October 2017 Archives - PULSAMERICA

October 2017

Today's Venezuela empowers those capitalizing from its destabilization. Opposition may usher marketable pro-US alternatives to crisis-era Bolivarians. Photo (c) The New York Times 2017

Andean Region, Corruption, Economy, International, Leadership Analysis, Media, OP-ED, Politics, Security, United States, Venezuela October 18, 2017

OP-ED: VENEZUELA: Humanitarian Relief is the Only Option

By Savannah Fox of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy - In August, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, “President Trump has made it very clear that we will…

FEMA has major aid potential in Puerto Rico's recent Hurricane Maria aftermath. However, institutional interactions have been perfectly imperfect. Photo (c) NOAA 2017

Ailana Navarez, Columns, Economy, International, Media, North America, Politics, Regional Issues, Security, United States October 16, 2017

PUERTO RICO: Huricane Maria and FEMA’s Tango

Analyzing the relationship amid the Puerto Rican government and the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s National Incident Management System (aka NIMS) offers a unique case study to the emergency and…

Simon Kuznets summarizes “You will find four types of countries in the world: developed, undeveloped, and then there are Argentina and Japan.” Photo (c) Mente Argentina 2017

Argentina, Economy, History, Politics, Southern Cone & Brazil October 14, 2017

ARGENTINA: South America’s Most Developed Yet Volatile Economy

By Shirley Alaba - While it doesn’t guarantee the best living standards among all the countries on Earth, Argentina is one of the best, if not the best, place to live…

Latin American environmental sustainability education is crucial. It is time to develop a generation that understands and addresses the damage.
Photo (c) Eco Portal 2017

Andean Region, Central America, Environment, International, North America, OP-ED, Politics, Regional Issues, Science, Southern Cone & Brazil, The Caribbean October 13, 2017

OP-ED: LATIN AMERICA: Ecological Chaos: How Educational Systems Can Help

By Amanda Sparks - Problems with our environment are by no means exclusive to Latin America. It is global – disappearance of entire species, holes in the ozone, ocean warming,…

Private agribusiness on previously protected indigenous lands has thrown the Temer administration under international law violation investigations. Photo (c) Brasil 247 2017

Brazil, Corruption, Economy, Environment, International, Leadership Analysis, OP-ED, Politics, Security, Southern Cone & Brazil October 12, 2017

OP-ED: BRAZIL: Indigenous Land Rights: A Corruption Scandal Victim

By Emily Foecke Munden - International Development Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: While ongoing corruption probes in Brazil have dominated headlines, the laws protecting Brazil’s indigenous peoples have been…

Post-Pink Tide Ortega socio-economic and political turmoil in Nicaragua could trigger increased migratory waves towards the US-Mexico border. Art (c) Ailana Navarez 2012

Central America, Corruption, Costa Rica, Economy, History, International, Leadership Analysis, OP-ED, Panama, Politics, Regional Issues, Security October 7, 2017

NICARAGUA: Migration Flows and Political Instability

By Glenn Ojeda Vega - Latin America Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: At the Peñas Blancas land crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, one can see the migrant camps inhabited…

Latin America cannot be properly understood without the mixture of heritages from all over the world. Photo (c) The Economist 2015

Andean Region, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Culture, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, International, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Regional Issues, Southern Cone & Brazil, The Caribbean, Uruguay, Venezuela, World-View October 1, 2017

LATIN AMERICA: Identity and Dual Citizenship

Migration is a deeply entrenched concept within Latin America. Whether it is people crossing a border to establish themselves in a foreign land or a State receiving an influx of…

New business ventures exemplifies that though ties have changed, Russia certainly continues to see Venezuela as an asset. Photo (c) Panorama 2017

Andean Region, Economy, History, International, Leadership Analysis, OP-ED, Politics, Regional Issues, Security, Venezuela October 1, 2017

OP-ED: INTERNATIONAL: Russia & Venezuela: From Allies to Patronage?

By W. Alex Sánchez and Brittney Figueroa; originally published on International Policy Digest - Venezuela’s political and economic meltdown continues while President Nicolas Maduro’s priority is to remain in power. Meanwhile,…

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