Category Archives: Latin America

May 6 2012

Leap of Faith: Perspectives on Drug Legalisation Following the Summit of the Americas

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Posted in: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Civil Society, Colombia, Drugs, Ecuador, EU, FARC, Foreign Policy, Honduras, Human rights, Latin America, Liberal Interventionism, LSE, Mexico, Nicaragua, Obama, Peru, Plan Colombia, political situation, power, Santos, Terrorism, Transatlantic, Uncategorized, United States, US-Latin American Relations

By Jacob Parakilas After decades as a seemingly unchallengeable feature of the new global system, the prohibition of drugs is finally coming under sustained criticism from a broad-based coalition, which for the first time includes sitting heads of state. While … Continue reading →

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Mar 3 2012

Argentina’s foreign policy in Kirchner’s second term

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Posted in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, democracy, Foreign Policy, history, IDEAS Blogs, international relations theory, Latin America, Liberal Interventionism, Liberalism, political situation, power, power game, Special Relationship, Transatlantic, US-Latin American Relations

By Federico Merke Since the return to democracy in 1983, Argentina’s foreign policy has been tied to the changing patterns of its political system and development model. In the 80′s, the main problem was the country’s democratic stability and the … Continue reading →

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Feb 23 2012

Politics and the Falklands

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Posted in: Argentina, Foreign Policy, history, IDEAS Blogs, imperialism, Latin America, power, realism, Transatlantic, United Kingdom

By George Philip A few months ago, British Foreign Secretary William Hague made a speech at Canning House in which he promised upgraded and more constructive relations with Latin America. It is fair to say that this promise has not … Continue reading →

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