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Cuba and the China Model
- Fernando Menéndez
- 05/16/2014
- Opinion Editorials
Since coming to power, Cuba’s President Raúl Castro unleashed a series of important, albeit limited, economic reforms to revitalize the stagnant Cuban economy.
Continue readingObama’s post-Cold War ‘Bizarro World’ foreign policies
- J.D. Gordon
- 04/24/2014
- Opinion Editorials
When I was growing up during the Cold War, the geopolitical narrative seemed clear-cut and favored Americans.
Continue readingThe Toll of China’s Slowdown Depends on Latin America’s Policy Choices
- Fernando Menéndez
- 04/17/2014
- Opinion Editorials
The earthquake recently shaking the coast of Chile left relatively little physical damage in that nation but as always with cataclysmic episodes the psychological effects last long after the earth ceases to tremble.
Continue readingRussian Missiles Positioned In Caracas Are Ominous Sign Repression Will Worsen
- Joseph M. Humire
- 03/21/2014
- Opinion Editorials
Three U.S. diplomats, the Panamanian mission, and even CNN Español, have recently been expelled from Venezuela under the pretext of “foreign intervention” in the Bolivarian Republic.
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HUMIRE: Iran propping up Venezuela’s repressive militias
- Joseph M. Humire
- 03/17/2014
- Opinion Editorials
Many analysts are comparing the colectivos’ tactics to those used by Iran’s Basij paramilitary force.
Continue readingIran propping up Venezuela’s repressive militias
- Joseph M. Humire
- 03/17/2014
- Opinion Editorials
Many analysts are comparing the colectivos’ tactics to those used by Iran’s Basij paramilitary force.
Continue readingU.S. weakness breeds global instability
- J.D. Gordon
- 03/11/2014
- Opinion Editorials
In a recent interview, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested that U.S. weakness is fueling instability around the world.
Continue readingVenezuela’s Lawlessness Fueling Protests
- Joseph M. Humire
- 02/24/2014
- Opinion Editorials
All Venezuelans are feeling this extreme insecurity and senseless violence to the extent that it incentivized the Venezuelan youth to mobilize on February 12th.
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