Interviews and Citations On January 29, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by Al-Jazeera on the proposal by Cuban Lawmakers to institute term limits. On January 30, COHA Research Associate Christopher Araujo was cited by Policy Mic on crime and violence in Central America. On January 31, COHA Research Associate Jeniree Vasquez was interviewed by HispanTV on US cyberattacks on Cuba. On January 31, COHA Research Fellow Alejandro Sánchez Nieto by Telemundo on U.S. Presidential...
On January 18, COHA Research Associate, Courtney Frantz was interviewed by Paul Wienburg of Straightgoods.ca on the state of security in Haiti. On January 24, COHA guest scholar Peter Tase was interviewed by Datamine concerning organic sugar exports from Paraguay to the United States and the deforestation problem in Paraguay. On January 26, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by Oakland Ross of the Toronto Star on Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. On January 27, COHA Research Associate...
Washington and Venezuela’s ties are further frayed as Miami consul general is expelled from the country. President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from the consulate office in Miami has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. Although the Obama administration has not been explicit as to the reason for the expulsion, the action is within Washington’s legal right. This decision makes it even more apparent that Washington is unwilling...
When Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez spent a long absence from his country in Cuba earlier last year, opponents and sympathizers alike wondered about his future as his nation’s undisputed commander in chief. But mounting speculations about the exact nature and implications of his ailment proliferated. Later, it began to circulate that Chávez was suffering from an advanced case of colon cancer after information was made public by the Spanish media. After his health circumstances...
The Catholic Church’s historical influence on authoritarian regimes in Latin America has been decidedly controversial, particularly in regards to its interactions with youth. The Catholic Welfare Bureau (CWB) in Miami, now known as Catholic Charities, played an active role in “saving children from communism” during the early years of the Cuban revolution through the covert Operation Pedro Pan, which consisted of a mass exodus of young people who were transported to Miami from December...
