Obama in Colombia
By far the most entertaining account of President Barack Obama's visit to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas came from a Colombian writer, Juan Gossaín. He tells us that Obama wore extraordinary bullet-proof clothes and scarcely touched his food.
HAITI : THE POLITICS OF CHAOS
Since Michel Martelly took over as president last May, the country has been in a state of almost complete paralysis. The uncertainty increased recently, says Nick Caistor from LAB, with rumours of an imminent coup.
HAITI: Shelters That Don’t Shelter the Needy
After a lengthy investigation, Haiti Grassroots Watch has uncovered substantial misuse of the post-earthquake housing provided by the UK charity, Tearfund.
Rio de Janeiro: the ‘pacification’ of the favelas
The idea is to put an end to the 'divided city' but, says Verena Brähler, the risk now is of creating a city with 'divided favelas'.
Breaking away from the USA
The USA's relationship with Latin America is changing profoundly, argues Haroldo Ramanzini Júnior. Thanks, in part, to Brazil, the region is gaining a new confidence.
Obama’s failures in Latin America
Obama has allowed right-wing Republicans and the Pentagon to dictate his policy in Latin America with disastrous consequences for his relations with the region, argues Grace Livingstone.
THE CHALLENGES FACING NGOS IN HAITI
Haitians have been doing what they can to rebuild their lives. The problem is, says Peleg Charles from OXFAM, that the far-reaching change, so loudly proclaimed by the government and the international community immediately after the disaster.
The politics of the drugs war in Mexico
Laura Carlsen analyses the social cost and political implications of the US drugs war in Mexico, which has led to 50,000 deaths since December 2006.
Interview with Adam Isacson – Obama and Latin America
Adam Isacson, from WOLA, tells LAB that the rhetoric has changed under Obama but little else.
A new beginning for US-Latin American relations?
Latin America is emerging as an ecological superpower that the United States needs to respect, argues Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, from the Universidad Di Tella in Buenos Aires.