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Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

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Daniel Altschuler

At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve.

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Putting the Honduras Debate in Perspective

Abraham Lowenthal | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Manuel Zelaya, Obama Latin America, Honduras, US Hegemony, Manuel Zelaya Honduras, U.S. Policy in Latin America, World News
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.

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Obama Should Change Course and Support Democracy In Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Washington's Sad History in Latin America

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Stephen Schlesinger

While Obama has passed his first test in Latin America, the coup in Honduras, he still must overcome a sad and addled history of U.S. interventionism in the region.

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The Other 9/11 Has Returned to Stalk Latin America

Johann Hari | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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Johann Hari

When left-wingers like Honduran President Zelaya try to repeal term limits, they are described as "dictators" yet when right-wingers like Columbia's President Uribe do exactly the same thing, the same people applaud him as "brilliant."

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Vulture Funds Lobby Against Argentina, Trying To Use the U.S. Congress In Public Relations Campaign

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Eric Massa, Latin America, Argentina Default, Obama Latin America, Argentina, Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, US Foreign Policy, Nestor Kirchner, Atfa, Argentine, Nicaragua, Cayman Islands, Peru, World News
Mark Weisbrot

Eric Massa, a freshman Democratic Representative from Corning in the state of New York, has introduced legislation on May 20 that would seek to punish Argentina by, among other things, denying the country access to U.S. capital markets.

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Obama and a New Course in Latin America

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

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Aldo Civico

The everyday violence that marks the life of Latin American countries is a sign that underlying structural problems persist. Handshakes and smiles will not fix this.

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Is Obama Isolated in Latin America?

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.20.2009 | World

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Tom Hayden

Obama needs to create his own Latin American working group that engages with its counterparts to the South in a permanent roundtable dialogue where no issues are off the table.

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Obama To Trinidad For Summit Of The Americas

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Venturing into an unfamiliar region of the world, President Barack Obama made a splash on a stage of leaders from acro...

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Waking up From the Big Sleep in Latin America

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Mexico, Obama Cuba, US-Cuba Relations, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Obama Latin America, Obama Mexico, Obama Foreign Policy, Cuba, World News
Stephen Schlesinger

President Obama is facing multiple crises in Latin America. But for the most part they are not very noticeable to the American public.

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Obama Seeks New Relationship With Latin America

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama will try to establish a cooperative new relationship with Latin America this week, but U.S. resistance to change on highly symb...

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Lula And Obama Meet On Saturday To Discuss Financial Crisis, Regional Politics

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

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RIO DE JANEIRO — His meet and greet with the U.S. president was bumped to Saturday, and when the White House announced his official visit, they ...

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All Hail the World's Latest Presidente for Life!

David Paul Appell | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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David Paul Appell

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has long coveted the prize that now puts him in the company of endlessly "election"-holding paragons such as Robert Mugabe, Alexander Lukashenko and Kim Jong-Il.

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