29/07/2014 | Frente Externo
Venezuela betrayed — missed chance to expose regime
The Netherlands’ decision to release powerful retired Venezuelan general Hugo Carvajal in Aruba, arrested Wednesday at the request of US law enforcement, is a boon to the narcostate in Caracas. It will make it easier for the Obama administration to continue ignoring the corrupt and repressive regime in Venezuela.
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25/10/2013 | En Profundidad
Argentina - Kirchner stifling news media in Argentina
While visiting Argentina a few years ago, just as president Néstor Kirchner was defending the biggest default in history, I saw a televised government message that concluded with the phrase, “Argentina . . . A serious country” ( “Un país en serio”). At the time, I dismissed the ad as more farcical than Orwellian, thinking that a government more obsessed with its image than with reality is its own worst enemy. Unfortunately, such a regime finds enemies elsewhere — starting with any independent journalist or media outlet that refuses to toe the party line.
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07/05/2013 | Frente Externo
Venezuela’s ‘Cubanochavista’ electoral machine
As the facts behind Nicolás Maduro’s fabricated electoral “victory” on April 14 are disclosed, his legitimacy and ability to govern will be decimated. Reams of confidential official documents obtained from Venezuelan sources reveal the existence of a sophisticated political machine — developed and managed by Cuban advisors — that gives Chavista party bosses an unfair advantage in mobilizing their voters and manipulating election results.
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06/05/2013 | Frente Externo
La maquinaria electoral en Venezuela
A medida que se dan a conocer los hechos detrás de la “victoria” electoral fabricada de Nicolás Maduro, se ha ido desvaneciendo su legitimidad y capacidad de gobernar. Resmas de documentos oficiales confidenciales obtenidos de fuentes venezolanas revelan la existencia de una maquinaria política sofisticada –desarrollada y gestionada por asesores cubanos– que le da a los jefes chavistas una ventaja injusta en la movilización de votantes y en la manipulación de resultados.
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03/08/2012 | Frente Externo
Venezuela - Hugo Chavez: An uncounted enemy
Those who contend Venezuela is no threat are clueless.
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06/05/2012 | En Parrilla
Venezuela y la advertencia de Castro
Cuando un matón déspota como Fidel Castro comienza a tener miedo, su instinto de sobrevivencia es sembrar el terror entre sus enemigos. Hoy en día, mientras su hijo putativo y benefactor de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, se está muriendo de cáncer, lo que realmente el dictador cubano teme es que su régimen está a punto de perder miles de millones de dólares en ayuda y el petróleo.
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31/08/2011 | Frente Externo
US - Opinion: Is Mexico Our Ally or Our Enemy?
Former Mexican president Vicente Fox’s dramatic declaration last Friday that his nation should seek a truce with vicious narco-trafficking gangs draws attention to a critical issue as Mexicans consider what kind of country they want to leave their children.
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31/08/2011 | Frente Externo
US - Opinion: Is Mexico Our Ally or Our Enemy?
Former Mexican president Vicente Fox’s dramatic declaration last Friday that his nation should seek a truce with vicious narco-trafficking gangs draws attention to a critical issue as Mexicans consider what kind of country they want to leave their children.
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04/07/2011 | Frente Externo
Opinion: Without Chavez, Venezuelans May Have a Future
The struggle for the future of Venezuela after Hugo Chávez may already have begun. But, millions of Venezuelans have been holding their next breath wondering whether Chávez is drawing his last. Silent video and still photos released from Cuba late Tuesday are not terribly convincing.
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04/07/2011 | Frente Externo
Opinion: Without Chavez, Venezuelans May Have a Future
The struggle for the future of Venezuela after Hugo Chávez may already have begun. But, millions of Venezuelans have been holding their next breath wondering whether Chávez is drawing his last. Silent video and still photos released from Cuba late Tuesday are not terribly convincing.
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22/03/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is there a Chavez terror network on America’s doorstep?
President Obama’s trip to South America has showcased promising partnerships in Brazil and elsewhere. His visit, however, should also focus attention in the region and within his administration on the fact that Iran and Venezuela are conspiring to sow Tehran’s brand of proxy terrorism in the Western Hemisphere.
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23/01/2011 | En Parrilla
US: How Obama Can Make Cuba Freer, Faster
Our president has the unique capability to rally international public opinion, and there is no better time for him to challenge the world to join us in insisting on deep, broad, and irreversible reforms in Cuba.
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03/12/2010 | En Parrilla
The WikiLeaker’s Friends in Latin America
Ecuador’s anti-American president has offered ‘residency’ to WikiLeaks’s founder. If anyone still wonders whether the WikiLeaks assault concerns freedom of expression or hostility toward the United States, here is fresh evidence.
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10/11/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chávez the Cocaine Capo?
One of the world's top drug kingpins may soon be telling U.S. prosecutors everything he knows about Venezuelan officials who have abetted his cocaine smuggling operations.
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07/10/2010 | En Profundidad
Venezuela - Chávez's Secret Nuclear Program
It's not clear what Venezuela's hiding, but it's definitely hiding something -- and the fact that Iran is involved suggests that it's up to no good.
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04/08/2010 | Frente Externo
What Chávez wants with us
Deflecting fresh evidence that his regime is hosting nearly 40 Colombian guerrilla training camps, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez warned that in case of a yanqui invasion he would not send "another drop of oil to the United States."
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05/06/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombians Opt for Strong U.S. Ties
This past Sunday, Colombian voters defied predictions and opted by a wide margin for the hand-picked successor of President Alvaro Uribe, a stalwart U.S. ally. When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Colombia next Wednesday, she can show that we value this relationship by pledging to press for ratification of a bilateral trade agreement that has been languishing in the Congress for over three years.
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10/04/2010 | En Profundidad
Time to Confront the Tehran-Caracas Axis
U.S. sanctions can't work as long as trade between Iran and Venezuela remains robust.
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28/01/2009 | Frente Externo
El Salvador- Election Could Hand Power to Leftists
President Antonio Saca of El Salvador has helped to bring unprecedented growth and reform to his country, and he has been a strong ally of the United States. But in this year's presidential elections, the leftist-front turned political party Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has put up a strong fight against the ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). If the FMLN wins this year, one hopes that the party respects El Salvador's democracy and does not fall into the authoritarian populist traps of its friends in Venezuela and Bolivia.
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05/01/2008 | En Parrilla
Lula Can Make 2008 a Very Good Year
Every year, the venerable U.S. newsmagazine, Time, chooses an important global protagonist as its "Person of the Year." Explaining their choice of Russian president Vladimir Putin as the choice for 2007, Time's editors noted the dramatic impact that the controversial leader has had in restoring the self-esteem of an important nation. Anticipating criticism of their choice of the Russian autocrat, they concede that Putin "stands, above all, for stability--stability before freedom, stability before choice. . . ."
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06/11/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
A New President, a New Paradigm
U.S. policy in Latin America and the Caribbean always seems to inspire criticism: Too much, too little, too late. Back off. Get in the game. Don't just stand there, do something. Don't do something, just stand there.
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18/08/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
It's Our Drug War, Too: How America and Mexico Can Defeat the Cartels
U.S. and Mexican authorities are nearing agreement on an aid package to support Mexico's courageous new offensive against the deadly drug syndicates that threaten both our nations. The stakes are high for the United States: We depend on Mexico as a cooperative neighbor and trade partner, and most of the marijuana and as much as 90 percent of the cocaine consumed in this country pours over our southern border.
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08/02/2007 | Frente Externo
Let Cuba Be Cuban Again
As Fidel Castro shuffles off the world stage, many non-Cubans are pondering the future of a nation that has spent nearly fifty years trapped under the rubble of the dictator's demented experiment.
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08/02/2007 | Frente Externo
Let Cuba Be Cuban Again
As Fidel Castro shuffles off the world stage, many non-Cubans are pondering the future of a nation that has spent nearly fifty years trapped under the rubble of the dictator's demented experiment.
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07/08/2006 | Frente Externo
Venezuela bajo Chávez. El camino hacia la dictadura
Quizás, la interpretación más benévola sobre el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, es que se trata de un hombre que quiere ayudar a la mayoría pobre de su país, a la que se ha descuidado durante mucho tiempo. Sin duda alguna, Chávez parece gozar de su apoyo: según las últimas encuestas, el índice de aprobación oscila alrededor del 55%.
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28/07/2006 | Frente Externo
Mexico’s Last Chance - Can Felipe Calderón Deliver the Goods?
By the narrowest of margins in the July 2 elections, Mexicans apparently have backed away from a precipice and won a precious second chance to save their country. Assuming the results are certified by September 6, Mexico’s political class, led by president-elect Felipe Calderón, must now deliver a reform agenda that will both sustain economic growth and overcome the structural poverty that keeps that nation from realizing its full potential. If the political class fails, it will forfeit Mexico’s future, converting the United States’s southern neighbor into a chronic problem rather than a thriving partner.
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22/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chile and the Security Council
When La Tercera invited me to share my opinions about Chile’s decision on the composition of the UN Security Council, I welcomed the opportunity to reflect on the criteria that one would hope our Chilean friends will bear in mind in deciding what is best for global security and the credibility of the world’s most powerful multilateral body.
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22/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
What Would a Democratic Congress Mean for US Latin American Policy?
On the key issues where Congress has an important role to play in foreign policy--considering trade agreements and conducting oversight--a Democratic take over of the House or Senate would be an unfortunate development for Latin America. First, the Democratic caucus is absolutely allergic to trade agreements.
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22/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chile and the Security Council
When La Tercera invited me to share my opinions about Chile’s decision on the composition of the UN Security Council, I welcomed the opportunity to reflect on the criteria that one would hope our Chilean friends will bear in mind in deciding what is best for global security and the credibility of the world’s most powerful multilateral body.
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22/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
What Would a Democratic Congress Mean for US Latin American Policy?
On the key issues where Congress has an important role to play in foreign policy--considering trade agreements and conducting oversight--a Democratic take over of the House or Senate would be an unfortunate development for Latin America. First, the Democratic caucus is absolutely allergic to trade agreements.
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26/01/2006 | Economia y Finanzas
Launching an "Opportunity Partnership" in the Americas
The United States has gone around the world seeking to address challenges to our security and prosperity, but a significant opportunity is readily available closer to home. Helping this country’s fastest growing trade partners and top energy suppliers right here in the Western hemisphere achieve and institutionalize open, competitive economies will produce a century’s worth of prosperity for the United States and its natural partners. Like-minded governments in the Americas should work together to launch an “Opportunity Partnership” that would sustain a reform agenda and alleviate the region’s chronic poverty by empowering the poor both economically and politically.
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