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Iran in the Americas Bill—A Call to Study and Strategize
By Stephen Johnson A measure called the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 made its way through both chambers of Congress this fall and was signed into law by President Obama on...
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Why isn't human capital a foreign policy issue?
By Gabriel Sánchez Zinny There appears to be a growing consensus in U.S. and Latin American circles that our diplomatic relationship has not been very dynamic over the past decade—with hopes that the...
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Haiti—Building Back Better in 2013?
By Johanna Mendelson Forman In the 30 seconds that it took for an earthquake to devastate Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, the fate of this small Caribbean nation of 10 million people became the...
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Venezuela: Viva Chávez
By Phillip McLeanVenezuela held a presidential inauguration January 10 without a president to swear-in. President Hugo Chávez, re-elected by an ample margin to a third term last October, remains out...
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Venezuela: Democracy in the Balance
By Johanna Mendelson FormanWatching events in Venezuela over the past two months has been like going to a magic show and trying to figure out all the tricks. There’s the president with the mysterious...
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Crime and Violence: Caribbean Economies Feel the Pain
By Anton Edmunds Recent statements attributed to the Jamaican Minister for National Security Peter Bunting should help reverse a misguided belief by some that crime and violence in the Caribbean has...
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Mexico: Pemex Tragedy Could Spur Reforms
By George W. Grayson Conspiracy theorists are having a field day alleging that sabotage sparked the explosion of the Pemex headquarters in downtown Mexico City. The catastrophe, which occurred...
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Paraguay: A Political Milestone
By Johanna Mendelson Forman The reported death in a helicopter crash of retired general and Paraguayan presidential candidate, Lino Oviedo, marks a turning point in that nation’s transition to...
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Colombia's Better Investment
By Stephen Johnson Since they were announced last August, peace talks between the FARC rebels and the government have put Colombia back in the headlines. Because of the large philosophical differences...
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Ecuador: An Election Primer
By Gustavo Palacio According to official statements, the outcome of Ecuador’s February 17 general election is already determined and there is little that competing candidates can do to stop Rafael...
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By Douglas Farah Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Americas ProgramIn parts of the impoverished, dusty Choloma neighborhood on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, rag tag children stream down unpaved...
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