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Chile’s Big Surprise

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:00 -0500

Latin America has seen independent candidates run for office before. They have won in countries like Peru, with Alberto Fujimori and then Alejandro Toledo, and Colombia, with Álvaro Uribe. Caudillos like Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Ecuador's Rafael Correa have bucked entrenched but sclerotic party systems. And leaders of broad movements have brought an end to decades-long single-party rule, as Fernando Lugo did with his victory in Paraguay over the Colorado Party. But something unusual is happening in Chile. In its upcoming presidential election,

Deficit Hawks | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0500

... a form of defense—as a shield for policies they don't like," says Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CFRB), ...

Can the War in Afghanistan Still Be Won? | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:01:00 -0400

Arguing against the motion were Steve Coll, CEO of the New America Foundation; retired US armylt. Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American ...

Motley Crew | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:36:00 -0400

... and what we are supposed to be doing," Steven Clemons, director of the nonpartisan think tank American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. ...

Divide and Conquer

Erin Drankoski — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:21:00 -0400

There is little question that in the field of foreign policy, Latin America is far from being a priority for the Obama administration. Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are more pressing. The problem is that the situation in Latin America is getting complicated, and it is intersecting with crises in other parts of the world that are far more important right now for the United States. Two key issues, which by themselves could be minor, are demanding Washington's attention because they are part of a broader picture that includes Latin America but is not restricted to the region.

Talk the Walk | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:11:00 -0400

... giant that acts like a diplomatic dwarf," former Mexican foreign minister and frequent NEWSWEEK contributor Jorge Castañeda told a Brazilian newspaper. ...

Backed Into a Corner

Erin Drankoski — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:42:00 -0400

Rarely has there been such a show of unanimity in Latin America. Last week, in response to a new agreement between Washington and Bogotá that grants U.S. access to seven military bases in Colombia, almost every member of UNASUR--the South American group that some would like to replace the Organization of American States (perhaps because it excludes the U.S., Mexico, and Canada)--used a summit meeting to lambaste U.S. President Barack Obama and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.

Moving Ahead in Honduras

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:33:00 -0400

Where Cuba Doesn't Belong

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:55:00 -0400

In 1962, at a special meeting of the Organization of American States, the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este became famous for something more than just luxury condos, restaurants and hotels, and catering to the Argentine aristocracy during the holiday season. At that meeting, Cuba was suspended from the regional body, with the Cold War pretext that its espousal of "Marxism-Leninism" and an alliance with the Soviet Union were incompatible with membership in the hemispheric club and its organizations.