| May 15, 2013 | Peace / SecurityDuring his recent trip to Latin America, President Barack Obama made a herculean effort to suggest that his administration is forging a new relationship with Mexico and the rest of Latin America based on a partnership of equals. “Just as Mexico is being...
| May 8, 2013 | Peace / SecurityCan you hear it? Conservatives are beating their war drums and banging their tambourines, trying to gin up support for U.S. intervention in Syria. Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have been particularly vocal about their...
| | Peace / SecurityWith Syria’s strife, the NRA’s annual meeting, and Kim Kardashian’s prenatal woes to report, Central America doesn’t exactly dominate U.S. headlines these days. So we understand that the octogenarian former dictator standing trial in Guatemala...
| May 1, 2013 | Peace / SecurityPresident Barack Obama’s recent announcement that he believes Syria has used a small amount of chemical weapons ignited a debate. Has the Assad regime crossed the “red line” the White House laid down? U.S. intelligence reports “varying degrees...