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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 11, 2024
U.S. Foreign Policy Program
What to Do About Coups
Nothing may seem more obvious to supporters of democracy than the need to oppose, punish, and deter coups. But defining a coup, let alone reacting sensibly to one, is difficult for many democratic go…
September 20, 2023
Immigration and Migration
The Americas Can’t Handle Immigration a la Carte
The Western Hemisphere needs regional solutions to make the most of the migration wave it faces.
October 30, 2009
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Honduran Politics and the Chavez Factor
Christopher Sabatini, a Latin America expert, says the apparent resolution of the Honduran political crisis--triggered in part by concerns over Hugo Chavez’s influence--marks a triumph for Obama admi…
March 6, 2008
Colombia
Rodriguez: Chavez Using Attack on FARC to Bolster Diminishing Popularity
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 p…
February 17, 2009
Venezuela
Referendum in Venezuela Hardens Chavez’s ’Authoritarian Regime’
Allan Brewer-Carias, a former Venezuelan legislator and opponent of President Hugo Chavez, says the referendum that overturned term limits on Chavez will strengthen the country’s authoritarian strain…
December 3, 2007
Venezuela
Walsh: Venezuelan Vote a ‘Victory’ for Democracy
John M. Walsh of the Washington Office on Latin America says the failure of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s major reform proposals at the polls was a surprise, and represents a “heavy defeat.”