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Issues in International Political Economy - November 2009 - Number 119 - The Cost of Questionable Policies

adyne — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Until Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, it was taken for granted that no African-American could become president of the United States. Any great talent in that population group, about 13.5 percent of Americans, was discarded for the top position in the country. The situation has changed, and the United States is surely better for it.

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.

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.

Issues in International Political Economy - September 2009 - Number 117

adyne — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

President Felipe Calderón just delivered his third annual Informe and it calls for a thoroughgoing change in policy direction. President Barack Obama, for this part, is trying to rescue as much of his health-care proposal as he can from a confrontational Congress.

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?

Energy and Climate Change at the North American Leaders Summit

ian — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Will energy and climate change be on the agenda for the upcoming North American Leaders Summit?