(IPS) -The policies of the George W. Bush administration lag behind public opinion on a host of issues relating to Latin America, according to a new poll of likely voters across the U.S.
The poll, released Friday by Zogby International, polled over 2,700 people and found that most of them are in favour of revising policies [...]
BUSH SEEN AS OUT OF TOUCH ON LATIN AMERICA
Revolution! New Book Charts Roller Coaster Ride of South American Left
Throughout the past eight years of the Bush administration, North and South America have politically and economically been heading in opposite directions. While Bush waged wars, curtailed civil liberties and spread neoliberalism, South Americans stopped corporate looting, ousted corrupt presidents and developed economies for people instead of profit. Journalist Nikolas Kozloff’s new book, Revolution! South [...]
The South American Defense Council and the Region’s Political Process
October 1st 2008, by Alex Sánchez – COHA
• Applying collective security (through the CSD) in Latin America
• Hopes and challenges for UNASUR and the CSD
• Learning from the OAS and the IADB/C
• The inter-American system and security issues
• Bolivia, UNASUR’s trial of fire
The most ambitious and significant recent project [...]
