Region Related Event Feeds

Hemisphere Highlights Volume X Issue 1 - February 2011

cwatson — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

HEADLINES

Presidential contests in five countries promise excitement this year, the first taking place in Haiti next month. All mix familiar candidates with fresh faces. Though there are early leaders in each race, the possibility of close contests or upsets should not be discounted.

Cooperative Mexican-U.S. Antinarcotics Efforts

jdunton — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Because of high U.S. narcotics consumption and Mexico’s role as the main transit country for cocaine from Colombia, the dominant narcotics activity in the Western Hemisphere takes place between the United States and Mexico.

Hemisphere Highlights Volume IX Issue 8 - November 2010

cwatson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Lawmakers in Panama repeal a controversial law affecting labor codes and environmental considerations. Mexican president Felipe Calderón submits to Congress a proposal to overhaul and unify the Mexico’s disparate police forces.

Hemisphere Highlights Volume IX Issue 7 - October 2010

cwatson — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Canadian prime minister vetoes proposal to extend the detention period for asylum seekers in Canada. Haiti prepares to elect a new president and legislators in November. Mexican president announces a plan to protect journalists in Mexico from drug violence.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume IX Issue 6 - June 2010

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A new bill could change enrollment requirements for Englishlanguage public schools in the Canadian province of Quebec, further recognizing French as the primary language of the region. Mexican electrical workers continue to protest the liquidation of state-owned power company Luz y Fuerza del Centro.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume IX Issue 4 - April 2010

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Energy ministers from across the Americas met with other groups to launch the Energy and Climate Partnerships of the Americas. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with officials from Peru, Colombia, and Barbados to strengthen military and security partnerships.

Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia

ian — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: On March 1, the State Department released the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), whose country report on Colombia estimated a large decline in coca cultivation and cocaine production potential in 2008. How significant is this?

El trafico ilicito en el corredor mesoamericano

jdunton — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Spanish translation of Trafficking in the Mesoamerican Corridor (CSIS, November 2009).

Issues in International Political Economy - Situation in Latin America--Year-end 2009

adyne — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The political differences among the countries in Latin America are profound, and this reality is perhaps the most important political commentary to make at year-end 2009. Countries of the region are more apt to learn from each other in the economic field.

Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship

jdunton — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) designated Kazakhstan as its chairman-in-office (CiO) for the year 2010. The selection of Kazakhstan to chair a major European organization is a precedent: it is the first post-Soviet country, the first predominantly Muslim country, and the first Central Asian country to be entrusted with such a responsibility.

Trafficking in the Mesoamerican Corridor

jdunton — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

To facilitate discussion among the diverse law enforcement, advocacy and research sectors that play roles in surveillance, prevention, and control of trafficking involving Mexico, Central America, and the United States, the CSIS Americas Program convened a one-day meeting on September 24, 2009, at CSIS in Washington, D.C.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume IX, Issue 9 - November 2009

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

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

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 7 - July 2009

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

An overwhelming volume of refugee claims leads Canada to impose visa restrictions on Mexican citizens seeking to enter the country.

Hemisphere Highlights - Volume VIII, Issue 6 - June 2009

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The province of Alberta, Canada announces an extension of incentives to attract investment in the oil and gas sector.

Issues in International Political Economy - The Essentials of U.S. Policy towards Latin America - June 2009 - Number 114

adyne — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Barack Obama has not yet defined the essentials of U.S. policy toward Latin America despite the painful economic situation in the region brought on by the U.S. financial collapse.The best posture for the U.S. government in dealing with Latin America is to demonstrate by its actions that the United States is sincere in wanting to help countries of the region.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 5 - May 2009

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative comes into effect for travelers entering the United States from Canada. Police raids in Mexico successfully arrest 30 suspected members of the La Familia drug cartel. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is appointed as a special envoy to Haiti by the United Nations.

Hemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 4 - April 2009

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Fifth Summit of the Americas conference takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Canada announces it will create a Canadian International Center for the Arctic Region in Norway to strengthen its voice on Arctic issues in Europe.

Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States’ geographic proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as its extensive trade, migration, and border relationships with countries in the hemisphere, make addressing health issues in the Americas a matter of national interest.

Ratification of the OAS Firearms Treaty

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Barack Obama announced on April 16 that he intends to seek ratification by the Senate of the 1998 Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and other Related Material (known as CIFTA).

Q1: What is CIFTA?

Prospects for the Summit of the Americas

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Barack Obama will take part in the Summit of the Americas meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on April 17–19.

Q1: What is the Summit of the Americas? Is it important? Why?

Latin America's Aging Challenge

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Latin America’s Aging Challenge: Demographics and Retirement Policy in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico examines the economic, social, and geopolitical implications of the dramatic demographic transformation that is about to overtake the region.

El Control de la Corrupción en los Gobiernos Locales de America Latina

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Para abordar el problema de la ética y la transparencia en el gobierno municipal, el Programa de las Américas del CSIS realizó una conferencia el 14 de Noviembre de 2008, que reunió a los alcaldes de dos importantes ciudades de América Latina, los directores de las principales ONG dedicadas a la buena gobernabilidad, y donantes internacionales que se concentra

Presidential Election in El Salvador

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is the significance of the March 15 presidential election in El Salvador?

Hemisphere Focus: The 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

When more than 22,000 scientists, advocates, policymakers, and activists gathered in Mexico City from August 3 to 8, for the 17th International AIDS Conference, or “AIDS 2008,” it was the first time that the meeting had taken place in Latin America.

Hemisphere Focus: A Farewell to Arms: Managing Cross-border Weapons Trafficking

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

On June 30, President George W. Bush signed into law a 2008 supplemental budget bill that included $465 million for a project called the Mérida Initiative: a multiyear billion dollar program aimed at combating the increasingly urgent threat of drug trafficking and related crime.

The Upcoming Visit of the President of Panama to the United States

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What are the key issues in U.S.-Panama relations?

Issues in International Political Economy: Latin America at Yearend 2007

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Several of my year-end commentaries in recent years have focused on the situation in Latin America.

Issues in International Political Economy: The Derivative Nature of U.S. Hemispheric Policy

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have long been unsatisfactory. Many U.S.

Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Is there a model for Western Hemisphere energy cooperation? How would individual countries and the hemisphere as a whole benefit from cooperative understandings for hemispheric oil and natural gas? What are the impediments to creating cooperative agreements, and how can the region overcome them? What would be the consequences of not adopting a plan for energy cooperation in the Americas?

Issues in International Political Economy: Problems Facing Latin American Countries at Year-end 2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Latin America has caught the attention of news media that normally pay little heed to the region because of what is seen as a leftward trend in presidential election outcomes.

Issues in International Political Economy: U.S.-Latin American Attitudes

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

A common theme during the past year or more, both in academia and the media, is that there is a leftward movement in Latin American politics, especially as demonstrated in presidential elections.

Issues in International Political Economy: U.S.-Latin American Attitudes

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is made up of three major groups of nations: the developed industrial, or post-industrial, countries; the emerging countries that are important traders; and the d