Latin America
Obama's Bluff Alienated Brazil and Turkey
Obama's Bluff Alienated Brazil and Turkey
Obama's foreign policy failures are obvious to all. Robert Gates absurdly blames the EU for the loss of Turkey. James Rubin uses the hollow reed of international public opinion to…
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Brazil and the Bomb
Brazil and the Bomb
Vexing nuclear activities in South America Brazil is almost certainly developing nuclear weapons. There is no definitive proof yet. However, the country’s earlier nuclear weapons programs and the policy of…
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Mexico and the Failed State Revisited
Mexico and the Failed State Revisited
STRATFOR argued March 13, 2008, that Mexico was nearing the status of a failed state. A failed state is one in which the central government has lost control over significant…
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Mexico: The War with the Cartels in 2009
Mexico: The War with the Cartels in 2009
There are two cartel wars currently raging in Mexico that have combined to produce record levels of violence in 2009. The first war is the struggle between the government of…
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Honduras leader backs return return of President
Honduras leader backs return return of President
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The head of Honduras's de facto government, Roberto Micheletti, has expressed support for a compromise that would allow the ousted president of his country to return to…
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State Ruled by Crime and Chávez Family
State Ruled by Crime and Chávez Family
BARINAS, Venezuela - Stretching over vast cattle estates at the foothills of the Andes, Barinas is known for two things: as the bastion of the family of President Hugo Chávez…
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U.S., Colombia work on deal for air bases
U.S., Colombia work on deal for air bases
Reporting from Bogota, Colombia - The United States and Colombia are poised to sign an agreement to transfer anti-drug flight operations from Ecuador to at least three Colombian air bases,…
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Mexico Accused of Torture in Drug War
Mexico Accused of Torture in Drug War
PUERTO LAS OLLAS, Mexico -- The Mexican army has carried out forced disappearances, acts of torture and illegal raids in pursuit of drug traffickers, according to documents and interviews with…
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