The Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil Must be the Beginning of a Deeper Reform

By On April 22, 2016

On April 17, the Brazilian lower house of Congress voted by more than a two-thirds majority to impeach the current president, Dilma Rousseff.  The Senate will vote on the impeachment but contrary to the lower house, a simple majority would be enough to approve such impeachment.  If the Senate approves impeachment proceedings, Rousseff will have […]

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What’s Next as Brazil Faces a Government Crisis?

By On August 28, 2015

The Brazilian government is now in the midst of its worst crisis of confidence since 2003. The government has been the object of protests from large sectors of civil society but mostly from the middle class. The protests stem from Brazil’s now unstable economic situation as well as a major scandal involving bribery of politicians […]

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In Latin America, radical Islamic presence flourishes while key countries downplay the threat

By On January 17, 2015

As a result of last week’s heinous terrorist attack in France that took the lives of 16 innocent people, President Barack Obama has set in motion plans for a counter-terrorism summit to be held on February 18th in Washington DC. It is likely that mostly North American and European countries will attend this summit meeting […]

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Rousseff’s Call for Dialogue and Change: The Contradiction of Promise and Reality

By On November 6, 2014

The recent elections in Brazil were very close with the incumbent president Dilma Rousseff from the Workers Party (PT) winning the election by a small margin of 3% against the pro-business candidate Aecio Neves from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB). . Although the result did not bring about a change of government, it definitely […]

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Upcoming Elections in South America: Some Hope for Change but Great Uncertainty

By On October 10, 2014

by Luis Fleischman Three elections are due to take place in one-month period. One in Brazil (where the first round already took place), another one in Bolivia and finally one in Uruguay. Interestingly enough, the only election whose result is certain is the one in Bolivia, which will take place on October 12, where the […]

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Reflections on Regional Reactions to Chavez’s Victory

By On October 26, 2012

Two days prior to the Venezuelan presidential election, Francisco Toro, a Venezuelan journalist and blogger, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times stating that Chavez and his movement have become irrelevant. As Chavez’s socialism is becoming increasingly authoritarian and has failed to reduce poverty, Toro claims that it is no longer an exemplary to […]

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A closer look at Brazil’s foreign policy

By On December 22, 2010

Latin America is increasingly turning into a geo-political and international challenge. On the one hand, Venezuela, under the leadership of Hugo Chavez, continues to support the Colombian narco-guerilla group known as the FARC. The FARC protects the activities of drug cartels, and cooperates with terrorist groups such as Hezbollah. On the other hand, a number […]

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The growing concern of Brazil & Iran

By On June 25, 2010

In recent months there has been a growing interest in the deepening relationship between Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  Brazil has long been an American ally and analysts are questioning the motives behind Lula’s eagerness in furthering ties with Iran; a long-time US enemy. Understandably, this new friendship has […]

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Brazil’s tilt towards Chavez and Iran

By On October 8, 2009

For those of us concerned with hemispheric security, the big question has always been how do we contain Chavez‘s expansionist ambitions.  Under the Bush Administration, the answer, in the words of a Republican Senator was, “containment of Hugo Chavez should be undertaken by Latin American countries”. This conception was consistent with the idea of a […]

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Will Brazil and China abandon the dollar?

By On June 18, 2009

In March 2009, Premier Wen Jiabao made an astonishing announcement when he expressed his deep worries about the safety of China’s assets in the United States. In the financial world, most specialists understood that Beijing was growing increasingly concerned about holding nearly $2 trillion, with more than half of those holdings, estimated to be United […]

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