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Introducing Colombia’s own Obama
Introducing Colombia’s own Obama
May 12, 2010
John R. Thomson

Six weeks ago, it seemed impossible. Today, it seems improbable but all too possible: Colombia could reject the Presidential candidate most in the mould of retiring President Alvaro Uribe Velez.

The perils of peripheral warfare: Iran & Venezuela share the tactics of asymmetric war
The perils of peripheral warfare: Iran & Venezuela share the tactics of asymmetric war
April 02, 2010
Jon Perdue

When Epifanio Flores Quispe, the mayor of Requena, Peru received an invitation recently to visit Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, he wondered to himself what had made him so important. Requena is a very small city in the Upper Amazon region of Peru (population 25,000), near a tri-border area with Colombia and...

Venezuela requires a new type of thinking
Venezuela requires a new type of thinking
February 05, 2010
Luis Fleischman

In the last several weeks we are hearing about more turmoil in Venezuela. According to news reports, protests in Venezuela broke out on January 23rd as a result of electricity and water rationing. Indeed, Venezuela was suffering major shortages of electricity at crucial times. As protests grew more...

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Nicole M. Ferrand, Editor

The Americas Report is the featured product of the Center's Menges Hemispheric Security Project.  Published weekly, it features in-depth, original articles on subjects not regularly covered by the American press.  For example, past topics have included: the radicalization of the Latin American grassroots, Hugo Chavez's involvement in Colombian political scandals, and the ideological alliance between Chavez and Argentine President Nestor Kirchner.

In addition to the original research, The Americas Report provides the reader with a round-up of the week's most important news.  The stories are pulled directly from the Latin American press, and help provide a close-up view of the ongoing political developments in the region.

The Americas Report serves as a valuable guide and reference for those interested in Latin American affairs, and it illustrates the way that events there can have a profound effect on the interests and security of the United States.

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Nicole Ferrand

Nicole M. Ferrand is a research analyst and editor of The Americas Report of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project. She is a graduate of Columbia University in Economics and Political Science with a background in Law from Peruvian University, UNIFE and in Corporate Finance from Georgetown University.