September 23, 2009
Must Read
Nadja Drost reports on the controversial construction of a dam in Neiva, Colombia by Spanish energy giant Endesa and why local residents in Neiva are concerned Colombians won't receive energy from it.
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September 2, 2009
Must Read
Eduardo Gomez writes that as President Obama pushes to pass healthcare reform in the United States, "he would do well to examine the praiseworthy successes -- and the worrying failures -- of a decades-old universal system in the region's second-largest democracy."
See more in Brazil, Global Health, Congress
Updated: August 27, 2009
Backgrounder
An overview of Peruvian terrorist groups, Shining Path and Tupac Amaru.
See more in Terrorism, Foreign Aid
Updated: August 20, 2009
Backgrounder
A profile of South America's largest trade bloc.
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Updated: August 19, 2009
Backgrounder
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) are Colombia's two predominant rebel groups. While both have been depleted in recent years, they remain destabilizing forces.
See more in Colombia, Terrorist Organizations
July 21, 2009
Backgrounder
Brazil's economic dynamism has given it a stronger voice on global trade and energy issues. Experts say Washington can advance its regional interests more effectively through a more sophisticated relationship with Brazil.
See more in Brazil, U.S. Strategy and Politics
July 13, 2009
Must Read
The strongman may be Latin America's most important contribution to political science. The crisis in Honduras has many terrified that power-hungry leaders are making a comeback.
See more in Central America, Democracy and Human Rights
May 2009
Daily Analysis
A compilation of resources on the impact of the global financial crisis on Latin America.
See more in Central America, Economics
May 28, 2009
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Shannon K. O'Neil discusses crime and violence in Venezuela.
See more in Venezuela, Rule of Law
April 11, 2009
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Walter Russell Mead argues that an increasing number of developing countries are turning into the "pacesetters of liberal global capitalism."
See more in Brazil, Financial Crises, Geoeconomics
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
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