FTAs Pass
After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.
Honduran Truth and Reconciliation Commission Issues Ruling
Institutions, or the lack thereof, matter.
Humberto Leal Garcia Execution and International Law
The US Supreme Court declined to stay the execution of a child raping murderer over a technical violation of a treaty.
What’s up with Chávez?
The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.
The Ebb and Flow of Coca Cultivation
Coca cultivation is down in Colombia! But guess what is true about Peru?
Obama In South America: Nitpicking, Bad Optics, Or A Really Bad Idea?
Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.
US Troops to Mexican Drug War? (So Contemplates Rick Perry)
Would troops to Mexico help in the drug war?
Russia and Venezuela Sign Energy Deal
Venezuela have reached a series of agreement on energy. Should the US be concerned?
Final Chilean Miner Rescued
After two months deep underground, thirty-three Chilean miners are finally back home.
Promised U.S. Aid Still Hasn’t Reached Haiti
Nine months after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, more than a billion dollars in reconstruction aid still hasn’t reached the country.
Cuba: Threat to Global Security?
Mary Anastasia O’Grady takes Jeffery Golodberg to task over his interview with Fidel Castro. Much hilarity (or, at least, poor analysis) ensues.
Fidel Castro Admits Communism Doesn’t Work
Fidel Castro is back in the public eye, but he’s singing a slightly different tune now.
The Chilean 33
Elation at discovering 33 miners still alive after over two weeks of looking for them is giving way to the reality that it will take roughly 4 months to get them out.
US-Colombian Basing Deal Unconstitutional
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has struck down a US basing rights deal.
