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Barack Obama Archive
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Propaganda Galore
By Dr. Ronn Pineo, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Towson University on May 14, 2013 | No Comments“In Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela there is no free press—just state controlled anti-American propaganda.” Republican Congressman Connie Mack, Florida “Under Chávez life for Venezuela’s poor only got worse … Public health is deplorable.” Republican former governor Bob Ehrlich, Maryland President Barack Obama behaves as if he does not understand Latin America and... -
Hugo Chávez, The Unraveling of the Washington Consensus, and The Skewed Future Direction of U.S.-Latin-America Relations
By Larry Birns, Director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on March 13, 2013 | 5 CommentsThe spirit of Hugo Chávez, in death as in life, has inspired a region-wide movement to overcome five centuries of rampant inequality and eliminate crippling poverty. At the same time, much of Latin America has witnessed an upturn of experiments in more participatory forms of democracy that extend the concept... -
For Obama, Four More Years Requires a Willingness to Look South
By Trent Boultinghouse, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsAn embrace of Latin America is undeniably needed as Obama faces his second term. Most major media outlets had confirmed the reelection of Barack Obama by 11:30 P.M. last night, bringing a close to a presidential race that, for all intents and purposes, largely circumvented serious discussion of America’s role... -
COHA on the U.S. Presidential Election
By on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsProfessor Morris Morley, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) and professor of Latin American Studies at Macquarie University, is a temporary in-house scholar at COHA and can be reached at (202)-223-4975. COHA also maintains an active United States Electoral Working Group focusing on implications for U.S.-Latin... -
Drug Legalization in Latin America: Could it be the Answer?
By Gene Bolton, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on October 16, 2012 | 5 CommentsLast March, Central American nations held a drug legalization summit in Antigua, Guatemala. As the host of the summit, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina suggested that production, consumption, and sales of narcotics should be regulated and legalized.1 In April, current strategies to fight the war on drugs received frequent criticism at... -
Re: “GOP Immigration Hawk Rebuffs Rubio and Rivera DREAM Act Proposals”
By Laila Zandi, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on June 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsDear Editor, Your June 13 article, “GOP Immigration Hawk Rebuffs Rubio and Rivera DREAM Act Proposals,” claims that the DREAM Act could encourage a sharp spike in the inflow of illegal immigrants. However, to be considered for the Act’s benefits, the individual must 1) have come to the United States...