El Salvador

  • Apr 19, 2011
  • 6 min read

Diplomacy may boost Central American security

Recent visits from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US President Barack Obama highlight the...

Central America
  • Mar 30, 2011
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA/US: Obama trip symbolic not substantive

Overshadowed by the unfolding crisis in Libya, Obama's five-day visit was heavy on symbolism and...

Latin America
  • Mar 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

EL SALVADOR/US: Funes becomes key regional ally

US President Barack Obama yesterday visited El Salvador on the third leg of a Latin American tour.

El Salvador
  • Jan 26, 2011
  • 2 min read

LATIN AMERICA/US: First Obama visit focuses on friends

President Barack Obama will make his first trip to South America in March, when he will visit...

Latin America
  • Dec 2, 2010
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LATIN AMERICA: Remittances will slow domestic demand

Remittances from Mexicans living overseas, primarily in the United States -- the country's...

Latin America
  • Nov 26, 2010
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: Central America

Central America probably will benefit from positive rates of economic growth. However, political...

Central America
  • Sep 9, 2010
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US/MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA: Narcos are 'insurgents'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday stated that drug cartels in Mexico increasingly...

Central America
  • Sep 7, 2010
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA: Institutions face political pressures

Political dynamics, coupled with the effects of the economic crisis, threaten to undermine state...

Central America