Category Archives: Regions

Brazil: Why the Protests didn’t sink Dilma

Posted on November 1, 2013 by theoakahn

Theodore Kahn on why Dilma is in the driver’s seat for Brazil’s 2014 elections.

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil 2014 elections, Brazil elections, Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Campos, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marina Silva, polls, Worker's Party | 3 Comments

It´s Not About Today, It´s About 2015

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Emmanuel Ferrario interprets the Argentine Elections Results

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

What’s at stake in the Argentine elections

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko on the importance of today’s mid-term elections in Argentina

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, argentina congress, argentine mid term elections, boudou, Kirchner elections | Leave a comment

Bolivia Increasing Trade Flow with the Heavens

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Alex Rosen

Alex Rosen on the mysterious US$1 million drop in Bolivia, and Bolivia’s efforts to shoot that money back into space

Posted in Andean Region | Tagged bolivia, Bolivia Million Dollars fall, Bolivia satellite, bolivia space shuttle, Tupac Katari satellite | Leave a comment

Libra out of balance – International oil companies indifferent to Brazilian pre-salt oil

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Cornelius Fleischhaker on recent offshore oil auctions in Brazil

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Brazil, China, commodities, oil, petrobras, pre-salt | 1 Comment

Argentina Misunderstood?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Joel Covelli on the details of Argentina’s Legal Drama

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina debt, argentina icsid, Argentina IMF, argentina legal battle, Argentina World Bank, calvo doctrine, CMS, Enron tribunal, ICSID BIT, ICSID NPM, Sempra | Leave a comment

Class Dismissed: Brazilian Police Abandon Protocol During Teachers’ Protests

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Brazilian anthropologist and documentary film maker Marcos Moura on renewed protests in Rio de Janeiro. Photos by Carlos Eduadro Vallinoti.

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Amarildo de Souza, black bloc protesters brazil, Brazil protests, brazil teachers protests, rio de janeiro protests | Leave a comment

Mexico: Reforming Ain’t Easy

Posted on October 9, 2013 by theoakahn

Theodore Kahn on Mexico’s winding path to reform

Posted in Mexico + Central America, Uncategorized | Tagged Economy of Mexico, Education reform, energy reform, Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico, Pact for Mexico, PEMEX, PRI | 1 Comment

Uncle Sam’s Pacific Alliance Strategy

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the United States and the Pacific Alliance

Posted in Andean Region, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Chile, Colombia, EPN, Mexico, MILA, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru, Santos, US and Pacific Alliance | Leave a comment

Peru: The Growing Pains of a Puma Cub

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Cornelius Fleischhaker on a Puma in the flux

Posted in Andean Region, Uncategorized | Tagged China, commodities, Crisis, Humala, Pacific Alliance, Pacific Pumas, Peru | Leave a comment