Category Archive: El Salvador

School of the Americas: The Spirited Campaign Against the SOA-WHINSEC Continues with Critics and Advocates to be Heard

Introduction: A Disgraced Institution? The School of the Americas is an institution rarely spoken of in a positive light. This less-than-reputable academy was created at the beginning of the Cold War epoch as a U.S. military training facility for Latin …

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Obama’s Final Stopover: Ignoring CAFTA Protests in San Salvador

• Obama meets Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes in San Salvador • Leaders ignore demands for CAFTA renegotiation • Salvadoran government, worried about environmental impact of gold mining, may have to pay USD 100 million to obdurate transnational investors • A …

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Obama’s Trip to Brazil: COHA’s Evaluation of the Upcoming Presidential Tour of Latin America (briefings available by telephone or in person)

A score of COHA specialists in U.S.-Latin American relations are available for briefings concerning President Obama’s upcoming trip to Latin America. On Saturday, the President leaves for Brazil for a two-day visit, marking the president’s first visit to a number …

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Press Release: President Obama Prepares to Travel to Latin America with Few Accomplishments and Even Fewer Prospects

• Major disappointment over U.S. president’s and secretary of state’s meager perception on the importance of the region On March 19, President Barack Obama will embark on his first tour of selected Latin American nations since taking office two years …

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To COHA’s subscribers regarding “Pacific Rim v. El Salvador and the Perils of Free Trade in the Americas”:

Originally posted on July 30th, COHA is republishing the article below concerning the Pacific Rim Mining Company’s corporate lawsuit against the government of El Salvador, using the procedures especially created under the DR-CAFTA agreement to bring its complaint. COHA is …

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