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May 16, 2019November 21, 2019 COHA

US Raid on the Venezuelan Embassy Violates Vienna Convention and Undermines Regional Sovereignty

The US raid on the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC and the arrest of the four protectors from the Embassy Protection Collective constitutes a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention of 1961 and represents a new low in Washington’s conduct of hemispheric affairs. This serious violation of a diplomatic mission and the arrest of its invited protectors undermines the sanctity of embassies not only in the United States, but also throughout the world.

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April 25, 2019November 21, 2019 COHA

TUG-OF-WAR: Forced Labor on the New Panama Canal?

The Panama Canal Authority completed a five billion dollar expansion in 2016, introducing a new set of locks, adding a new, wider sea lane able to haul twice as many supertankers between the Atlantic and the Pacific as before. But instead of hiring extra personnel needed to meet the increased workload, the Panama Canal simply doubled-down on the workload for existing employees, stretching them past the brink of exhaustion, and creating a deadly climate of fatigue embedded in a labor struggle on the isthmus.

The Monroe Doctrine.

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April 20, 2019November 21, 2019 COHA

It’s Official: the Monroe Doctrine Is Back. And as the Latest US Attack on Cuba Shows, Its Purpose Is to Serve the Neoliberal Order.

By Peter Bolton In November 2013, then-Secretary of State John Kerry declared: “The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.”[1. Ken

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March 7, 2019May 6, 2020 COHA

Steve Ellner, expert on Venezuela: The only exit to the Venezuelan crisis is “negotiations with no conditions”

By COHA Editorial Board The renowned scholar, Steve Ellner gave the keynote speech at the Council of Hemispheric Affairs’ (COHA)

Peace and Dialogue

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February 22, 2019November 21, 2019 COHA

As the coup attempt in Venezuela stumbles, it’s time that Guaidó recognize that regime change has failed and accept the path of dialogue

By Peter Bolton On January 28, COHA’s Editorial Board released a statement condemning the US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela and

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January 28, 2019November 21, 2019 COHA

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs Opposes US-led Coup Attempt Underway in Venezuela and Supports a Resumption of Dialogue

A Statement from the COHA Editorial Board The Council on Hemispheric Affairs is deeply concerned about the US-led attempted coup