RSSWhile crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of his proposed amendments to the constitution yet, the elimination of any term limits on the re-election of any cand[...]
Archive for the ‘Uruguay’ Category
August 29th, 2007 - 9:08 am § in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Cuba, Front Page, Mercosur, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uruguay, Venezuela
Competition, Contributions and Contracts: Chávez’s Checkbook Mission in the Caribbean Basin
February 1st, 2007 - 12:42 pm § in Argentina, Brazil, Front Page, Mercosur, Paraguay, Press Releases, Uruguay
Uruguay Signs a TIFA with the U.S.: Will this Mean an Unraveling of Mercosur or is Montevideo Maneuvering to be Left Out in the Cold?
Mercosur’s summit ends with no major accomplishments and with dissatisfaction growing among its smallest members, Uruguay and Paraguay Fears of a prospective FTA-caused rift among Mercosur members raise as Montevideo signs a TIFA arrangement with the U.S. Uruguay’s decision could pose a real th[...]
A Beneficial Uruguayan Paper Mill: Pulp Fiction?
As Mercosur was about to meet, Uruguay’s President Vázquez signs papers with the U.S. that could lead to a free trade pact with Washington. Vázquez flirts with the idea of being forced to leave Mercosur if he goes ahead and binds himself to Washington. In the fatal battle between the two normal[...]
Uruguay: Keeping the Military in Check
COHA report on the Latin American Military (part of an ongoing series) On Friday November 17, former Uruguayan president Juan María Bordaberry and his foreign minister, Juan Carlos Blanco, were placed under arrest. They have been implicated in murders of two politicians, Zelmar Michelini and Hécto[...]
July 25th, 2006 - 12:33 pm § in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Front Page, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Reports, Uruguay, Venezuela
COHA Report: MERCOSUR Presidential Summit Concludes with High Hopes
All of the Pink Tide’s heaviest hitters were in perfect condition at the 30th Presidential Summit of the Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR), the South American regional trading bloc, which convened last Thursday and Friday in Córdoba, Argentina. The summit’s primary focus was the smooth integrat[...]
July 20th, 2006 - 11:18 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Front Page, Paraguay, Press Releases, Uruguay, Venezuela
MERCOSUR Meeting in Cordoba Begins Today
Chávez Should Watch His Step at MERCOSUR Summit: Every Effort Should Be Made to Convince Uruguay and Paraguay to Stick with the Trade Pact Venezuela’s July 4 official accession to the Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), of which Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay already are a part, undoubte[...]
Uruguay’s Tabaré Vazquez: Pink Tide or Political Voice of the Center?
• Populist palaver or a vision of social justice at the forefront? • Fight with Argentina could shatter MERCOSUR • Vazquez is popular, but his political standing might be more broad than deep • Washington could be more than interested in prying Uruguay away from MERCOSUR via a bilateral trad[...]
May 4th, 2005 - 7:52 am § in Press Releases, Uruguay
Uruguay Confronts its Violent Past: Myth and Reality in this Alleged “Switzerland” of Latin America
Newly Inaugurated President Tabaré Vázquez Seeks to Redress Past Wrongs In his first months in office, Uruguayan president wastes almost no time in proving himself a strong advocate of human rights. Unlike his predecessors, Tabaré Vázquez seems to be following through with his campaign pledge to[...]
Cambio a la Uruguaya: Another Domino Falls in the Wrong Direction for Washington
Leftist candidate Tabaré Vázquez will likely secure an absolute majority in the first round of Uruguay’s presidential elections, continuing the trend of left-leaning presidents elected in Latin American countries struggling under the effects of Washington-prescribed neo-liberal economic policie[...]
October 22nd, 2004 - 9:55 am § in Press Releases, Uruguay
Presidential Elections in Uruguay on October 31
On October 31, Uruguayans vote for a new President and Broad Front candidate Tabaré Vásquez is on the path to become the country’s first leftist president. Vásquez’s election would mark a shift towards a left-of-center government, which would be in large part due to the failed economic polic[...]