Strange Bedfellows: The Aleman-Ortega Pact
Consensus politics has a bad name in Nicaragua—that is, where "consensus" means divvying up the spoils of government. The Somozas ...
World Bank Takes Aim at Brazil’s Landless Movement
This is Brazil, but it isn't Carnaval. There are no sequins or bright feathers here in Rio Novo. Instead, a ...
Chavez and Democracy in Venezuela
The ongoing deliberations of an elected Assembly charged with rewriting Venezuela's Constitution (see "Venezuelans Give Chávez Control of Constituent Assembly," ...
Clouds Over Colombia
In 1998, Colombians were filled with optimism about the possibility of a negotiated settlement to the armed conflict that has ...
Central America After Mitch
In late October 1998, Hurricane Mitch pummeled Central America, causing extensive damage to the region, especially to Honduras and Nicaragua ...
Surviving Mitch
The survivors of last October's devastation in Honduras and Nicaragua have lived through a double hurricane: a four-day meteorological event ...
U.S. Deepens Involvement in Colombia’s Internal War
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On July 23, a U.S. military surveillance plane crashed in Colombia with five U.S. soldiers and two Colombians aboard, ...
