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Dramatic Drop In Support For Bolivian President Evo Morales, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2011

Dramatic Drop In Support For Bolivian President Evo Morales, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Sandra Torres, Wife Of Guatemalan President ÁLvaro Colom, Seeks To Lead Official Une Party To Second Consecutive Victory, Louisa Reynolds Mar 2011

Sandra Torres, Wife Of Guatemalan President ÁLvaro Colom, Seeks To Lead Official Une Party To Second Consecutive Victory, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Opposition Infighting Has Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Leading Ahead Of November Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2011

Opposition Infighting Has Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Leading Ahead Of November Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Popular Documentary Exposes Deeply Flawed Judicial System, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

Popular Documentary Exposes Deeply Flawed Judicial System, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


U.S.-Mexico Tensions Increase Over Gun-Tracing Operation, Border Surveillance Program, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

U.S.-Mexico Tensions Increase Over Gun-Tracing Operation, Border Surveillance Program, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chilean President Sabastiã¡N Piã±Era Rattled By Reconstruction Questions On Quake Anniversary, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2011

Chilean President Sabastiã¡N Piã±Era Rattled By Reconstruction Questions On Quake Anniversary, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Anything Can Happen In Peru's April Elections, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Mar 2011

Anything Can Happen In Peru's April Elections, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


A Jubilant Doã±A Laura Calls Provisional Icj Measures Costa Rican Victory In Four-Month-Old Feud With Nicaragua, George Rodriguez Mar 2011

A Jubilant Doã±A Laura Calls Provisional Icj Measures Costa Rican Victory In Four-Month-Old Feud With Nicaragua, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Spanish Journalist, Human Rights Activist, And Martinelli Critic Expelled From Panama, Sean Mattson Mar 2011

Spanish Journalist, Human Rights Activist, And Martinelli Critic Expelled From Panama, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


El Paso-Juã¡Rez: One Border, Two Fates, Kent Paterson Mar 2011

El Paso-Juã¡Rez: One Border, Two Fates, Kent Paterson

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Grupo Financiero Banorte Consolidates Position As Mexico’S Third-Largest Bank Through Merger With Mexico City-Based Ixe, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

Grupo Financiero Banorte Consolidates Position As Mexico’S Third-Largest Bank Through Merger With Mexico City-Based Ixe, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Energía Nuclear En América Latina: Antes Y Después Del Desastre Japonés, Paul Isbell Mar 2011

Energía Nuclear En América Latina: Antes Y Después Del Desastre Japonés, Paul Isbell

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article begins by outlining the use of nuclear energy in Latin America as compared to other regions of the world. More specifically, it details the history and current output of energy from the six nuclear reactors throughout Latin America. Additionally, it discusses the plans that many countries in the region have to create nuclear energy programs in the future, and the impact that the events in Japan have had on these plans.


How Does The Current Surge In Oil Prices Compare To 2008?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Mar 2011

How Does The Current Surge In Oil Prices Compare To 2008?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

With ongoing tensions in the Middle East, oil prices have soared to heights not seen since before the economic crisis. What is the impact of the surge in oil prices on Latin American countries? Which countries and industries stand to benefit? Which stand to lose? How does the situation compare to the last time prices reached $100 per barrel in 2008? Experts discuss what they think about this topic.


Ongoing Plight Of Colombia's Internally Displaced And Refugees, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2011

Ongoing Plight Of Colombia's Internally Displaced And Refugees, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Plane Incident Strains Argentine-U.S. Relations, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2011

Plane Incident Strains Argentine-U.S. Relations, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Dominican Republic’S Apparel Sector: Workers Laid Of, Unions Busted, But Beacon Of Light Emerges, Charles Arthur Mar 2011

Dominican Republic’S Apparel Sector: Workers Laid Of, Unions Busted, But Beacon Of Light Emerges, Charles Arthur

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Cuban Exodus Alert For Ecuador While Illegal Immigration To The U.S. Decreases, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Mar 2011

Cuban Exodus Alert For Ecuador While Illegal Immigration To The U.S. Decreases, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Federal Court Suspends Work On Dam In Jalisco State Pending New Hearings In Local Communities, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

Federal Court Suspends Work On Dam In Jalisco State Pending New Hearings In Local Communities, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Public Protest Pushes Mexican Radio Station To Reinstate Prominent Journalist, Lindajoy Fenley Mar 2011

Public Protest Pushes Mexican Radio Station To Reinstate Prominent Journalist, Lindajoy Fenley

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Decree No. 8.097 - Organic Regulation For The Popular Power Ministry Of Electric Energy, Presidente De La República Mar 2011

Decree No. 8.097 - Organic Regulation For The Popular Power Ministry Of Electric Energy, Presidente De La República

Latin American Energy Policies

Determines the organic and funcional structure of the Popular Power Ministry of Electric Energy. Art. 25 states that this Ministry has as one of it's goals the research, creation and implementation of plans for the development of renewable energy resources.


Chevron Trying To Avoid Historic Ecuador Verdict, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Mar 2011

Chevron Trying To Avoid Historic Ecuador Verdict, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Region Continues Facing Up To Its Past, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2011

Region Continues Facing Up To Its Past, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Politically Motivated Crimes Presage Violent Election As Mayoral Candidate In Eastern Guatemala Is Latest Victim, Louisa Reynolds Mar 2011

Politically Motivated Crimes Presage Violent Election As Mayoral Candidate In Eastern Guatemala Is Latest Victim, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Costa Rican Labor Movement Gears Up For Peaceful Struggle Against Economic And Tax Policies, George Rodriguez Mar 2011

Costa Rican Labor Movement Gears Up For Peaceful Struggle Against Economic And Tax Policies, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Proposals For Third Television Network Resurface, But Timetable Remains Unclear, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

Proposals For Third Television Network Resurface, But Timetable Remains Unclear, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


President Felipe Calderã³N Optimistic About Tourism In 2011, But Drug-Related Violence Could Put Damper On Prospects, Carlos Navarro Mar 2011

President Felipe Calderã³N Optimistic About Tourism In 2011, But Drug-Related Violence Could Put Damper On Prospects, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


The Emergence Of Latin America: A Break With History?, Mauricio Cardenas Mar 2011

The Emergence Of Latin America: A Break With History?, Mauricio Cardenas

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

The idea is to discuss recent economic and social trends in Latin America, many of which defy the conventional wisdom in the U.S. about the region. At the same time, the region is divided between two ideological camps, so progress will not be uniform between countries. Understanding the origins and implications of the ideological divide is crucial.


The Financial Arm Of The Farc: A Threat Finance Perspective, Thomas R. Cook Mar 2011

The Financial Arm Of The Farc: A Threat Finance Perspective, Thomas R. Cook

Journal of Strategic Security

The FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) transformed from a traditional guerrilla group into a full-fledged insurgency because of its ability to effectively convert the proceeds derived from illegal narcotic trafficking into operational funds. Those financial capabilities allowed the FARC to challenge government authority in large swathes of the Colombian state. The FARC moved into the drug trade, initially controlling production territory and subsequently engaging in trafficking, which allowed the organization to increase its war-fighting capabilities. This paper only scratches the surface of the mechanism by which the FARC utilized its coca revenue in …


Are Expectations For Colombia's Oil Sector Too Optimistic?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Feb 2011

Are Expectations For Colombia's Oil Sector Too Optimistic?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

In February, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim said he was actively looking to boost investment in Colombia due to its burgeoning oil industry. Meanwhile, the United States Export-Import Bank approved nearly $1 billion in financing for Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol, identifying the country as one of nine emerging economies that offer the United States a greater opportunity for export sales. Are expectations about Colombia's oil and gas industry justified or overly optimistic? What opportunities does the country offer that make it a desirable place to invest in the energy industry? How can the government boost investment to that sector? How …


Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo To Relaunch Agrarian Reform, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2011

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo To Relaunch Agrarian Reform, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.