Watching America has the translation of an article from Spain about developing ties between the US and Paraguy. Interesting passage:
This was admitted by the vice president himself, who said that Secretary Rumsfeld was worried about the situation in the zone. “… We also spoke of countries closer to us in the region; they […]
Thanks to a link from the excellent Global Voices Online, my post about Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Foreign Policy’s Failed States Index Map has attracted interesting comments from bloggers boz and Miguel A. Buitrago.
Boz agrees that the Index was flawed; he says the evaluators “tried too hard to rank all states on some […]
I’m familiar with neither this author nor this publication, but here’s a thought-provoking article about rumored US military efforts to build a base in Paraguay.
If it’s true, it’d make sense strategically — the base would be close to both ever-unstable Bolivia and the troublesome triple frontier region, which is home to South American al-Qaeda-linked […]
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Check out Foreign Policy’s Failed States Index Map. Interesting stuff.
My gripe: Ecuador is listed as “borderline,” while neighboring Peru is described as “in danger.”
Is Peru really in worse shape than Ecuador, which has seen three presidents deposed since 1997? While Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo’s approval ratings have been subterranean for a while (only […]
A fantastic story from the NY Times’s Juan Forero:
EL ALTO, Bolivia - In her red multilayered skirt, white pumps and gold-laced shawl, the traditional dress of the Aymara people, Ana Polonia Choque might well be preparing for a night of folk dancing or, perhaps, a religious festival.
But as Carmen Rosa, master of the ring […]
The NY Times reports that, just as analysts had begun discussing the possibility of civil war, the situaion in Bolivia seems to have been resolved—for now:
Bolivia’s Congress accepted the resignation of President Carlos Mesa late on Thursday night and swore in the head of the Supreme Court as the new president, an appointment expected […]
Things’re spiraling out of control in Bolivia.
IHT: “Protesters in Bolivia take over 7 oil fields”
NY Times: “No. 1 Quits in Bolivia, and Protesters Scorn Nos. 2 and 3″
CSM: “Bolivia: Tiny Nation, Big Troubles”
And the Best Headline Award goes to The Motley Fool: “Bolivia’s Gas Pains” (which is actually a decent overview of the natural gas […]
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Guardian:
The Bolivian president, Carlos Mesa, yesterday submitted his resignation in an attempt to bring weeks of crippling protests over the management of the country’s natural resources to an end.
Mr Mesa - whose 19 months in office have been beset with political crises - had struggled to stay in power in the face of demands for […]
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Following on the heels of Ecuadorian Prez Lucio Gutierrez’s ouster last month, will the Bolivian head of state be the next to fall?
Reuters:
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The head of Bolivia’s armed forces denied on Wednesday that the military was preparing for a coup as the government vowed to prosecute two officers who called […]
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