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The Americas Blog seeks to present a more accurate perspective on economic and political developments in the Western Hemisphere than is often presented in the United States. It will provide information that is often ignored, buried, and sometimes misreported in the major U.S. media.

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Diego Escobari Approach to Bolivia’s Elections

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

March 26, 2020

26 Marzo 2020

Guilty until proven innocent. That appears to be the electoral fraud approach favored by Walter D. Valdivia and Diego Escobari in their recent piece in Project Syndicate. It is also the exact approach the OAS had a responsibility to avoid in their audit
Guilty until proven innocent. That appears to be the electoral fraud approach favored by Walter D. Valdivia and Diego Escobari in their recent piece in Project Syndicate. It is also the exact approach the OAS had a responsibility to avoid in their audit

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Human Rights Conditions Have Deteriorated Rapidly Under Bolivia’s De Facto Government

By Lola Allen and Brett HeinzLola Allen y Brett Heinz

March 24, 2020

24 Marzo 2020

Since the de facto government of Jeanine Áñez took power in early November 2019, the human rights situation in Bolivia has significantly deteriorated.
Since the de facto government of Jeanine Áñez took power in early November 2019, the human rights situation in Bolivia has significantly deteriorated.

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Honesty Isn’t Just a Campaign Attribute, It’s a Prerequisite for Change

By Jake JohnstonJake Johnston

February 28, 2020

28 Febrero 2020

How can a politician be honest about addressing migration if they can’t be honest about their country’s role in stoking the migration in the first place?
How can a politician be honest about addressing migration if they can’t be honest about their country’s role in stoking the migration in the first place?

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After Guaidó’s DC Circuit, Trump Admin Earmarks More Money for Regime Change in Venezuela

By Cavan KharrazianCavan Kharrazian

February 24, 2020

24 Febrero 2020

Juan Guaidó’s high-profile trip to Washington earlier this month seems to be paying off.
Juan Guaidó’s high-profile trip to Washington earlier this month seems to be paying off.

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Trump’s Export Reform Will Shower Gun Industry in Central American and Mexican Blood Money

By Brett HeinzBrett Heinz

February 12, 2020

12 Febrero 2020

The Trump administration's new rules on arms exports are aimed at enriching the firearms industry at the expense of human lives around the world, especially in Mexico and Central America, where the likely absence of enforcement will put more weapons into
The Trump administration's new rules on arms exports are aimed at enriching the firearms industry at the expense of human lives around the world, especially in Mexico and Central America, where the likely absence of enforcement will put more weapons into

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If Iowa Were Bolivia, the US Would Have Already Intervened

By Kevin CashmanKevin Cashman

February 06, 2020

06 Febrero 2020

We're still waiting for the full results of the Iowa caucus. In Bolivia, the United States backed a violent coup against Evo Morales for even less.
We're still waiting for the full results of the Iowa caucus. In Bolivia, the United States backed a violent coup against Evo Morales for even less.

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Bolivia’s “Caretaker” Government Makes Radical Foreign Policy Changes ― and Wins over Powerful Allies

By Guillaume LongGuillaume Long

February 05, 2020

05 Febrero 2020

From unlikely caretaker emerging from obscurity, to presidential candidate with a growing set of international allies, Jeanine Añez has successfully made her zealous foreign policy a stalwart of her political strategy.
From unlikely caretaker emerging from obscurity, to presidential candidate with a growing set of international allies, Jeanine Añez has successfully made her zealous foreign policy a stalwart of her political strategy.

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CARICOM Stands Up to Bolivian Coup Regime — And to Almagro’s Interventionist Agenda

By Lola AllenLola Allen

January 15, 2020

15 Enero 2020

CARICOM Stands Up to Bolivian Coup Regime — And to Almagro’s Interventionist Agenda
It went largely unnoticed in the media, but toward the last few days of 2019, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution challenging the narrative pushed by the United States and OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro regarding the situation in Bolivia, including the removal of president Evo Morales in a coup on November 10.

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CARICOM Stands Up to Bolivian Coup Regime — And to Almagro’s Interventionist Agenda
It went largely unnoticed in the media, but toward the last few days of 2019, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution challenging the narrative pushed by the United States and OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro regarding the situation in Bolivia, including the removal of president Evo Morales in a coup on November 10.

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Calling a Coup a Coup: The State Department Ignores the Law, Again

By Brett HeinzBrett Heinz

January 07, 2020

07 Enero 2020

Since 1986, US budget bills have included a provision - commonly identified as Section 7008 - that expressly prohibits providing financial aid to governments that have taken power via a military coup.
Since 1986, US budget bills have included a provision - commonly identified as Section 7008 - that expressly prohibits providing financial aid to governments that have taken power via a military coup.

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Evo Morales’s Life was in Danger, and He Almost Didn’t Make it Out of Bolivia

By Guillaume Long and Lola AllenGuillaume Long y Lola Allen

November 20, 2019

20 Noviembre 2019

In this November 12 video — excerpted from Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s morning press conference — Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard describes how Bolivian president Evo Morales was transported to Mexico aboard a Mexican Air Force
In this November 12 video — excerpted from Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s morning press conference — Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard describes how Bolivian president Evo Morales was transported to Mexico aboard a Mexican Air Force

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