The United States’ Time in Afghanistan is Over
The US has entered the second decade of the longest war in its history. The nation is weary and, polls show, eager to bring the troops home.
Analysis
Colombia celebrates peace, and deserves it
The agreement signed yesterday by the government and the FARC is one of the few pieces of good news in a tumultuous world. It is a historic achievement for Colombia, one that should be celebrated and recognized for putting to end to an armed conflict that has plagued the country for more than half a century.
Wikileaks & Latin America
Wikileaks has made international diplomacy more complicated for the US—or at a minimum more awkward.
The Obama Administration: A Difficult Year in Latin America
2009 has not been a good year for U.S.-Latin America relations. Despite their warm welcome at the April Summit, Latin America’s governments made life more difficult than anticipated for President Obama.
An Americas Agenda for the World
The Inter-American Democratic Charter is a watershed in how the region understands democracy.
Venezuela Cannot Fix Itself Alone
Whether the negotiations succeed depends mostly on the Venezuelans, but the active engagement of other nations would raise the chances of a favorable outcome.
Cuban Relations with the European Union
This week in Havana, Cuba and the European Union will begin negotiations designed to put an end to 25 years of quarrels.
Brazil & the US: A Saab Story
Brazil recently opted to purchase nearly $5 billion worth of fighter jets from Swedish manufacturer Saab, rather than from its US rival Boeing.
Does the US Election Matter for Latin America?
Issues, policies, and experience have hardly mattered as the campaign offered round after round of personal insults, accusations of illegal and unsavory behavior, and damning indictments of US leaders and institutions.
Will the New US Aid Plan for Central America Be Successful?
Will Central American governments spend the money effectively? Do the countries in the isthmus have a good plan to fight the drug cartels?
The Risks of the “Libyan Model”
President Obama deserves credit for pursuing a course in Libya that has – for now – yielded promising results. He did so at some political cost.
Has Obama Kept His Summit of the Americas Promises?
It was just over a year ago that leaders of 34 nations of the hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. How much progress has been made in the past year on the goals expressed at the summit?
Política externa em meio ao protecionismo
O senador Aloysio Nunes Ferreira assume, nesta terça-feira, o Ministério das Relações Exteriores. O novo cargo vai trazer desafios imediatos ao novo ministro. Já na quarta-feira, ele vai embarcar para uma reunião de chanceleres e precisará se posicionar sobre a suspensão da Venezuela do Mercosul. Também em um horizonte próximo, o ministro vai se deparar com a condução da política externa em meio a um cenário crescente de protecionismo no mercado internacional.
Obama’s Visit to Central America & Mexico
Precisely one year after Obama traveled to Colombia, Obama sets his sights south once again, visiting Mexico and Costa Rica.
US-Brazil Relations: Expect More Conflict
President Lula da Silva triumphantly announced that he and his Turkish counterpart had persuaded Iran to shift a major part of its uranium enrichment program overseas—an objective that had previously eluded the US and other world powers. Washington, however, was not applauding.