tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79844866042060471272012-02-28T13:11:55.617-05:00Central & South America & the CarribeanDaily Postings of reports relating to Central, South America and the Caribbean authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS)Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-5710938342062496132012-02-28T13:11:00.000-05:002012-02-28T13:11:55.655-05:00Mexico: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-80176274887329595532012-02-24T13:08:00.000-05:002012-02-24T13:08:37.848-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Key Issues for Congress in 2012<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-25564546586317133822012-02-17T13:06:00.000-05:002012-02-17T13:06:28.399-05:00Mexico: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-67862233417063571532012-02-03T11:07:00.000-05:002012-02-03T11:07:34.886-05:00Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-24909015099931028002012-02-02T10:14:00.000-05:002012-02-02T10:14:29.563-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-10238555485534910592012-01-27T10:33:00.000-05:002012-01-27T10:33:06.830-05:00Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86110314484753504712012-01-25T03:29:00.000-05:002012-01-25T03:29:22.459-05:00El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-62947980805886265152012-01-18T10:07:00.000-05:002012-01-18T10:07:22.719-05:00Latin America: Terrorism Issues<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-90936389008608141112011-12-13T02:02:00.000-05:002011-12-13T02:02:42.026-05:00Cuba’s Offshore Oil Development: Background and U.S. Policy Considerations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-83703406159275678132011-12-07T09:59:00.001-05:002011-12-07T10:07:30.298-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and ElectionsJulissa Gomez-Granger
Information Research Specialist
Mark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of government and the national independence date for each country
Date of Report: December 2, 2011
NumberAlertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-58135741743956577122011-12-06T09:41:00.002-05:002011-12-06T09:41:17.882-05:00Brazil-U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-87723982109370519232011-11-18T08:23:00.000-05:002011-11-18T08:23:44.365-05:00Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-25025600268349329022011-11-16T08:43:00.000-05:002011-11-16T08:43:14.471-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-43244437329419184012011-11-03T07:48:00.000-04:002011-11-03T07:48:43.468-04:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-21087021122992462032011-10-21T05:05:00.000-04:002011-10-21T05:05:42.229-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-64646390898082749542011-10-19T08:42:00.000-04:002011-10-19T08:42:29.764-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-12761128681307662072011-09-29T07:41:00.000-04:002011-09-29T07:41:59.543-04:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-25554769110785644092011-09-28T05:32:00.000-04:002011-09-28T05:32:23.153-04:00Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-30777459140500854862011-09-22T09:05:00.000-04:002011-09-22T09:05:26.644-04:00Mexico: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-23627125072104867342011-09-19T14:34:00.000-04:002011-09-19T14:34:40.775-04:00Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-36726620435641694632011-09-16T07:51:00.000-04:002011-09-16T07:51:36.483-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 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9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-13744681733067568642011-09-07T00:48:00.000-04:002011-09-07T00:48:25.925-04:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-48380733673805613272011-08-31T09:03:00.000-04:002011-08-31T09:03:17.243-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-17537875623535315152011-08-31T09:00:00.000-04:002011-08-31T09:00:55.584-04:00U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond<!--[if gte mso 9]> 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Beittel Analyst in Latin American Affairs<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-24649767654331220092011-08-03T09:25:00.000-04:002011-08-03T09:25:42.035-04:00Brazil-U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-60648319447923310922011-08-01T02:18:00.001-04:002011-08-01T03:03:02.532-04:00Haiti’s National Elections: Issues, Concerns, and OutcomeMaureen Taft-Morales
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
In proximity to the United States, and with such a chronically unstable political environment and fragile economy, Haiti has been a constant policy issue for the United States. Congress views the stability of the nation with great concern and commitment to improving conditions there. The Obama Administration considers Haiti its top Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-20653676842082354702011-08-01T02:15:00.000-04:002011-08-01T02:15:19.802-04:00Cuba’s Offshore Oil Development: Background and U.S. Policy Considerations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-796688357655846272011-07-21T08:02:00.000-04:002011-07-21T08:02:15.323-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-76349023811835716582011-07-20T07:14:00.000-04:002011-07-20T07:14:31.970-04:00Honduran-U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-70081935872704085572011-07-19T07:39:00.000-04:002011-07-19T07:39:28.910-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86853799226270138102011-07-14T01:34:00.000-04:002011-07-14T01:34:33.586-04:00Venezuela: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-28598405620544181362011-07-13T07:30:00.000-04:002011-07-13T07:30:16.436-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and RemittancesMark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Restrictions on travel to Cuba have been a key and often contentious component in U.S. efforts to isolate Cuba’s communist government since the early 1960s. Under the George W. Bush Administration, restrictions on travel and on private remittances to Cuba were tightened. In March 2003, the Administration eliminated travel for Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86505327270004471692011-06-22T07:38:00.000-04:002011-06-22T07:38:02.743-04:00Mexico: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-84752515193916374752011-05-31T07:27:00.000-04:002011-05-31T07:27:43.528-04:00Cuba’s Offshore Oil Development: Background and U.S. Policy Considerations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86908864990847362452011-05-27T07:52:00.000-04:002011-05-27T07:52:01.681-04:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Illicit Drug Trafficking and U.S. Counterdrug Programs<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-34645868616018623182011-05-25T06:59:00.000-04:002011-05-25T06:59:55.063-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-5537101729537140002011-05-20T07:35:00.000-04:002011-05-20T07:35:28.471-04:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-31864630668397014062011-05-20T07:32:00.000-04:002011-05-20T07:32:52.949-04:00Haiti’s National Elections: Issues and Concerns<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-53585575686490582502011-05-02T06:43:00.000-04:002011-05-02T06:43:56.142-04:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. RelationsMark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
With five successive elected civilian governments, the Central American nation of Panama has made notable political and economic progress since the 1989 U.S. military intervention that ousted the regime of General Manuel Noriega from power. Current President Ricardo Martinelli of the center-right Democratic Change (CD) party was elected in Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-91553113845480495262011-04-22T08:29:00.000-04:002011-04-22T08:29:12.385-04:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-55464814689277723492011-04-11T08:48:00.000-04:002011-04-11T08:48:07.113-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-40315007969339566522011-04-07T07:37:00.000-04:002011-04-07T07:37:18.959-04:00Haiti’s National Elections: Issues and Concerns<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-16390229048596443852011-04-05T08:10:00.000-04:002011-04-05T08:10:38.479-04:00Colombia: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-43671084392769693972011-04-05T07:57:00.000-04:002011-04-05T07:57:51.838-04:00Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-56950572236620475112011-03-30T08:49:00.000-04:002011-03-30T08:49:19.570-04:00Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-69783648873823242472011-03-30T08:47:00.000-04:002011-03-30T08:47:11.032-04:00Venezuela: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-46093644193547417532011-03-17T07:57:00.000-04:002011-03-17T07:57:57.669-04:00Haiti’s National Elections: Issues and Concerns<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-7373950874006921972011-03-15T08:30:00.000-04:002011-03-15T08:30:45.152-04:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-38871802949394621882011-03-03T07:43:00.000-05:002011-03-03T07:43:48.856-05:00Latin America: Terrorism Issues<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-53426935582765581622011-03-02T09:55:00.002-05:002011-03-02T09:58:55.903-05:00Honduran-U.S. RelationsPeter J. Meyer
Analyst in Latin American Affairs
On January 27, 2010, Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo Sosa was inaugurated President of Honduras, assuming power after seven months of domestic political crisis and international isolation that had resulted from the June 28, 2009, ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. While the strength of Lobo’s National Party in the legislature has enabled the government to Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-62002135043894686712011-03-02T09:50:00.000-05:002011-03-02T09:50:14.426-05:00Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-12777634593984736542011-03-01T09:12:00.001-05:002011-03-02T07:51:33.653-05:00U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and BeyondClare Ribando Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Kristin M. Finklea
Analyst in Domestic Security
In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development and implementation of the Mérida Initiative, a counterdrug and anticrime assistance package for Mexico and Central America that was first proposed in October 2007. WithAlertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-56658558402283426182011-02-11T08:03:00.000-05:002011-02-11T08:03:19.236-05:00Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-28393004879366523182011-02-07T10:20:00.000-05:002011-02-07T10:20:19.278-05:00U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and Beyond<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-3607301723324010312011-02-07T09:57:00.000-05:002011-02-07T09:57:22.687-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Illicit Drug Trafficking and U.S. Counterdrug Programs<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-20266688608660774432011-02-03T08:19:00.002-05:002011-02-03T08:19:45.580-05:00Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-49400936676159060552011-02-03T08:15:00.000-05:002011-02-03T08:15:46.634-05:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and RemittancesMark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Restrictions on travel to Cuba have been a key and often contentious component in U.S. efforts to isolate Cuba’s communist government since the early 1960s. Under the George W. Bush Administration, restrictions on travel and on private remittances to Cuba were tightened. In March 2003, the Administration eliminated travel for Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-35449809980114639052011-01-25T08:20:00.000-05:002011-01-25T08:20:06.827-05:00Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-50341973186340409242011-01-21T10:17:00.000-05:002011-01-21T10:17:19.504-05:00Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-39002043129258074732011-01-21T10:14:00.000-05:002011-01-21T10:14:49.253-05:00Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-34782553097974285262011-01-20T02:19:00.001-05:002011-01-20T02:37:19.624-05:00El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and U.S. RelationsClare Ribando Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Throughout the last few decades, the United States has maintained a strong interest in El Salvador, a small Central American country with a population of 7.2 million. During the 1980s, El Salvador was the largest recipient of U.S. aid in Latin America as its government struggled against the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-81714481588100563962011-01-20T02:11:00.001-05:002011-01-20T02:37:03.901-05:00Gangs in Central AmericaClare Ribando Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Congress has maintained an interest in the effects of gang violence in Central America, and on the expanding activities of transnational gangs with ties to that region operating in the United States. The violent Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and its main rival, the “18th Street” gang (also known as M-18) continue to threaten citizen securityAlertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-89612656426385194812011-01-19T08:44:00.000-05:002011-01-19T08:44:19.201-05:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-20325462682392309742011-01-19T08:41:00.000-05:002011-01-19T08:41:36.258-05:00Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-63266102872999323472011-01-18T10:57:00.000-05:002011-01-18T10:57:40.839-05:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-71240630777955290302010-12-15T08:22:00.000-05:002010-12-15T08:22:15.502-05:00Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-66073067175957444302010-12-14T04:45:00.000-05:002010-12-14T04:45:20.169-05:00Honduran-U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-62023356811079385882010-12-10T06:41:00.000-05:002010-12-10T06:41:40.971-05:00Dispute Settlement Under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: An Overview<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-25626670465440488072010-12-01T10:16:00.000-05:002010-12-01T10:16:08.102-05:00Venezuela: Issues in the 111th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-44440832683034875552010-11-17T03:56:00.000-05:002010-11-17T03:56:07.926-05:00Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-28241808591310346802010-11-12T02:55:00.000-05:002010-11-12T02:55:27.801-05:00Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-37330091435512597382010-11-08T02:04:00.000-05:002010-11-08T02:04:35.865-05:00Latin America: Terrorism Issues<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-25707541238156470292010-10-06T09:13:00.000-04:002010-10-06T09:13:50.213-04:00Argentina’s Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the “Holdouts”<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-20142607863451192862010-10-05T07:44:00.000-04:002010-10-05T07:44:29.729-04:00Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-69627106234598822092010-09-27T07:38:00.000-04:002010-09-27T07:38:44.240-04:00The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial Crisis<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-5715881353816510082010-09-23T23:01:00.001-04:002010-09-23T23:01:39.142-04:00Brazil-U.S. Relations<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-7349948183754557822010-09-23T06:08:00.001-04:002010-09-23T06:11:55.668-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 111th CongressMark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Cuba remains a hard-line communist state with a poor record on human rights. The country’s political succession in 2006 from the long-ruling Fidel Castro to his brother Raúl was characterized by a remarkable degree of stability. The government of Raúl Castro has implemented limited economic policy changes, but there has been disappointment Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-34707476030798726362010-09-15T22:02:00.001-04:002010-09-15T22:02:43.499-04:00CRS Issue Statement on Latin America and the CaribbeanMark P. Sullivan, Coordinator Specialist in Latin American Affairs U.S. interests in Latin America and the Caribbean are diverse, and include economic, political, and security concerns. Geographic proximity has ensured strong economic linkages between the United States and the region, with the United States being the major trading partner and largest source of foreign investment for many Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-40340328150040528712010-09-15T21:57:00.001-04:002010-09-15T21:57:51.267-04:00The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial CrisisM. Angeles Villarreal Specialist in International Trade and Finance The state of Mexico's economy is important for U.S. policymakers for many reasons, most significantly because a prosperous and democratic neighboring country is in the best interest of the United States. The two countries have strong economic, political, and social ties, which have direct policy implications related to bilateral Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-28152785562193597562010-09-14T08:05:00.001-04:002010-09-14T08:05:10.205-04:00Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for CongressClare Ribando Seelke Specialist in Latin American Affairs The United States and Mexico have a close and complex bilateral relationship, with extensive economic linkages as neighbors and partners under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In recent years, security issues have dominated U.S.-Mexican relations, as the United States has supported Mexican President Felipe Calderón's Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-71910934407645643462010-09-13T11:55:00.001-04:002010-09-13T11:55:17.626-04:00Venezuela: Issues in the 111th CongressMark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs The United States traditionally has had close relations with Venezuela, a major supplier of foreign oil, but there has been friction in relations for almost a decade under the government of populist President Hugo Chávez. U.S. officials have expressed concerns about human rights, Venezuela's military arms purchases, its relations with Cuba andAlertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-56450709123630504562010-09-07T10:01:00.001-04:002010-09-07T10:01:31.018-04:00U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and BeyondClare Ribando Seelke Specialist in Latin American Affairs Kristin M. Finklea Analyst in Domestic Security In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development and implementation of the Mérida Initiative, a counterdrug and anticrime assistance package for Mexico and Central America that was first proposed in October 2007. With the Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-47864110216108801992010-08-25T03:36:00.001-04:002010-08-25T03:36:48.254-04:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and ElectionsJulissa Gomez-Granger Information Research Specialist Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico,and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of governmentand the national independence date for each country.Date of Report: August 9, 2010Number of Pages: Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-82571846533963855972010-08-08T02:11:00.002-04:002010-08-08T14:03:41.783-04:00U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and Beyond
Clare Ribando Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Kristin M. Finklea
Analyst in Domestic Security
In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development and implementation of the Mérida Initiative, a counterdrug and anticrime assistance package for Mexico and Central America that was first proposed in October 2007. Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86745858337807206642010-07-26T00:22:00.003-04:002010-07-26T00:22:00.860-04:00Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Clare Ribando Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the most recent U.S. State Department estimates, roughly 800,000 people are trafficked across borders each year. If trafficking within countries is Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-5545775030823654692010-07-23T00:22:00.001-04:002010-07-23T00:22:00.300-04:00Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
Mark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Restrictions on travel to Cuba have been a key and often contentious component in U.S. efforts to isolate Cuba's communist government since the early 1960s. Under the George W. Bush Administration, restrictions on travel and on private remittances to Cuba were tightened. In March 2003, the Administration eliminated travel for Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-86861564349885912122010-07-22T00:14:00.001-04:002010-07-22T00:14:00.423-04:00Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements
M. Angeles Villarreal
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Mexico has had a growing commitment to trade integration through the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) since the 1990s and its trade policy is among the most open in the world. Mexico's pursuit of FTAs with other countries not only provides economic benefits, but could also potentially reduce its economic dependence on Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-71658778651690624722010-07-21T00:43:00.000-04:002010-07-21T00:43:59.378-04:00Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress
Mark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
Cuba remains a hard-line communist state with a poor record on human rights. The country's political succession from the long-ruling Fidel Castro to his brother Raúl was characterized by a remarkable degree of stability. Fidel stepped down from power in July 2006 because of health reasons, and Raúl assumed provisional control of the Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-16650226819587354132010-07-20T00:14:00.006-04:002010-07-20T00:14:00.111-04:00Jamaica: Background and U.S. Relations
Mark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
The Caribbean island-nation of Jamaica has had a relatively stable parliamentary political system stemming from its history of British colonial rule. Current Prime Minister Bruce Golding of the Jamaica Labour Party was elected in September 2007 when his party defeated the long-ruling People's National Party led by then-Prime Minister Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-53258245047940668582010-07-19T21:06:00.000-04:002010-07-19T21:06:01.490-04:00The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act
J. F. Hornbeck
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
In December 2006, the 109th Congress passed the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE I), which included special trade rules that give preferential access to U.S. imports of Haitian apparel. These rules were intended to promote investment in the apparel industry as one element of a Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-34200720767737032362010-07-08T00:06:00.000-04:002010-07-08T00:06:10.956-04:00Argentina’s Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the “Holdouts”
J. F. Hornbeck
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
In December 2001, following an extended period of economic and political instability, Argentina suffered a severe financial crisis, leading to the largest default on sovereign debt in history. It was widely recognized that Argentina faced an untenable debt situation that was in need of restructuring. In 2005, after prolonged, Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-51191418790204515872010-07-06T00:10:00.003-04:002010-07-06T00:10:00.059-04:00Honduran-U.S. Relations
Peter J. Meyer
Analyst in Latin American Affairs
Mark P. Sullivan
Specialist in Latin American Affairs
On January 27, 2010, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo Sosa was inaugurated President of Honduras. Lobo assumed power after seven months of domestic political crisis and international isolation that had resulted from the June 28, 2009, ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. While the strength of Lobo's Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-31314464493539579372010-06-25T00:38:00.001-04:002010-06-25T00:38:00.276-04:00Argentina’s Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the “Holdouts”J. F. Hornbeck
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
In December 2001, following an extended period of economic and political instability, Argentina suffered a severe financial crisis, leading to the largest default on sovereign debt in history. It was widely recognized that Argentina faced an untenable debt situation that was in need of restructuring. In 2005, after prolonged, Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-21029425575273290032010-06-22T03:39:00.001-04:002010-06-22T03:39:34.353-04:00FY2010 Supplemental for Wars, Disaster Assistance, Haiti Relief, and Court CasesAmy Belasco, CoordinatorSpecialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget Daniel H. Else Specialist in National Defense Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in Emergency Management Policy Rhoda Margesson Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy Kennon H. Nakamura Analyst in Foreign Affairs Maureen Taft-Morales Specialist in Latin American Affairs Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs The Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-51504584669997317922010-06-21T00:14:00.001-04:002010-06-21T00:14:00.663-04:00The Haitian Economy and the HOPE ActJ. F. Hornbeck
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
In December 2006, the 109th Congress passed the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE I), which included special trade rules that give preferential access to U.S. imports of Haitian apparel. These rules were intended to promote investment in the apparel industry as one element of a Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984486604206047127.post-58078242953628891492010-06-15T00:29:00.001-04:002010-06-15T00:29:29.057-04:00Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and ElectionsJulissa Gomez-Granger Information Research Specialist Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs This fact sheet tracks the current heads of government in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It provides the dates of the last and next elections for the head of government and the national independence date for each country.Date of Report: June 2, 2010Number of Pages: Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670524972679621261noreply@blogger.com