RSS• Argentina squeezed in at the last minute • Why Guatemala? • Brazil phase is rough • Secretary of State Clinton and her Assistant Secretary, on this try, do not seem to perceive that it is a changed world in terms of inter-American relations and that traditional concepts of pan-Americanism [...]
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March 5th, 2010 - 3:39 pm § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, OAS
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Does Latin America
January 26th, 2010 - 12:05 pm § in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Free Trade, Front Page, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Obama, Reports, Uncategorized, Venezuela
¿Cambio? The Obama Administration in Latin America: A Disappointing Year in Retrospective
In a memorandum written as Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009, COHA’s Research Fellows Guy Hursthouse and Tomás Ayuso considered the widespread Latin American expectations of a dramatic shift in approach from Washington under the new president, and outlined an agenda for change. This[...]
Honduras’ Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo: Another Disaster for Central American Democracy Waiting in the Wing
Tomorrow, January 27th, as the world’s eyes continue to be riveted on the unfolding disaster in Haiti, Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo will be installed as Honduras’ president, succeeding de facto president Roberto Micheletti. Lobo, a supporter of the June 28th military coup that ousted P[...]
A new president in Honduras – same old Uncle Sam
By: Cyril Mychalejko Bucks County Courier Times January 20, 2010 Some things in Latin America never change – like U.S. foreign policy in the region. In the early hours of June 28, Honduran Gen. Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, a graduate at the infamous “School of the Americas” in Fort Ben[...]
December 16th, 2009 - 10:44 am § in Honduras, In the News
Examina OEA dividida la crisis hondureña
Published by Milenio December 3, 2009 Estados Unidos, Colombia, Perú, Costa Rica y Panamá reconocieron el proceso electoral, pero la mayoría de los 33 países miembros lo rechazó porque consideran que se realizaron sin un retorno a la democracia tras el golpe del 28 de junio. Simpatizantes de Ma[...]
December 16th, 2009 - 10:24 am § in Honduras, In the News
Obama’s Honduras Problem: Obama’s First Political Crisis in Latin America Dampens a New Hope for Diplomatic Change in the Region
Published by Campus Progress December 15, 2009 Supporters of ousted Honduras’ President Manuel Zelaya shout slogans during a protest near Congress while lawmakers debate whether to reinstate him in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. After a long history of the United States support for oppress[...]
Honduran Election Results Still Need To Be Scrutinized, State Department Dashes Hopes that a Transformative Latin America Policy Has Been Born
A growing number of nations in the international community have decided to recognize the recent Honduran elections administered by the country’s unlawful de facto government, citing high rates of voter participation as evidence that a “free and fair” election had taken place on November 29. B[...]
Zelaya Supporters Say It’s time To Move On
Published by Associated Press December 4, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduran activists have ended five months of daily protests demanding the reinstatement of their president since he was ousted in a coup, say they’re moving on now that Congress has voted to keep Manuel Zelaya out of offi[...]
December 4th, 2009 - 12:52 pm § in Front Page, Honduras
Honduras: The Obama Administration’s First Latin American Waterloo
- The making of a failed policy in a diplomatic process that proved to be painfully unprofessional - Ineptitude and chaos on Hillary Clinton’s watch The staging of the Honduran presidential election on November 29 was meant to represent a satisfactory resolution of the Honduran crisis in Washingto[...]
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:01 am § in Honduras, In the News
COHA In The News: US recognizes Honduras vote with caveats
Published by Reuters November 20, 2009 * U.S. says election significant, but not last step * Washington urges Honduran Congress to vote on Zelaya * Brazil digs in against presidential election WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday recognized the results of a controversial [...]