Blazing a Trail: Uruguay and A Shifting War on Drugs

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James McBride on the shifting conventional wisdom of the War on Drugs

Uruguay sparks drug reform. Will is pass to the US

Uruguay sparks drug reform. Will it pass to the US?

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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

A predicted announcement, but an important one, nonetheless

A predicted announcement, but an important one, nonetheless

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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 

A house divided?

A house divided?

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This Week in Latin America

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

What’s Good in the Hood

Fogo de Chao: Brazil's IMF Rep has Beef

Fogo de Chao: Brazil’s IMF Rep has Beef

A round up of the week’s LATAM journalism & commentary
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The Other Side of the Eike Batista Case

Posted on August 8, 2013 by theoakahn

Theodore Kahn responds to articles from James Stranko and the Financial Times

Eike Batista and Brazil: Not the same

Eike Batista and Brazil: Not the same

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Eike Batista: The Symptom or the Cause?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

James Stranko, Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative and author of Avenida America on the looming collapse of Brazil’s financial super model.

The symptom, or the cause?

Be like Eike?

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Argentina

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Alex Rosen

Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen recently joined No Se Mancha as a Team Member. 

Enjoy the ride...while it lasts

Enjoy the ride…while it lasts

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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. 

Changes on the way"

Changes on the way?

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Guerrilla Politics: A Bloody History

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from Natalia Lozano, a Colombian International Relations Specialist

The last time the Colombian left tried politics over guns, it ended very poorly

The last time the Colombian left tried politics over guns, it ended very poorly

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

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker
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…and what it means for Latin America

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