RSSPart One of a Two Part Memorandum: Preparing for the Job – What’s at Stake for the Region The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held an initial hearing on July 8 concerning President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. Arturo Valenzuela to the position of Assistant Secretary of State [...]
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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,[...]
Mexico: A Model for Developing Countries?
While the U.S. media ceaselessly updates the American public on the gory results of the Mexican drug war, they rarely take time to report on a subject that could allow Mexico to become a model for developing countries worldwide: climate-change mitigation. Mexican President Felipe Calderón has refer[...]
Femicides of Juárez: Violence Against Women in Mexico
Juárez is nicknamed “the capital of murdered women.” The border city of 1.5 million inhabitants draws tens of thousands of young women from small, poor towns with $55-a-week jobs in maquiladoras operated by such wealthy major corporations as General Electric, Alcoa, and DuPont. Accordi[...]
Water in Latin America: The Importance of Gender Relations
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), private corporations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have explored possible solutions to the worldwide water crisis in the past. Consequently, water policy has been shaped by debate, discussion, and field work alike. As these players refine their arg[...]
July 27th, 2009 - 7:53 am § in In the News, Mexico
Les «narcos» messianiques terrorisent le Mexique
July 27, 2009 By Lamia Oualalou Le Figaro Le cartel de «La Familia» est l’une des principales organisations criminelles impliquées dans la guerre de la drogue qui a coûté la vie à près de 11 000 personnes depuis fin 2006. La scène se passe dans un bar de la petite ville d’Uruapan[...]
Mexican Midterm Elections: The Reemergence of the PRI
“PRI crushes the President,” declared Mexico City’s Milenio newspaper following the midterm elections on July 5. Mexico’s conservative President Felipe Calderón endured a significant setback when his Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) was unseated by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (P[...]
July 6th, 2009 - 8:06 am § in In the News, Mexico
Mexican midterm elections begin
July 6, 2009 CNN (CNN) — Mexican voters headed to the polls Sunday for nationwide midterm elections, seen by many analysts as a referendum on Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s performance. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has three years left in his six-year term. Mexican President Fe[...]
July 6th, 2009 - 7:41 am § in In the News, Mexico
Sunday’s Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon
By Arthur Brice July 3, 2009 CNN (CNN) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday. On the ballot will be 500 federal legislators, six governors and mayors and local legislators in 11 states. Although [...]
COHA Responds to the UN World Drug Report
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its 306-page annual World Drug Report on Wednesday, providing a mix of statistical findings and normative policy recommendations which hold implications for U.S. and international trade, security, and drug policy. While COHA applauds the report[...]