Category Archives: Regions

Argentina: Wrong Way on a One Way Track?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on recent rail nationalizations in Argentina

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina nationalization, argentina prvitization, Argentina trains, kirchner economics, krichner policy, menem argentina | 4 Comments

No Se Mancha Co-Founder on NPR

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

No Se Mancha co-founder Cornelius Fleischhaker was on NPR this morning to discuss his recent post Istanbul & São Paulo: A World Apart, a World United

Posted in Brazil | Tagged brazil and turkey protests, media on brazil and turkey, No Se Mancha, npr brazil, npr turkey | 1 Comment

The Gringo’s Guide to Demonstrations in Brazil

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Brazilian economic analyst Carlos Góes offers context on the protests that have grabbed global headlines and imagination

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Brazil protests, brazil world cup protest, context for protest, violence in brazil protest, why is brazil protesting | 24 Comments

Istanbul & São Paulo: A World Apart, a World United

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

The long march for freedom and justice in Turkey and Brazil

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Brazil and Turkey protest, brazil protest, brazil world cup violence, Istambul protest, turkey protest, world cup protest | 13 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

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

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

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