In a sad, predictable exercise China and Russia voted down a UNSC resolution to temporarily halt the bloodletting in Syria. One country from the hemisphere backed the China-Russia position; one did not.
In the dialogue, President Nicolas Maduro and his government gained a public relations coup that matched their political coup. Did the opposition miscalculate?
The breakdown of the Vatican/UNASUR dialogue in Venezuela was totally predictable. Dialogue is still the key to peacefully resolving the crisis in Venezuela, but it must have teeth to punish noncompliance.
When Donald Trump takes office in January, he will inherit a relationship with Latin America vastly different from the one Barack Obama faced when he entered the White House eight years ago.
En su libro, Perdonar lo Imperdonable, Claudia Palacios retrata 126 testimonios de reconciliación y solidaridad, 126 historias que ella cataloga como “crónicas de paz,” logrando recoger relatos tanto de víctimas como de victimarios del conflicto armado a través de toda Colombia.
Revile him or revere him, Fidel Castro was one of the most significant political leaders of the 20th century. So strong was the pull of his hero image that most Latin American governments ignored the obvious human rights violations, the lack of democracy in Cuba and his refusal to yield power for 46 years.
Continent’s leaders now find themselves swimming against the times as newly elected leaders in major economies promise to erect barriers
Como La Moneda ya no tiene fuerza ni apoyo, Bachelet está en la misma posición que Castro antes de morir. Su presencia se convierte en un dolor de cabeza para todos los que quieren comenzar a construir el país después de que termine este cuatrienio.
For all of the unknowns, a few things about Cuba’s future appear clear, including that economic changes are likely to be incremental and have modest effects; lifting the trade embargo would have only marginal financial effects on the Cuban people; and economic liberalization is unlikely to bring political change to Cuba.
This week Colombia’s Senate approved an amended peace accord. The modifications weren’t enough to persuade former-President Uribe, but will they be enough to persuade Colombian citizens?
