The future of Colombia had never been so dark and uncertain. Two
years ago, President Juan Manuel Santos embarked the country into a
negotiation process with the terrorist organization FARC in Habana,
Cuba.
Activist, peacebuilder, social entrepreneur, speaker, trainer
In my misery index, I calculate a ranking for all countries where
suitable data from the Economist Intelligence Unit exist. A higher
score in the misery index means that the country, and its constituents,
are more miserable. Indeed, this is a table where you do not want to be
first.
Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
War more likely in the Balkans or sex in Brazil, turned into an
unexpected UN Security Council debate. Is promiscuity for conflict, sex
or soccer something embedded in our genes, culture or environment? Some
stereotypes perhaps are better, or more accurately less harmful, but in
the end they become a hurdle.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
One cannot escape the ample media coverage of the 25th
anniversary of what has come to be known as the Tiananmen Square
massacre, in which it is estimated that at least 300, and possibly 3000
civilians, were killed by state forces.
Human and labor rights lawyer
In an election year in which there is nothing for politicians to
gain from standing up to the bullies of the recently merged anti-Cuba
and anti-Venezuela lobbies, this is significant. But even more striking
were some of the points that the letter made about U.S. policy in the
region.
Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, D.C.
Western media, which sides with the undemocratic and coup-prone
opposition, have been content simply to denounce human rights
violations. At the same time, they fail to report the murders committed
by the protesters.
Doctor, Paris Sorbonne Paris IV University, Lecturer, University of La Réunion
There is one direct approach to Caracas immediately available.
The administration should challenge Maduro to restore normal diplomatic
relations. The US and Venezuela have not exchanged ambassadors since
2010.
Chairman, McLarty Associates
Diamanti joins a growing list of notable figures that have been
incarcerated for opposing the authoritative regime of Venezuela's
President, Nicolas Maduro.
Activist, peacebuilder, social entrepreneur, speaker, trainer
The U.S. which has its own, profound democracy deficit, is
working with reactionary forces in Venezuela to force it back to the bad
old days when the poor and racial minorities lived under the thumb of
Venezuela's rich oligarchy.
Human and labor rights lawyer
The crafting of Putin's new Euro-Asian vision -- in effect a new
"Greater Russia" assembled from the remnants of the old Soviet Union in
Central Asia and Europe -- has been greased by a pipeline delivery
system under the Kremlin's control.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
Despite the many ties between the U.S. and Venezuela, the
political crisis and influx of Venezuelans has gotten surprisingly
little attention in Washington.
Immigration Attorney and Human Rights Advocate
Without any doubt in this moment we can not talk about the dollar
but about the "energo dollar" or "petrodollar," currencies that are
not within reach of the common people which ultimately bring prosperity.
Public administration specialist
The strategy of Venezuela's extreme right is to make the country
ungovernable, so as to gain by force what they have been unable to win
in 18 elections over the past 15 years.
Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, D.C.
On February 26, General John F. Kelly, Commander of the United
States Southern Command, presented Southcom's annual "Posture Statement"
to the House Armed Services Committee. The Posture Statement surveys
threats and concerns in the command's Area of Operations, in this case,
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
Evidence of increased mass-scale deportations since the beginning
of Obama's Presidency -- often in violation of immigrants' human
rights -- are significantly harming U.S. regional standing in
organizations such as the OAS.
Research consultant, freelance writer and politics junkie
The dialogue between the Venezuelan opposition and Nicolas Maduro
is in full swing. Its critics are many, its most visible loser: the
Cuban government.
Award-winning Cuban blogger
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