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Latin America Archive

  • Are the BRICs Ready to Lead?

    Are the BRICs Ready to Lead?

    Though more assertive on the world stage, it remains doubtful whether rising powers will accept greater responsibility any time soon.
  • The End of Ideology in South America

    The End of Ideology in South America

    Conservative leaders are stepping up throughout Latin America but that’s not to say the continent is shifting to the right.
  • In Lula’s Shadow

    In Lula’s Shadow

    Brazilians will be heading for the polls come October to elect a new president. For the first time since democracy was...
  • Chavez Destroying the Food Industry

    Chavez Destroying the Food Industry

    The economic situation in Venezuela hasn’t much improved since Hugo Chávez imposed currency and price controls last January. Food shortages and...
  • The Current Problem in the Falklands

    The Current Problem in the Falklands

    In 1982 the Buenos Aires Government under General Galtieri invaded the Falkland Islands off the south coast of Argentina with a...
  • Haiti’s Avoidable Death Toll

    Haiti’s Avoidable Death Toll

    Some expect Haiti’s 7.0 earthquake death toll to reach over 200,000 lives. Why the high death toll? Northern California’s 1989 Loma...
  • Spheres of Waning Influence

    Spheres of Waning Influence

    Whenever a new non-Western alliance is formed somewhere in the world, Western commentators are quick to regard it as a threat...
  • Chávez Shuts Down Shops

    Chávez Shuts Down Shops

    Until a few years ago, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez was sometimes described as the benevolent kind but in recent years, his...