Haiti Reconstruction: Factories, not Fields

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

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

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 ...
A Time Line of the Canadian Anti–Colombia FTA Campaign

A Time Line of the Canadian Anti–Colombia FTA Campaign

June 2007 The government of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper launches negotiations for a proposed Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) ...
Against the Odds: Fighting Canada’s Free Trade Deal With Colombia

Against the Odds: Fighting Canada’s Free Trade Deal With Colombia

After the failure of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in 2005, the United States and Canada were ...
Harper’s ‘Wise Words’

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 ...
A Diplomatic Theater of the Absurd: Canada, the OAS, and the Honduran Coup

A Diplomatic Theater of the Absurd: Canada, the OAS, and the Honduran Coup

“Canada congratulates the Honduran people.” With these words, Canada’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Peter Kent, effectively endorsed the ...
What’s Left for Latin America to Do With China?

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 ...
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