Cuba should prepare for the Trump hard line
President’s vow to roll back Obama-era opening must be taken seriously.
Christopher Sabatini
March 23, 2017
Chris Sabatini’s interview on Charlie Rose, Bloomberg
Chris Sabatini was interviewed on Charlie Rose. He discusses the economic and political collapse of Venezuela.
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March 23, 2017
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart’s memo to the White House RE: Cuba policy changes
President Trump and Vice President Pence have promised to reverse the Obama-era US-Cuba policy changes. South Florida Congressman Diaz Balart weighed in with his memo of proposed changes. Here is the text.
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March 23, 2017
los esfuerzos de Guillier para alejarse del Gobierno
El hecho de que Guillier haya dicho que Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia nos han sacado ventaja resulta paradigmático. Si bien Perú crece más que Chile, Ecuador y Bolivia están en recesión.
Patricio Navia
March 23, 2017
Los hijos de los Presidentes
Lo mejor que pueden hacer los políticos para proteger a sus hijos es actuar como políticos y defender la independencia de las instituciones. En la medida que sepan construir cortafuegos entre sus intereses privados y su función pública, se estarán protegiendo ellos y protegerán también a sus familias.
Patricio Navia
March 23, 2017
The Coming Struggle for the Spine of Latin America
This essay analyzes the multiple, simultaneous challenges and electoral processes currently affecting the situation and political-economic orientation of nations comprising the PacificRim, or spine, of Latin America. It examines the likely collapse of the trans-pacific partnership, the uncertain future of the Pacific Alliance, upcoming presidential elections in the next two years in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico, and another phenomenon, to conclude that the combination of these factors produces the possibility for significant change in the political and economic orientation of the region in the coming two years. It argues that such change, in combination with initiatives by the People’s Republic of China
Evan Ellis
March 23, 2017
Counting political prisoners in Venezuela
A careful review of the data reveals an increase in political detention and imprisonment in Venezuela—often without trial—and illustrates the justifications the government uses to silence its opponents.
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March 23, 2017
La responsabilidad de proteger a los venezolanos
Mientras la crisis humanitaria en Venezuela va en aumento, el silencio regional solamente ha sido quebrado por las denuncias del Secretario General de la OEA. Pero la responsabilidad de proteger obliga a los países a intervenir cuando se vulneran los derechos de una población.
Nicolás Albertoni
March 22, 2017
Honduras: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
A reform that permits sitting president Juan Orlando Hernández to run for re-election and the divisions among opposition leaders make it likely that November 26th elections will produce little political change.
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March 22, 2017
Venezuela and the biography of hunger: The first in a three-part series
The roots of Venezuela’s food insecurity stretch back more than a century. But it took the current government’s severely misguided policies to bring the country to the brink of starvation.
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March 21, 2017