Tag Archive: South America/Argentina
Will Andrés Arauz Be the Next President of Ecuador?
Released for Syndication: 02/17/2021
In Ecuador’s presidential election held on February 7, 2021, Andrés Arauz won the largest number of votes but could not prevail in the first...
Full ArticleHow a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Released for Syndication: 01/12/2021
On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most...
Full ArticleColombia’s President Shows His Disdain for Democracy and Venezuelans
Released for Syndication: 12/23/2020
On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and...
Full ArticleChina Is Working to Expand Its Ties to Latin America
Released for Syndication: 11/10/2020
In mid-January 2020, 800 people gathered at Mexico’s Ministry of Economy to celebrate “China Day” with a seminar on Chinese-Mexican relations. Mexico’s Minister of...
Full ArticleHaiti Has a Long History of Being Assaulted by Its Latin American Neighbors
Released for Syndication: 10/22/2020
A 15-year peacekeeping mission by the UN in Haiti that ended one year ago still has unanswered questions about how Latin American nations came to participate in the occupation against a small, unarmed and impoverished Caribbean nation.
Full ArticleArgentina’s Veteran Ambassador Makes a Stand for the Sovereignty of Latin America
Released for Syndication: 10/21/2020
Alicia Castro does not shy away from her views. She came to diplomacy from the trade union movement, where she was a leader when...
Full ArticleWhy U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
Released for Syndication: 08/28/2020
Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no...
Full ArticleThe New Fault Lines in a Post-Globalized World
Released for Syndication: 04/15/2020