RSSAn analysis of current developments in El Salvador, while at the same time undertaking an assessment of President Mauricio Funes’ performance, might reveal that: “For the first time we have a democratic government, a solidified government, a just government that is going to push for changes [...]
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January 22nd, 2010 - 12:22 pm § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Front Page, Peru, Reports, Uncategorized
Peacekeeping and Military Operations by Latin American Militaries: Between Being a Good Samaritan and Servicing the National Interest
A December 14, 2009 report by the Spanish security-news agency Infodefensa.com states that Colombia is now prepared to dispatch a battalion of its Special Forces and air force personnel to Afghanistan. The Colombian involvement is being sponsored by Spain in order to aid Coalition forces now engaged[...]
September 8th, 2009 - 1:08 pm § in El Salvador, In the News
Time: The Gangs of El Salvador: A Growing Industry
September 6, 2009 Carmen Gentile Time Magazine The two most famous exports of El Salvador are rivals. Unfortunately, they are also ferocious gangs: Mara 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha. They have exported their gang culture — learned by expatriates returned from undocumented existence in the big citie[...]
August 18th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Small Arms in Latin America in the Aftermath of the NACLA Study
According to the World Health Organization, gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death among Latin Americans between ages 15 and 44. Overall, gunshot wounds kill between 73,000 and 90,000 people annually in Latin America, demonstrating that the region is inundated with fire-arms. In fact,[...]
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:00 am § in El Salvador, In the News
Righting Past Wrongs
June 1, 2009 By Jake Blumgart Campus Progess We owe El Salvador—and its newly elected leftist president—some help Today Mauricio Funes will become the first elected leftist leader of El Salvador. That distinction comes with the unenviable task of resuscitating a stagnant economy, stemming endemi[...]
An Analysis of El Salvador’s Political and Economic Realities: Can Funes Succeed?
-The country must overcome partisan differences and deal with a crippled economy -Moderate views and a concession-minded president may be the wrong prescription for the troubled nation -Will El Salvador finally break its bad luck? El Salvador’s President-elect Mauricio Funes is scheduled to take[...]
April 13th, 2009 - 11:43 am § in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago, Uncategorized, Venezuela
Summit of the Americas: Obama Goes to Trinidad
An Opportunity to Build a Coherent U.S.-Latin America Policy President Obama travels to Trinidad on April 17 with a unique opportunity to redefine U.S.-Latin American relations The time for taking stock is over, and the U.S. must present a coherent plan composed of inclusiveness, constructive enga[...]
FMLN Victory – A Glimmer of Hope for a Heavily Handicapped Salvadoran Future: COHA Monitor Observes Election
Mauricio Funes’ victory in the Salvadoran presidential election on March 15 marked what could be an important alteration in the country’s politics. After two decades of often fierce right-wing rule, the former guerrillas of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) defeated t[...]
El Salvador vote shifts to leftists
March 17, 2009 Carmen Gentile THE WASHINGTON TIMES With the election of former television journalist Mauricio Funes as president, El Salvador joins the growing ranks of Latin American nations turning to leftist leaders amid global economic uncertainty and increasing fatigue with the region’s s[...]