Testimony before Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate May 25, 2011 My name is Dr. Ray Walser. I am a Senior Policy Analyst in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be…
President Obama’s visit to El Salvador on March 22 concludes his first presidential trip to South and Central America. In El Salvador, he will meet with leftist President Mauricio Funes, visit the tomb of Archbishop Romero, and tour a Mayan ruin. The visit to El Salvador is designed to shore up relations with a country highly representative of the challenges and dilemmas…
Between March 19 and 23, President Obama will embark on a rapid visit to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador. This is his first visit to South or Central America as President. Despite considerable fanfare, the trip comes at an awkward time, when global attention is riveted on the tragedy in Japan and continued unrest in the Middle East, particularly Libya’s brutal civil war.…
On November 29, the people of Honduras took a step toward resolving the five-month political and diplomatic crisis that has divided and impoverished their nation. Voters selected a new president, legislators, and municipal councils through a constitutionally scheduled election process that was universally acknowledged by observers to be free, fair, and transparent. The…
On October 30, The New York Times incorrectly proclaimed, "Deal Reached to Restore Ousted [Honduran] President." The real headline should have read: "Deal Reached to Respect Rights of the Honduran People to Decide Their Political Future." Presidential elections will take place in Honduras on November 29. As a result, it is now possible that the Honduran people--not…
Ray Walser discussing President Obama's trip to Mexico and the Summit of the Americas.…
Jena Baker McNeill, Homeland Security Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his campaign pledge of controlling illegal immigration and strengthening America's borders.…
A group of populist Latin American states—led by Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela—hopes to reduce the role of an...…
The failure of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to appear for what…
On October 31, nearly five years after being signed by both nations, a free trade agreement between the United States...…
The horrific fire in a Honduran prison that claimed the lives of 358 prisoners highlights a worsening crisis of...…
On June 20, the government of Belize expropriated the 70 percent ownership interest in the Belize Electric Company...…
On May 28, former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned home nearly two years after the June 2009 actions that...…
After a major foreign policy speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked to comment on the drug violence in...…
The election of Laura Chinchilla of the National Liberation Party on February 7 to the presidency of Costa Rica is an...…