At its worst the “cash-box” approach to politics degrades public life but even at its best it fosters the illusion that throwing money at a problem is the best way to solve it...
In the 1970s when anti-US demonstrations swept Latin America, a familiar sight was the graffiti “Yankee Go Home.” On the road to Ezeiza Airport the words were painted on a bridge...
It’s hard to keep up with the news. But it’s even harder to keep up with non-news. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to many reports issued with much anticipation, was...
Drunk on cheap money and awash with late-night promises, the minders of the eurozone last week awoke from their stupor with a start. Peering about the cupboard with an eye on...
While the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner presidency is joining battle on various overseas fronts over YPF oil and Malvinas sovereignty (not to mention trade barriers against the rest...
We now know that last week’s delay in announcing the expropriation of YPF oil company was purely tactical in order not to inject this delicate issue into last Saturday’s meeting with United States President Barack Obama in particular or the mostly Ibero...
The Summit of the Americas held in Cartagena this past weekend could very well be the last of these hemispheric gatherings. In addition to the request — unacceptable to the US — that Cuba be...