Latin American Relations
By W. Alejandro Sánchez, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsCesare Battisti, a member of Italy’s Armed Proletarians for Communism (PAC), lives comfortably in Brazil, thanks to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The iconic former head of state signed a decree on his last day as president in December 2010, which stated that Battisti could not be extradited... -
Landmark Ríos Montt Verdict Overturned
By Laura Powell, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 21, 2013 | 12 CommentsJustice has suffered a heavy blow in the hemisphere as Guatemala restores its mantle as the home of some of the hemisphere’s worst human rights violators. The international human rights community stands in awe and deep disappointment at this setback. On May 20, 2013 Guatemala’s five-member Constitutional Court voted three... -
Videla: Argentine Asesino Dead
By Kimberly Bullard, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 20, 2013 | 2 CommentsThe author would like to thank COHA Director Larry Birns and recently appointed COHA trustee, Henry Raymont (formerly with The New York Times and the International Press Service), for their cooperation and sharing their extensive, first-hand expertise of Argentina’s Dirty War. COHA Senior Research Fellow Frederick B. Mills deserves thanks for his... -
Press Release: New Research on Brazil’s Rise as a Global Power
By DR. SEAN BURGES, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE COUNCIL ON HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS AS WELL AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY on May 16, 2013 | 2 CommentsThe selection of Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has once again put Brazilian diplomacy on the front pages of the world’s newspapers. While without a doubt superbly prepared and qualified for this new post, Azevêdo’s appointment also owes much to Brazil’s international reputation... -
Propaganda Galore
By Dr. Ronn Pineo, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Towson University on May 14, 2013 | 1 Comment“In Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela there is no free press—just state controlled anti-American propaganda.” Republican Congressman Connie Mack, Florida “Under Chávez life for Venezuela’s poor only got worse … Public health is deplorable.” Republican former governor Bob Ehrlich, Maryland President Barack Obama behaves as if he does not understand Latin America and...