The State Department’s Shannon
• More of the same boilerplate rhetoric vis-à-vis Latin America • No constructive engagement when it comes to Bolivia’s Evo
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Year: 2005
Bolivia’s Sunday Presidential Elections: Blindly into the Breach
• If Bolivia manages to peacefully ride out its convoluted electoral process, stability is far from being guaranteed, even in
Read MoreBolivia’s Precarious Upcoming Election
· Bolivia’s December 18 presidential election is unlikely to provide stability. · Divisiveness, stemming from the country’s deeply fragmented society,
Read MorePerhaps with Manta in its Mind, the U.S. Eyes Paraguay
· Initial reports that 400-500 U.S. troops would be operating in Paraguay at once were misleading. · Washington‘s intensified interest
Read MoreBrazilians Mourn a Wounded President and Consider the Prospects of a Major Political Upset
· The corruption scandal within the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) has captured the public’s attention, as well as its disgust,
Read MoreJudas’ Kiss: Brazil’s Deception and the WTO’s Geneva Framework
How will Brazil conduct itself at December’s WTO Hong Kong Ministerial? Brazil subtly underplays its leadership role as a global
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