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Inter-American Dialogue

Type: Organization

Name: Inter-American Dialogue

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining Pacific Alliance bloc

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The four nations of the Pacific Alliance may be getting some company as they aim to turn the fledgling bloc into a regional powerhouse and boost trade with Asia. On Thursday, the presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala said they hoped ... [Published Miami Herald - May 23 2013]

Entities: PACIFIC ALLIANCE CORP, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina --Argentina's president announced a $3.2 billion annual increase in cash handouts for the poor, students and pregnant women Wednesday, saying the programs will reach nearly 700,000 additional children, pay their families 35 percent ... [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cristina Fernandez, Argentina, Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil seeks source of rumors blamed for run on banks

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian authorities are trying to determine the source of rumors that led thousands of people concerned about their government assistance payments to make a run on banks last weekend.Word spread that the government would be canceling ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Rumours, Brazil, Inter-American Dialogue, Familia, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemala court overturns genocide conviction against former dictator

Victims of 1980s violence express dismay as court annuls proceedings in case against José Efraín Ríos Montt A campaign for justice dating back to Latin America's "dirty wars" suffered a setback on Monday when Guatemala's constitutional court overturned ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Conviction, Dictator, Constitutional Court

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Sree Kavitha Engineering College

PEMEX Files Suit to Recover $160 Million in Bribery Case

Explore: Bribery FCPAMexican state oil company Pemex has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking to recover nearly $160 million from Germany's Siemens and South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. in a global bribery case, a law firm representing ... [Published JD Supra - May 20 2013]

Entities: Pemex (Mexico), Bribery, Sree Kavitha Engineering College, Siemens AG

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Sherry Rehman

Embassy Row: ‘Cognitive disconnect’

Pakistani Ambassador Sherry Rehman doesn?t mince words. She rolls them out like fresh dough, pounds them into heaps and injects them with a ?cognitive disconnect? or a ?bilateral trajectory.? Ms. Rehman served up a verbal smorgasbord as she warned the ... [Published Washington Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Sherry Rehman, Inter-American Dialogue, Janez Lenarčič, Alejandro Foxley, Gabriel Makhlouf

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Organization of American States

Latin American states weigh legalizing pot (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An Organization of American States report published called for taking a closer look at possibly legalizing marijuana in Latin America.The report examined an issue that until recently was a taboo topic in the region. Politicians, desperate ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 18 2013]

Entities: Organization of American States, Ethan Nadelmann, Legalization

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Where Trade Is Free, Powerful Economic Growth Is The Norm

Source – Forbes.comBy Claudio LoserDate – 6 May 2013Website - www.forbes.comThe world is witnessing a profound economic initiative in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – the regional free trade agreement currently under negotiation between the United ... [Published Truth About Trade - May 07 2013]

Entities: Japan, Economic Growth, Peru, Powerful

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

As Obama visits Mexico, the slippery topic of oil comes up

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) walks past an honour guard upon arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport on May 2, 2013 in Mexico City. Obama landed in Mexico on Thursday at the start of a three-day trip that will also take him to Costa Rica, with ... [Published Marketplace - May 02 2013]

Entities: Mexico, Michael Shifter, Barack Obama, Pemex (Mexico), Arturo Sarukhan

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Drugs Provide No High at Mexico Summit

By: Michael D. MosettigScreen grab of Mexican flagPresident Barack Obama and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto may have hoped that drugs and violence would not grab most of the headlines of their Thursday summit in Mexico City. But events may ... [Published PBS - May 02 2013]

Entities: Mexico, Drugs, Immigration, Michael Shifter

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Obama Looks for the Positive in Latin America Trip

Washington (dpa) - President Barack Obama is to travel this week to a Latin America that Washington no longer sees as just a source of trouble with drug trafficking and other security issues.Now, the United States sees its southern neighbours also as ... [Published HispanicBusiness.com - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Mexico, Michael Shifter

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Globe-trotting Cuban activists sway world opinion

At least a half dozen Cuban activists are now crisscrossing the globe, more or less at the same time, publicly airing their grievances against the Cuban government and meeting with high-level officials and politicians abroad.What gives? Many Cuba watchers ... [Published Miami Herald - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Havana, Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue

Quotes

"Extraditing him today was to distract people from (Rios Montt's) trial, which has been in the news for weeks" she said

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US [Published Columbia Missourian - 21 hours ago]

"We're not going to leave the price accord to good faith," she said. "We're going to use the force of the political and youth movements to fan outout in the entire territory."

Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - May 23 2013]

Amnesty International described the decision as a "devastating blow for the victims of the serious human rights violations committed during the conflict" in Guatemala

Guatemala court overturns genocide conviction against former dictator [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]

...And probably the supreme court added to the problem at the end of the day” (see " O'Connor question's court's decision to take on Bush v. Gore " Chicago Tribune, 27 April 2013)."

Washington and Caracas: hegemony vs maturity [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 20 2013]

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Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US [Published Columbia Missourian - 21 hours ago]
Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining... [Published Miami Herald - May 23 2013]
Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - May 23 2013]
Brazil seeks source of rumors blamed for run on... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 22 2013]
Guatemala court overturns genocide conviction a... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Washington and Caracas: hegemony vs maturity [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 20 2013]
PEMEX Files Suit to Recover $160 Million in Bri... [Published JD Supra - May 20 2013]
Embassy Row: ‘Cognitive disconnect’ [Published Washington Times - May 20 2013]
Latin American states weigh legalizing pot (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 18 2013]
Americas weigh legalising cannabis [Published MSN New Zealand - May 18 2013]
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Brazil's Azevedo Chosen to Lead WTO [Published Global Finance Magazine - May 07 2013]
In Latin America, U.S. Focus Shifts From Drug W... [Published Media Awareness Project - May 07 2013]
Where Trade Is Free, Powerful Economic Growth I... [Published Truth About Trade - May 07 2013]
Mexico Battles Brazil for Clout Via WTO Top Job... [Published Bloomberg - May 06 2013]
Where Trade Is Free, Powerful Economic Growth I... [Published Forbes.com - May 06 2013]
As Obama visits Mexico, the slippery topic of o... [Published Marketplace - May 02 2013]
Low Expectations For Obama’s Trip To Mexico And... [Published Republican National Committee - May 02 2013]
Drugs Provide No High at Mexico Summit [Published PBS - May 02 2013]
Where is Uruguays economy headed? [Published Merco Press - May 02 2013]
Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 01 2013]
Obama Looks for the Positive in Latin America Trip [Published HispanicBusiness.com - Apr 28 2013]
Globe-trotting Cuban activists sway world opinion [Published Miami Herald - Apr 28 2013]
Nicolás Maduro to be sworn in as president afte... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 19 2013]
Former Ambassador Donna J. Hrinak to Deliver Bi... [Published Duke University - Apr 18 2013]
Maduro relents, offers full election audit [Published Canberra Times - Apr 18 2013]

Blogs

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This week: Illuminating update from PSL, good s... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom website - May 15 2013] The FTSE continued its upward run unabashedly last week gaining 111 points to close at 6,625 (and the AIM All Share gained 4 points to close the week at 718) with little macro news to deter investors worldwide. Asian markets, led by the Nikkei, in ...
Maduro as President of Venezuela: What to Expect [Published Brookings Up Front - Apr 16 2013] On April 15, the Comisión Nacional Electoral (CNE) confirmed Nicolás Maduro as the next president of Venezuela , following the death of Hugo Chavez on March 5 and presidential election on April 14. The Organization of American States and the U.S. government ...
How many American think tanks are run by women? [Published FP Passport - Apr 04 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE<![endif]--> With the news this week that thevery smart Anne-Marie Slaughter, of "Having It All," State Department, andTwitter Fight Club fame, has been tapped tosucceed Steve Coll ...
Venezuela Gears Up for Upcoming Elections [Published Global Voices Online - Mar 27 2013] After the impact caused by the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, and all the discussions regarding his burial, his funeral, or even whether his body was going to be embalmed, Venezuelan debates online are now focused on the country's next ...
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Audio/Video

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Recount Urged in Venezuela Election [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 15 2013]
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Press Releases

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