Is Ecuador Waging A Stealth War On America?
Without firing a shot, Ecuador’s populist President Rafael Correa appears to be waging a stealth war on America. In recent weeks the Justice Department revealed Quito’s whopping $6.4 million foreign government lobby
Continue readingA Second Look at the China-Brazil Relationship
There are rumors that China’s President Xi Jinping requested the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit this year in Fortaleza, Brazil be held in July so he could attend the World Cup final. Accord
Continue readingChicago-style politics wreaks havoc from Washington to Quito
What would President Abraham Lincoln say? If it isn’t bad enough that four of the last seven former Illinois governors were jailed for assorted crimes of corruption, racketeering and bribery, now the Land of Lincoln ha
Continue readingEgypt’s missing marker: Economic freedom
Much has been written about the Muslim Brotherhood’s disastrous influence in Egypt and the Obama administration’s unwise foreign-policy decisions throughout the Arab Spring, but both are merely byproducts of lar
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Threat to the Homeland: Iran’s Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere
Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency on the "Threat to the Homeland: Iran's Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere"
Continue readingFive signs Obama is losing Latin America
While President Obama made headlines for downplaying the threat posed by Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to national security, such naive remarks should hardly come as a surprise given his track record. Though most of Mr. O
Continue readingIs a Security Tax a Good Investment for the Central American Private Sector?
A little over a month ago the Central American Integration System held a conference in Guatemala focused on regional security. At this conference, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, made the controversial statemen
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