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OAS 47th General Assembly 2017: What to look for
By / Next week the hemisphere’s foreign ministers—including U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson—will gather in Cancun. They will vote on IACHR commissioners and ...
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Muchas cláusulas, poco compromiso democrático
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En la región hay cinco cláusulas democráticas en cinco diferentes organismos. Ahora queda por ver cuál será el papel de la Argentina a cargo de UNASUR
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Ecuadorians elect a new president but questions over the process remain
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The controversies swirling around the victory of Lenin Moreno’s narrow victory demonstrate why it’s important to have credible professional electoral ...
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OAS and Venezuela: Another contested vote but with recommendations
By Mercedes Hoffay and Karen Mustiga / 
The March 28 OAS Permanent Council discussion on Venezuela was a not-so-subtle rebuke to the failed efforts at dialogue. Instead of acknowledging ...
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Fourteen (plus four) principled governments in the hemisphere
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In the strongest language so far, a joint statement signed by 14 states (and supported by 4-more Caribbean states) condemns Venezuela under the ...
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Maduro’s three-card monte: Keep your eye on the (OAS) card
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Don’t be fooled. President Maduro’s call for UN help in addressing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis—of the government’s own making—is just another in a ...
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Latin America will not unite
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Pan-hemispheric solidarity and unity has long been a dream of independence fighters, politicians, academics and dreamers. Given the state of the Americas ...
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Can Latin American and Caribbean nations and Canada convince the U.S. not to ditch the Paris Agreement?
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The Americas has a lot at stake in the U.S. remaining in the Paris Agreement. Latin America and Caribbean countries and Canada should convince it to do so.
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