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Guatemala Leader Takes Office Pledging 'Iron Fist'

AP | ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENA | Posted 01.14.2012 | Latino Voices

GUATEMALA CITY — Retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as president of Guatemala on Saturday, calling on the United States and Mexico to h...

What the Recent Elections Say About Democracy in Central America

Eric Farnsworth | Posted 01.15.2012 | World

Eric Farnsworth

We have now entered a new era in Central America and elsewhere in Latin America, where the quest for security and economic expansion trumps democratic ideals.

Anti-Chavez TV channel says it will challenge fine

AP | Posted 12.22.2011 | Latino Voices

CARACAS, Venezuela — An opposition-aligned television channel said Saturday that it will appeal a fine of more than $2 million imposed by Venezu...

Mexico's Last Stand

David Perez | Posted 06.05.2011 | World

David Perez

Mexico will elect a new president in 2012. Facing mounting pressure to change course, Calderon's successor may choose scale back the anti-drug offensive return the country to its pre-2006 days. But that would be a mistake.

A Partnership for a New Latin America

Luis Alberto Moreno | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Luis Alberto Moreno

Despite headlines of drug violence and political polarization in some countries, these trend lines underscore a positive new narrative quietly taking shape across the hemisphere.

Dancing With Dynamite in Latin America

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Nikolas Kozloff

The past ten years in Latin America have seen a historic shift to the left in government power and the streets. The US needs to learn from these examples if we are to break out of our stagnant political culture.

U.S. Secretary of State: A Cautionary Tale

Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Al Giordano

In Latin America, as everywhere, the doctrine of Human Rights, begun in the Carter administration but left to atrophy by all administrations since, walks hand in hand with any pro-democracy agenda.

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

Christopher Sabatini | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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?

The Future of Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Policy in the Hemisphere

Chris Dodd | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Chris Dodd

That old metaphor -- Latin America as the U.S.'s backyard -- is indicative of the American habit of viewing the region solely in terms of problems to be solved. What a shame: There is so much opportunity to be found in Latin America.

Colombia: and the Winner Is, Antanas Mockus

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Aldo Civico

Over the past ten days, I was amazed to see window with signboards for Antanas Mockus, the presidential candidate of the Green Party. It's the Colombian version of the Obama syndrome.

What's Not a Political Act?

Ming Holden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Ming Holden

When is it not a political act to honor victims of dirty wars, in Latin America or anywhere else? "Political" strikes me as one of the most ill-used words in American conversation.

Stop Hugo Chavez Before It's Too Late

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Fernando Espuelas

And with Iran's documented exportation of terror into Latin America, Venezuela is Iran's ultimate forward base for that terror state's ambitions in Latin America.

Washington and the Colombian Elections

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Aldo Civico

There is an anecdote circulating in Washington. It is about a meeting between the Colombian foreign minister Bermudez and the president of the Senate ...

Dispatch From Caracas

Oliver Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Oliver Stone

Is Hugo Chávez really the anti-American pariah we've read about for years? Is he really all that different from the other democratic, left-of-center leaders who now govern most of the region? I don't believe so.

International Campaign Around Venezuela's Elections Has Begun

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

Venezuela has an election for its National Assembly in September, and the campaign has begun in earnest. I am referring to the international campaign....

Hillary Clinton's "Damage Control" Trip to Latin America

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

Hillary Clinton's Latin America tour is turning out to be about as successful as George W. Bush's visit in 2005, when he ended up leaving Argentina a ...

Independent Latin America Forms Its Own Organization

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

Latin America took another historic step forward this week with the creation of a new regional organization of 32 Latin American and Caribbean countri...

Haiti: Public Relations War and Historical Symbolism

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Nikolas Kozloff

With both Chavez and the U.S. looking to reverse their political fortunes in Latin America, could Haiti become the setting for geopolitical tensions?

President Obama's Credibility on the Line in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

The Obama team brokered the accord in Honduras, and got a commitment from the coup leaders. If they go back on it, how much will the Obama administration's word be worth on anything else?

Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side the United States Government is On With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

In June, the Honduran military abducted President Manuel Zelaya at gunpoint and flew him out of the country. Conflicting statements from the Obama administration have left many confused.

How Much Repression Will Hillary Clinton Support in Honduras?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

The United States has been the only major country to maintain an ambassador in Honduras throughout the dictatorship, and has also maintained a deafening silence about the repression there.

Putting the Honduras Debate in Perspective

Abraham Lowenthal | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Abraham Lowenthal

The new US authorities understand that the United States no longer has the means to exert quick control in such countries as Honduras, and that trying to do so could undermine more promising multilateral avenues for achieving US objectives.

Obama's Continuance of Bush Policies in Latin America is a Serious Mistake

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Mark Weisbrot

Obama's Honduras response has drawn only mild rebuke because he's still enjoying somewhat of a honeymoon, and he's not Bush. But he is doing serious damage to U.S.-Latin American relations.

Obama Should Change Course and Support Democracy In Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Mark Weisbrot

President Obama is making a big mistake in coddling the dictatorship in Honduras, and putting his administration at odds with the rest of the hemisphere.

Honduras: Term Limits When Governments Benefit People

Nelson P. Valdes | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Nelson P. Valdes

Congress and Courts belong to the rich and powerful who also control the military in cooperation with the Pentagon. Washington provided aid.