Latin America Sends Obama Congratulations—and a Piece of its Mind
November 7, 2008
Pundits have said that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States will not change the nation’s world image overnight. […]
Author: Laura Carlsen
El nuevo rostro del Partido Demócrata
October 28, 2008
A una semana de las elecciones en Estados Unidos, con un amplio mas no insuperable ventaja del candidato demócrata Barack Obama, muchas personas siguen […]
Cientos reunidos para confrontar la militarización de Latinoamérica
October 23, 2008
Llueve a cántaros en La Esperanza, Honduras. En las últimas semanas las lluvias han arrasado cosechas, caminos rurales, y en algunos casos lo poco […]
El Encuentro Hemisférico Frente a la Militarización dice NO a la Iniciativa Mérida y las bases militares estadounidenses
October 21, 2008
Más de 800 representantes de organizaciones de toda América Latina se abrieron paso hasta la ciudad de La Esperanza, al norte de Honduras, para […]
Hemispheric Conference against Militarization Says No to Merida Initiative, U.S. Military Bases
October 17, 2008
More than 800 representatives from organizations throughout the Americas made their way to the northern city of La Esperanza, Honduras to take a strong […]
Bush Foreign Policy: From Dynasty to Legacy
October 3, 2008
One day not long ago—hypothetically—the head honchos of the Bush administration sat down in the Oval Office. Long faces prevailed around the room. The […]
Armando al TLCAN: El campo de batalla para el futuro de México
October 1, 2008
En marzo del 2005, los líderes de los tres países del T ratado de L ibre C omercio de A mérica del N orte […]
Armoring NAFTA: The Battleground for Mexico’s Future
September 18, 2008
In March 2005, the leaders of the three NAFTA countries, U.S. President George W. Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul […]
Barack Obama e a América Latina
September 9, 2008
O grande debate sobre o quanto Barack Obama poderia mudar a desastrosa política externa norte-americana está em geral focado sobre o Oriente Médio. Isso […]
Armoring NAFTA: The Battleground for Mexico’s Future
August 27, 2008
In March 2005, the leaders of the three NAFTA countries, U.S. president George W. Bush, Mexican president Vicente Fox, and Canadian prime minister Paul Martin met in Waco, Texas, and launched a regional defense-based initiative called the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). The initiative, heralded as the next step in regional integration within the “NAFTA Plus” agenda, is described on its Web site (www.spp.gov) as “a White House–led initiative among the United States and the two nations it borders—Canada and Mexico—to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation.” The official description of the SPP adds that it is “based on the principle that our prosperity is dependent on our security.”