Category Archives: Andean Region

Guerrilla Politics: A Bloody History

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from Natalia Lozano, a Colombian International Relations Specialist

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged colombia peace process, Colombia union patriotica, Farc & UP, FARC Peace, FARC political party | 3 Comments

The End of an Era: Why the commodity super cycle is probably over…

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Commodity boom, Commodity prices in Latin America, Commodity super cycle, Latin American commodities, Peru, Venezuela | 5 Comments

After the ‘Golden Years,’ what next for Latin America?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by theoakahn

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn recently joined the No Se Mancha staff

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Latin American golden years, Latin American growth, Latin American middle class, the Rise of Latin America’s Middle Class | 4 Comments

Of Dictators and Democrats

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative, takes issue with a modern interpretation of Latin America

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Southern Cone | Tagged Kurt Weyland, Latin America, liberal economics latin america, Pink Tide | 5 Comments

Sketches of Colombia

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Uncategorized | Tagged Colombia, Colombia Infrastructure, Colombia Pacific Coast, Colombia Pacific Pumas, Life in Colombia, Pacific Alliance, Peace in Colombia | 4 Comments

The Magic Realism of Edward Snowden

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on Snowden in Latin America

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged Eric Snowden, eric snowden bolivia, eric snowden cuba, Eric Snowden ecuador, Evo Morales, Latin America, snowden, Venezuela | 3 Comments

The Piñera Presidency: A Most Successful Failure

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn on Chile As far as headline numbers go, the Piñera administration has been a resounding success. So why do most Chileans deem it a failure?

Posted in Andean Region, Southern Cone | Tagged chile future, Chile pinera, chilean election, chilean youth, chilean youth protest, pinera protest, pinera unpopular | 3 Comments

NATO in South America: For Who? For What?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on NATO in Latin America

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged colombia joins nato, colombia nato, Juan Manuel Santos, Latin America, NATO, Santos nato | 1 Comment

Peace Without the Pueblo?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Colombian journalist Mónica Herrera Irurita on the peace process in her country

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged colombia peace process, colombia reconcilliation, Semana, Sergio Jaramillo text | 1 Comment

‘Pumas del Pacífico’, versión latina de ‘tigres asiáticos’

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged Alianza Pacífico, Pacific Pumas, Portafolio, Pumas del Pacifico, Tigres asiaticos | 1 Comment