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Costa Rica is happy — but not too much

(PHOTO: DAVID COLEMAN) The new United Nations’ World Happiness Report ranks Costa Rica among the happiest countries on earth, and as the happiest one in Latin America. So when I interviewed Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis this week, I couldn’t help asking him why there is so much discontent...

By Andres / 30 abril, 2015

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Pope Francis will have unusual clout in Cuba

(PHOTO: AFP) When Pope Francis goes to Cuba in September, he will have a larger-than-usual influence over the Cuban government: he has been a champion of dialogue with the island’s regime and strong critic of the U.S. trade embargo since he authored a little-known book on Cuba in 1998. The big question...

By Andres / 25 abril, 2015

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Mexico’s new (but old) anti-corruption fix

After a series of corruption scandals, Mexico has created a government-backed National Anti-Corruption System that — to my surprise — is getting good reviews from some leading independent anti-graft groups. Some respected anti-corruption groups, such as Transparency International, say Mexico’s...

By Andres / 22 abril, 2015

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Summit final document aims at U.S.

PANAMA CITY —We’ve known for a while that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was planning to stage an anti-U.S. show at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Panama, but a copy of the draft final declaration of the meeting that I obtained this week shows that he will seek much more: a formal,...

By Andres / 12 abril, 2015

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Summit final document aims at U.S.

(PHOTO: Jon Super/AP/Corbis) PANAMA CITY We’ve known for a while that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was planning to stage an anti-U.S. show at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Panama, but a copy of the draft final declaration of the meeting that I obtained this week shows that he will...

By Andres / 9 abril, 2015

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Obama on defensive at summit

(PHOTO: Jon Super/AP/Corbis) Until a few weeks ago, it looked like next weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Panama would be a golden opportunity for President Barack Obama to seal his announced normalization of ties with Cuba, and remove a decades-long sore point in U.S.-Latin American relations. But with...

By Andres / 5 abril, 2015

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Argentina’s elections give reasons for hope

(PHOTO: MAXIE AMENA/ LA NACION) The race for Argentina’s October presidential elections has started with a big surprise: pro-business Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri is ahead in several polls, and has a chance of ending 12 years of leftist-populist Kirchner family-led Peronist governments. Before...

By Andres / 2 abril, 2015

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In Venezuelan elections, too many dead vote

(PHOTO: FIU NEWS) While U.S. and Latin American officials say that Venezuela’s political crisis should be solved through upcoming legislative elections, recent testimony before the U.S. Senate raised many questions: It said Venezuela’s voting registry includes the names of so many dead, many states...

By Andres / 29 marzo, 2015

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Cruz’s candidacy is good news — for Democrats

(PHOTO: DANIEL SANGJIB/AP) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination is great news for Democrats: He will push the other Republican hopefuls to the right on immigration, further scaring away Hispanic voters and making it more difficult for Republicans...

By Andres / 26 marzo, 2015

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Obama’s rift with South America grows

The White House announcement of President Barack Obama’s agenda for the upcoming April 10-11 Summit of the Americas in Panama, stating that he will meet with Caribbean and Central American leaders, raises a big question: Has the United States given up on South America? According to a White House statement,...

By Andres / 23 marzo, 2015

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