Rafael Correa

Ecuador's Rafael Correa: Copenhagen Climate Hero or Environmental Foe?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 12.15.2009 | Green


Nikolas Kozloff

One key figure pressuring the Global North to live up to its responsibilities is Rafael Correa, firebrand president of the small Andean nation of Ecuador.

Latin American Leaders Seek A New Form Of Dictatorship

Global Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


BOGOTA, Colombia -- Across Latin America, presidents are pulling strings and pressuring lawmakers to change their constitutions to allow for multiple ...

Ecuador Election Makes Correa One Of Latin America's Most Successful Politicians

Council on Hemispheric Affairs | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, was re-elected yesterday with an impressive 51.7 percent of the vote, in a large field, to serve another term as ...

Ecuador's Rafael Correa, A Chavez Ally, Likely To Tighten Grip On Power In Election

miamiherald.com | TYLER BRIDGES and STEPHAN KUEFFNER | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


QUITO, Ecuador -- President Rafael Correa is poised to win reelection on Sunday, quite a feat in a politically turbulent country that has run through ...

Coping with Crisis, Latin America Bucks the System

Laura Carlsen | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

The prospect of a unified Latin America that could finally stand up, not only to the U.S. but to the global financial system, appeals to global justice activists.

Latin America Sends Congratulations--and a Piece of its Mind

Laura Carlsen | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Laura Carlsen

Pundits have said that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States won't change the nation's world image overnight. But in ...