Harper’s ‘Wise Words’
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper’s alliance with the ideological aims of George W. Bush in the Americas was made evident ...
What’s Left for Latin America to Do With China?
Celebrated with much fanfare, Venezuela and China signed a “strategic alliance” in December. Under this new bilateral deal, Venezuela began ...
Out of the Past, a New Honduran Culture of Resistance
Four days after Roberto Micheletti took over Honduras in the June 28, 2009, military coup, he appointed his own nephew ...
A Long Time Coming: Unity on the Mayan Riviera
In February, leaders representing all the countries of the Americas, save the United States, Canada, and Honduras, came together to ...
Empire’s Apprentice: Canada in Latin America
In little more than a decade, starting with the election of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, the political orientation of the ...
Haiti Reconstruction: Factories, not Fields
In March, Haitian president René Préval called on the United States to “stop sending food aid” to Haiti “so that ...
No Smoking Gun—Yet: Canadian Democracy Assistance in Bolivia
In recent years, Latin American leaders including Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and Bolivia’s Evo Morales have denounced U.S. democracy promotion as ...
Canadian Mining: Still Unaccountable
On November 27, 2009, Mariano Abarca Roblero was shot dead outside his home in Chiapas, Mexico. Abarca was a well-known ...
