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As Latin America Changes, Will the U.S. Policy Debate?

Christopher Sabatini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Brazil, U.S. Policy in Latin America, Free Trade Agreements, Human Rights, Connie Mack, Latin America Policy, US Foreign Policy, International Relations, Development, Arturo Valenzuela, Monroe Doctrine, World News
Christopher Sabatini

Latin America is at its most divided, ideologically and in its economic trajectories. Do we have the intellectual tools and framework to deal with it?

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Message to South American Left Bloc: Don't Trust Brazil

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Celso Amorim, Nelson-Jobim, Wikileaks, Arturo Valenzuela, James Jones, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Manuel Zelaya, Rousseff, Nelson Jobim, Ahmadinejad, Dilma Rouseff, Cuba, Ministry of Foreign Relations, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Reading the WikiLeaks cables, it is clear that Brazilian officials are exceedingly fixated on their image. They also want to demonstrate that their country stands for political stability.

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WikiLeaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venezuela, Argentina, Hillary Clinton, Evo Morales, Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, Nestor Kirchner, Wikileaks, Arturo Valenzuela, South America, Hugo Chavez, Pink Tide, Brazil, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

While it's no secret that the Bush and Obama administrations have sought to isolate the so-called "Pink Tide" of leftist regimes in South America, the WikiLeaks documents give us some interesting insights.

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Changes in Cuba Challenge Obama's Will to Respond and Change Course

Sarah Stephens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roma Bilbao, P.J. Crowley, George Will, Cuban American National Foundation, Alan Gross, Raul Castro, Fidel, Washington Post, Obama, Cuba, Castro, Third Way, Usaid, Arturo Valenzuela, Cuba Study Group, World News
Sarah Stephens

Barack Obama, who was born more than two years after Castro seized power, might want to rethink America's Cuba policy, now that even Castro is having second thoughts about fundamentals.

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Clinton Leads Mexico Drug War Talks

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Mexico, Mexico Drug War, Drugs, Clinton Mexico, Clinton Drug War, Arturo Valenzuela, World News

MEXICO CITY — A cast of senior U.S. security officials pledged long-term support for Mexico's drug war while acknowledging Tuesday that an insat...

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Hillary's South America Tour Bypasses Argentina in a Diplomatic Snub

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, Falkland Islands, Arturo Valenzuela, Barack Obama, Eliot Engel, Politics News
Nikolas Kozloff

In her upcoming trip to South America, Hillary Clinton has decided to steer clear of Argentina, a major country in the wider region. What can account for such a diplomatic snub?

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Arturo Valenzuela Confirmed as Asst. Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Lemieux, Latin America, Honduras, Jim Demint, Cuba, Thomas Shannon, Arturo Valenzuela, Western Hemisphere, Manuel Zelaya, Politics News
Steve Clemons

After a long, messy battle between Senator Jim DeMint and the Obama administration, Senator DeMint removed his holds on two key administration appointees.

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Senator LeMieux On Wrong Track with anti-Cuba Political Action Committee and State Department Hold

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Restrepo, Honduras, US-Cuba Relations, Thomas Donilon, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Arturo Valenzuela, George Lemieux, Cuba, Jim Demint, US-Cuba Democracy Pac, Thomas Shannon, Foreign Policy, World News
Steve Clemons

Kind of sad when you see a Freshman US Senator get appointed and immediately hijacked by lobbying groups who have deeply parochial interests that run against the nation's.

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Giving Aaron Schock a Pass on Honduras and DeMint

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Schock, Mitch McConnell, Latin America, John Kerry, Jim Demint, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras Coup, Arturo Valenzuela, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Foreign Affairs, Chicago News
Steve Clemons

I suspect that Rep. Schock is going down to check out what is real and what is not in the mess of the Honduras coup and its aftermath -- but Jim DeMint is going down to "meddle."

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