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    Recent Elections in Latin America Carry Heavy Consequences

    Over the weekend, four important elections occurred in the Western Hemisphere. Argentina and Guatemala held presidential elections; Colombia held local and municipal level elections. (Haiti also had an election, but the result will be unknown for several weeks.) For now, the results in Argentina, Guatemala, and Colombia raise key questions for the United States and…
    Ana Quintana
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    • Opinion

    Now Hugo Chávez’s PetroCaribe Program Is Hurting Venezuelans

    Remember those funny commercials where the opera stars sing, “I have a structured settlement and I need cash now!”? Nicolás Maduro knows what they mean. Hugo Chávez set up PetroCaribe a decade ago when he was flush with cash and eager to buy friends and influence for his oil-rich country and the “Chavista” brand of…
    James M. Roberts
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    5 Steps the Next President Could Take to Boost Our Relationship With Latin America

    For much of the last century, Latin America has seldom been a major focus for U.S. foreign policy. Yet President Obama’s controversial Cuba policy appears to have brought the region back into play. But Obama’s days in the Oval Office are numbered. How will the next occupant of the White House treat our neighbors to…
    Ana Quintana
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    Venezuela’s Chavistas Win Big if Keystone XL Pipeline Loses

    In an attempt to save her Senate seat, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu (D) has launched a “Hail Mary XL legislative strategy” by pushing for congressional approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring 380,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast. Not to be outdone, Representative Bill Cassidy (R–LA), her…
    James M. Roberts
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    Why the US Needs to Keep Venezuela Out of the UN Security Council

    Today marks the 238th day opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has spent locked away in a Venezuelan military prison. Arrested for leading peaceful antigovernment demonstrations, Leopoldo is currently standing trial and could face up to 10 years in prison. Much like the recent demonstrations seen in Ukraine, the Venezuelan government’s response has been deadly and undemocratic….
    Ana Quintana
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    ‘Whatever It Takes’: U.S. Action Encourages Opposition to Venezuelan Regime

    At dawn last Friday, a group of hooded men — hidden, but unmistakably officers from Venezuela’s Military Intelligence — burst into the cell of political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez. They repeatedly punched him, then tied him up and took his belongings. For almost five months, Lopez, an opposition leader jailed after the Venezuelan government accused him…
    Josh Siegel
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    Venezuela: Government Uses Forged E-Mails to Quell Democratic Opposition

    Venezuela has issued arrest warrants for three opposition leaders for allegedly trying to destabilize the country’s socialist government and assassinate its president. These people are Diego Arria, Venezuela’s former ambassador to the United Nations; Pedro Burelli, former external director of Petroleos de Venezuela, the country’s national oil company; and Ricardo Koesling, attorney and prominent member…
    Andrea Rodriguez
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