A month after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the future of Venezuela will once again be defined on April 14, as Venezuelans have the option to vote for…
On January 29, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sen. John Kerry as Secretary of State, the seat that Hillary Clinton will vacate this year. During the confirmation process, Kerry made some…
In October 2012, Cuba’s state-run media announced a long-awaited migratory policy that represents the first real political reform implemented by Raul’s government. The announcement follows a steady stream of economic…
What is Brazil up to? That is the question national security planners should be asking. Since abandoning its nuclear weapons program in the late 1990s, Brazil has appeared…
For most of the last ten years one of the stars of the Brazilian women’s volleyball team was a stunning, 6’3”middle-blocker named Walewska Oliveira. When Walewska spiked, her normally jovial…
The Falkland Islands, known by Argentina as Islas Malvinas, remain a center of contention between Argentina and the United Kingdom. Around the 30th anniversary of the brief but deadly 1982…
Ambassador David Passage (Retired) (Georgetown MSFS ’66) corresponded with Barrett Helmer (MSFS ’13) about US foreign policy in Latin America, China’s rise and the upcoming US presidential election. GJIA: You…
