Why have violent crime and murder spiked in Uruguay?
A deteriorating security situation in Montevideo and border towns with Brazil has Uruguayan authorities scrambling to keep the country safe.
Frank O. Mora
May 29, 2018
Economic sanctions: The triumph of hope over experience
The international community has turned to economic sanctions as a tool to force policy and even regime change. But they rarely work. So, is there an alternative?
Frank O. Mora
January 5, 2018
What Would a U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Look Like?
Risky, Expensive and Counterproductive
Frank O. Mora
November 8, 2017
A military option in Venezuela is not really an option for the U.S. military
Not only was Trump’s threat a diplomatic disaster, it also doesn’t make military or strategic sense as a use of U.S. military power.
Frank O. Mora
August 24, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump’s U.S.-Cuba policy: hoping I’m wrong
Trump’s transition team and latest statements make it look like U.S.-Cuba policy is about to go backward. If so, it would only help the regime and hurt the Cuban people.
Frank O. Mora
December 20, 2016
Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?
Richard Millet, Jennifer Holmes and Orlando Perez, eds. Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species? 2nd edition. New York: Routledge, 2015. This volume provides an in depth
Frank O. Mora
July 12, 2016
Contemporary US-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21 Century?
Jorge Dominguez and Rafael Fernandez de Castro, eds. Contemporary US-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21 Century?, 2nd edition. New York: Routledge, 2016. This work
Frank O. Mora
July 12, 2016
Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana
William LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh (2015) Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana. This study provides a comprehensive, detailed account
Frank O. Mora
July 12, 2016
The intangibles of U.S.-Latin American and Caribbean policymaking
When it comes to Latin America policy in the U.S. government, policy outcomes are shaped heavily by personality. In some cases, it means that those who know the region best are making the day-to-day decisions away from the higher circles of power. Is that a good thing?
Frank O. Mora
May 25, 2016
What about Paraguay?
The landlocked, Southern Cone country is experiencing the same, if not worse, corruption scandals, social protests, approaching economic stagnation, and rising levels of violence widely reported on as just about every country of Latin America and the Caribbean. So why isn’t anyone paying attention?
Frank O. Mora
September 11, 2015