Joel D. Hirst says the decision by Colombia to send drug kingpin Walid Makled to Venezuala and not the United States is a mistake, but one that can be corrected.
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Joel D. Hirst discusses recent arrest of Venezuelan drug lord Walid Makled, and the implications of his extradition from Columbia to the United States.
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Joel D. Hirst discusses the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and its ambitious plan to control information across Latin America.
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Venezuela's stepped-up efforts to develop nuclear power and tighten its bonds with Iran require a firm but deft diplomatic response from the Obama administration, write CFR's Joel Hirst and Jonathan Pearl.
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Joel D. Hirst says while an anti-racism bill is one step to fighting discrimination in Bolivia, the Bolivian government must not disregard the tenets of liberal democracy.
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Joel D. Hirst discusses a document that offers the building blocks for the "21st century socialism."
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Joel D. Hirst discusses efforts by Honduras to rejoin the Organization of American States.
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Despite charges by Ecuador's president of a coup, the country is undergoing a serious police protest that got unwieldy, and Washington would be wise to steer clear of the dispute, says CFR's Joel Hirst.
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Joel Hirst discusses the implications of Venezuela's national assembly elections.
Yesterday's National Assembly elections in Venezuela curtailed President Chávez's powers and opened the door to greater cooperation with the United States, says CFR's Joel Hirst.
Joel Hirst discusses Venezuela's upcoming National Assembly election.
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