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April 28, 2008
Essential Documents
Report
See more in Colombia, South America, Venezuela
April 28, 2008
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Daily Analysis
A sharp rise in Venezuelan cocaine trafficking undermines U.S. efforts to crack down on the narcotics trade in neighboring Colombia.
See more in United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Society and Culture
April 24, 2008
| Speaker: | Francisco R. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to Wesleyan professor Francisco R. Rodriguez discuss the economic policies of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Venezuela, Economics, Poverty
April 21, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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Backgrounder
South America faces energy shortfalls at the same time that several countries have nationalized energy resources. Experts say a lack of cooperation on energy policy could hinder regional economic growth.
See more in Energy/Environment, Energy
April 11, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Democrats in the House threaten to derail a free trade deal with Colombia, another sign of shifting U.S. attitudes.
See more in United States, Colombia, Trade
November 22, 2006
Essential Documents
Treaty
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March 11, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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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, Andean Region, Terrorist Organizations
March 5, 2008
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Daily Analysis
A Colombian incursion into Ecuador sparks a regional diplomatic crisis at a time of increased arms spending across South America.
See more in Colombia, South America, Venezuela, Terrorist Organizations
March 5, 2008
Francisco R. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Francisco R. Rodriguez, an expert on Venezuelan affairs, says the show of force by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after the Colombian incursion into Ecuador is an attempt to bolster his declining popularity at home.
See more in Colombia, South America, Venezuela, Defense/Homeland Security, Terrorist Organizations
March/April 2008
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The former chief economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly argues that despite Hugo Chavez's pledge to fight poverty, the Venezuelan president's economic policies have hurt the poor most of all.
See more in Venezuela, Economic Development, Poverty
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
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In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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