Financial Times

Breaking the Borders

Thought at one time to be the likely centrepiece of its foreign policy, the Bush administration's relations with Latin America are in disarray.

Argentina, once Washington's neo-liberal darling, is in the midst of an economic and social meltdown. In Venezuela, the White House is backtracking after having been caught giving its blessing to an aborted coup attempt. US military involvement in Colombia is growing. And Brazil, one of the few bright spots in Latin America, is hammering the US… more

Lock Boxes Are Too Easily Picked

The latest in gimmicky government policies, the much-touted but meaningless "lock box" has taken the US by storm. The president, prominent Republican members of Congress and … more

Maya MacGuineas | Financial Times | August 17, 2000