Category Archives: Mexico + Central America

Enrique’s PEMEX Plan

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin American Energy Specialist Christian Gómez on Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto plans to reform PEMEX

Posted in Mexico + Central America | Tagged Mexican energy reform, Peña Nieto PEMEX, PEMEX, Pena Nieto, Pena Nieto reform, PRI | 2 Comments

Pumas, ALBA, Mercosur, and the Supposed South America Split

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Samuel George

Samuel George takes a closer look as the supposed continental division

Posted in Andean Region, Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged ALBA Mercosur, ALBA Pacific Alliance, Latin America divided, Pacific Alliance Mercosur, South American Split | 4 Comments

PEMEX Reform: The Final Frontier

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative and author of Avenida America on the major reform everyone is wondering if Mexico will make.

Posted in Mexico + Central America | Tagged Mexio reform, PEMEX, PEMEX reform, Pena Nieto reform | 16 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

Mexico: What Local Elections mean for the Peña Nieto Sexenio

Posted on July 10, 2013 by theoakahn

Contentious local elections in Mexico point to a tough road ahead for president Enrique Peña Nieto’s ambitious agenda.

Posted in Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged Local elections Pena Nieto, Mexico local elections, Pacto por mexico, Pena Nieto | 4 Comments

Ecosystem Services and the Panama Canal

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Environmental specialist Duncan Gromko discusses the ecosystem effects of the Panama Canal and its expansion.

Posted in Caribbean, Mexico + Central America | Tagged Panama Canal, Panama Canal expansion, panama deforestation, panama ecosystem, panama environment | 2 Comments

Justice in Guatemala: Dealing With Dictators

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James McBride on Guatemala’s efforts to bring a former dictator to justice

Posted in Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged Guatemalan civil war, Guatemalan war crimes, Jose Efrain Rios Montt, justice for dictators, Justice for Pinochet, justice in latin america, prosecuting dictators in Latin America, Rios Montt trial | 2 Comments

Mexico – China Relations: Flipping the Script?

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin American trade and investment analyst Theodore Kahn on Premier Xi’s Visit to Mexico

Posted in Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged China Mexico Trade, China Mexico Wage gap, Mexican exports, Mexico China Relations, Xi in Mexico, Xi Jinping visits Mexico | 6 Comments

Obama in the Americas: Change, or More of the Same?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Mexican writer Hugo Cervantes weighs in on Barack Obama’s visit to the Americas

Posted in Mexico + Central America | Tagged Barack Obama policy in Latin America, Obama in costa rica, Obama in Mexico, Obama in the Americas, obama visits coas rica, Obama Visits Mexico | Leave a comment

Gay Rights in Latin America: Francis Called It

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative and author of Avenida America on LBGT Rights in the Americas

Posted in Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Gay in Latin America, Gay marriage in Latin America, Gay rights in Argentina, LGBT in Argentina, LGBT in Latin America | 11 Comments