AMAZING GRACE: The W.R. Grace Corporation

AMAZING GRACE: The W.R. Grace Corporation

On April 29, the Protagonistic Critical Observatory Network (Red Protagónica Observatorio Crítico), an autonomous group of Cuban activists and intellectuals,
A New Doctrine of Insecurity? U.S. Military Deployment in South America

A New Doctrine of Insecurity? U.S. Military Deployment in South America

The announced redeployment this summer of the U.S. Navy’s Fourth Fleet, a World War II–era flotilla, to patrol the Caribbean
Middle Powers: IBSA and the New South-South Cooperation

Middle Powers: IBSA and the New South-South Cooperation

In the 1970s, the world’s underdeveloped nations launched the idea of South-South cooperation. Following in the spirit of Bandung, they
Red Star Over Latin America

Red Star Over Latin America

Since the Bandung Conference of 1955, China has consistently identified itself with the developing world, calling itself the “world’s largest
Problematic Brothers: Iranian Reaction to Chávez and Ahmadinejad

Problematic Brothers: Iranian Reaction to Chávez and Ahmadinejad

When Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, call each other brothers, they are bound to be “up
The Pacific Basin: Notes on Japanese Investments in Peru

The Pacific Basin: Notes on Japanese Investments in Peru

Japan is now the fourth largest investor in Latin America, ranking after the United States, West Ger- many and Britain.
Mercosur: The Prospects for Regional Integration

Mercosur: The Prospects for Regional Integration

Although many observers are optimistic about its future, tensions among national constituencies as well as those between Mercosur and other
The International Poor Peoples' March to New Delhi - UNCTAD II

The International Poor Peoples’ March to New Delhi – UNCTAD II

As Frantz Fanon has warned, "the question which is looming on the horizon is the need for a redistribution of
MERCOSUR Common Market Falters

MERCOSUR Common Market Falters

Supporters hail the Southern Cone Common Market as a major step to- ward the fulfillment of the age-old dream of
Guns, Trade and "Control

Guns, Trade and “Control

Tepito is the Casbah of Mexico City, shadowy and serpentine, its back alleys vanishing into sinister dead-ends. Here underground tunnels
Mercosur’s Hope

Mercosur’s Hope

We can get a better sense of what the privatizing, austerity-driven Washington Consensus for the South is all about if
Mercosur’s Hope

Mercosur’s Hope

We can get a better sense of what the privatizing, austerity-driven Washington Consensus for the South is all about if