On July 29, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry officially notified the U.S. Embassy that Washington’s ten-year lease on the Ecuadorian military base at Manta would not be renewed after it expires in November 2009. The statement, which declared that U.S. military …
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No Parting Consolation for Trivelli
On July 27, in one of his final acts as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, Paul Trivelli floated an interesting arms proposal to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The agreement was to provide Nicaragua with medical aid in return for the destruction …
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WTO Talks Collapse: Was There Ever a Future for Bananas?
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations collapsed today, July 29, after nine days of intense negotiations. Trade ministers from approximately 35 countries struggled to salvage the stalled seven-year-old Doha round. Optimistic signs and compromises surfaced as a result of last weekend’s …
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Ecuador’s New Constitution Invites Future Problems
Late last week, Ecuador’s Central Bank Minister Robert Andrade resigned in the wake of the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly’s resounding 94-32 vote approving a new constitution that is likely to strip the financial institution of its autonomy. If ratified in a …
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