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Hemisphere Highlights, Volume IX, Issue 9 - November 2009

HCarrington — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A backlog of immigrants seeking refugee status in Canada forced the Canadian government to announce new immigration reform. President Calderón dissolved the state-run electric company Luz y Fuerza, sparking political controversy in Mexico.

Resolution of Political Impasse in Honduras

ian — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Is the political impasse in Honduras resolved?

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 8 - October 2009

HCarrington — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A water shortage in the capital of Mexico has prompted the government to take new measures to
prevent agricultural and health crises. Also in Mexico, federal agents targeted state and muncipal
police forces in Hidalgo on charges of colluding with drug traffickers. The Clinton Global Initiative has

Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State

jdunton — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Colombia in the mid-1990s was in deep trouble. The insurgent group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) appeared capable of defeating the Colombian military in pitched battles and, combined with the Army of National Liberation (ELN) and growing paramilitary forces, controlled vast areas of the country.

Toward a New Multilateralism

ian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

When President Barack Obama steps onto the podium at the United Nations on September 23, 2009, he will have a chance to reaffirm that U.S.

Cuba Outlook

jdunton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Nearly two decades after the end of the Cold War, Cuba remains a policy dilemma for the United States. The transition from Fidel Castro to his brother Raúl, which began when Raúl assumed the responsibilities of the presidency of the Council of State on July 31, 2006, as a result of Fidel’s illness, is still ongoing after three years.

Visit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Washington

pfrank — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is the purpose of Prime Minister Harper’s visit to Washington?

The North American Leaders Summit

ian — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is the North American Leaders Summit? What is on the agenda?

Toward the Heavens

jdunton — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States has a new opportunity to use civil space and cooperation in science and technology as a powerful tool of engagement in Latin America, and especially with Brazil. U.S. leadership in space exploration comprises not only government achievements but also powerful commercial opportunities that arise from the sale of U.S. inventions to its allies.

Calderón, Obama, and Harper to Meet in Guadalajara, August 9–10: Economic Aspects of the Summit

pfrank — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is the key economic problem facing the three NAFTA countries?