Category Archives: International Relations

The Death of the Monroe Doctrine?

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Is the Monroe Doctrine “dead,” as John Kerry proclaimed this week? Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: Still No.

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Around Latin America

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

–Dozens of Haitians are dead after the boat they were traveling on capsized as they sought to seek refuge and a new start in the wake of recent tensions and violence in the Dominican Republic. -For those who missed it, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Brazil Forgiving African Debt

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

With all of the recent events coming out of the Brazilian demonstrations recently, other important stories have fallen to the wayside. One of those stories, which took place before the demonstrations, was Brazil forgiving US$900 million of debt to a … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-30,000: that is the number of families who have been relocated as Brazil has prepared for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. -New Paraguayan President and wealthy businessman Horacio Cartes is set to reform social aid to the poor, saying … Continue reading →

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Bunkers in the Everglades – Relics of the Cold War

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

This is a remarkable story of a bygone era: The Cuban Missile Crisis was over in 1962. But the militarization of Florida and its national parks had only just begun. Nike Hercules Missile Site — also called Alpha Battery or HM-69 … Continue reading →

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Today in Flawed Neoliberal Biases

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Last week ushered in a new era at the World Trade Organization, as Brazilian Roberto Azevedo won the post as the WTO’s next director-general. With the election, Azevedo became the first Latin American to serve in that post [though no … Continue reading →

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Israel, Guatemala, and the Question of Genocide

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

As the trial of Efraín Ríos Montt appears to be headed back to square one after the Constitutional Court’s ruling, NACLA has a fascinating piece up on Israel’s ties to Ríos Montt: Known as “Brother Efraín,” a fundamentalist convert of … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Paraguay – Is a Return to Mercosur Next?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

After the institutional coup against Fernando Lugo last June, politico-economic trade bloc Mercosur suspended Paraguay’s membership. The response was swift, and Horacio Cartes, who at the time was a potential candidate for president, called on Paraguay to maintain faith in … Continue reading →

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On the Vatican’s Relations with the Pinochet Regime

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Wikileaks recently released another wave of documents, many of them coming from the Kissinger years. While much of these items are available to scholars in archives, their broader dissemination is still useful. Among the released documents are cables revealing the … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Brazil and Russia reached an agreement on arms and technology exchanges between the two countries while also discussing nuclear power. Talks between Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and President Dilma Rousseff led to the sale of surface-to-air missiles to Brazil as well … Continue reading →

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