Bolivia

Calm before the storm

June 22, 2010

Jorge Castañeda’s (former Mexican foreign minister and NYU professor) piece on geopolitics in Latin America and the two competing regional blocs: “Americas-1″—nations neutral to the conflict between the United States and Venezuela/Cuba or are openly opposed to the “Bolivariano” governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela; and “Americas-2″—radical left nations moderately retreating but able [...]

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US policy toward LatAm and Honduran democracy

July 31, 2009

It looks like the ousted president of Honduras reportedly asked President Obama to revoke the diplomatic visas of members of interim President Roberto Micheletti’s de facto government. NightWatch, a nightly executive intelligence recap produced by AFCEA, sagely opines on US blunderous policy toward the Honduran political crisis: The US bullying of Micheletti risks a blowback [...]

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Among DoD’s priority countries

February 28, 2009

The Joint Forces Quarterly 2nd Quarter 2009 issue is now available and focuses on a strategic global outlook thematic. The journal is published by the National Defense University Press for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is the Chairman’s flagship joint military and security studies journal. One of the articles in this [...]

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The Monroe Doctrine: Circling the Drain

September 23, 2008

Security in Latin America | Southern Pulse Many of the legacies left by George W. Bush will focus on the War on Terror and Iraq. In Latin America, however, his legacy will be one that always remembers how Latin America was lost on his watch. As President Bush closes out his final months in office, [...]

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Russia, Cuba and Latin America

August 23, 2008

La Nueva Cuba has published two articles related to Russia, Cuba and Latin America. The first is an editorial by Pravada titled “Battle for Ossetia transferred to Latin America,” stating Russia’s support of its allies (Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia) in Latin America. There is no English translation, however, a Spanish one is made by Urgente [...]

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