President Obama undertakes his March 19–23 trip to Latin America at a time when the international scene is in enormous flux. In three stops—Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador—the President will send an upbeat message of equal partnership and offer broader U.S. engagement in Latin America. President…
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…
Abstract: In the past, “Bolivarian” referred to those Andean countries that had been liberated by Simón Bolívar. Today, for the three countries in the Andes that are following Hugo Chávez’s “Bolivarian Alternative” path— Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela—it has come to signify declining economic freedom.…
Felipe Calderón, who began his single sexenio (six-year term) as President of Mexico in December 2006, has made significant progress in the fight against narcotrafficking, but Mexicans are still waiting to see whether his government will successfully challenge the private- and public-sector monopolies and duopolies that dominate huge portions…
Last week, in Merída, Mexico, the leaders of Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia met to affirm their shared commitment to...…
Forty-five kindergarten children sit attentively in a cold classroom in a poor school on the outskirts of Santiago,...…
Ever since President Obama announced in his State of the Union speech that he will travel in March to Brazil, Chile,...…
The successful rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped for 69 days has produced an outpouring of joy and triumph around the...…
When Chilean President Sebástian Piñera was sworn into office last month, he did so with the walls around the National...…
Less than two months after the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, another Hemispheric neighbor has fallen victim to the...…
On January 17, voters in Chile’s presidential run-off selected conservative Sebastián Piñera to become their next chief...…