On the third episode of “Two gringos with questions,” your hosts talked to Ambassador Shannon on the importance of U.S. presence in the region and his secrets for surviving thousands of meetings and briefings.
An interview with Ambassador Tom Shannon, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
OAS Permanent Council rejects Nicolas Maduro’s new term
By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO /
With 19 votes in favor, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) agreed “to not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s new term as of the 10th of January of 2019.”
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
The IACHR held a hearing on marriage equality after a year of delays from the region in implementing the Court’s 2017 decision
By Hunter T. Carter / colombialawbiz /
In 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights determined that marriage equality was a human right. In the face of resistance in the region, in a recent IACHR hearing on the matter, commissioners committed to enforce it.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
Venezuela, Nicaragua… We should have seen it coming
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
The political and human rights crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua were predictable. It may have been preventable too, if media, multilateral institutions and governments had reacted to the obvious and documented warning signs.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
The OAS, Venezuela, and crimes against humanity
By Javier El Hage and Nicolás Albertoni /
The OAS General Secretariat has made history by documenting the crimes against humanity of a dictatorship while it is still in power. What should OAS member states do?
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
With the Nicaragua vote the OAS proves its (limited) relevance
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
The rogue ALBA states are no longer the only threats to the survival of the OAS. Its action on Nicaragua proves why we need it now more than ever.
Democracy & Elections
Hear no evil, see no evil: Daniel Ortega in the midst of a crisis
By Orlando J. Pérez /
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Daniel Ortega has dug in his heels against a mediated solution to the crisis in Nicaragua. His intransigence and the politicization of the state makes it difficult to find a mediated exit to a looming civil war.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
Highlights from the confirmation hearing of Kimberly Breier for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
We watched the confirmation hearings for the top diplomatic post in the Americas so you don’t have to. Among the highlights are exchanges on TPS, strengthening the OAS, and the crisis in Nicaragua.
Venezuela
Pasito a pasito: Countries in the Hemisphere react to Venezuela at the 48th OAS General Assembly
By Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan /
The power players of the Americas were unified in their criticism of Venezuela, but they were challenged by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza at every turn.
Venezuela
A resolution on Venezuela finally passes at the OAS
By Jimena Galindo /
With a surprising abstention from Uruguay, and an even more surprising vote in favor from the Dominican Republic, the draft resolution on Venezuela got 19 votes, one more than was needed to pass.
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