Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Mexico’s Regulators vs. Slim’s Telcel

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:49:37 +0000

The Mexican Competition Commission (COFECO) was tasked with deciding whether to ratify, drop, or modify a fine of $1 million that has been levied against Telcel, one of the leading providers of wireless communication services in Mexico. In the end, …

What the West Missed: Insights into Expropriation

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:37:15 +0000

On April 16th, 2012, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner expropriated the Argentinian oil subsidiary Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) from the Spanish conglomerate Repsol. According to Fernández, her executive order to seize 51 percent of Repsol’s stake in YPF was …

In Pursuit of Justice: a History of Conflict Between the Foreign Hydroelectric Industrial and Campesinos in the Guatemalan Town of Barillas

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:48:37 +0000

For over four years the tiny Guatemalan hamlet of Santa Cruz Barillas, Huehuetenango has struggled to halt the construction of hydroelectric projects that would negatively impact their community. Over the course of multiple administrations, the government of the Central American …

COHA in the Public Arena (May 6 – May 11, 2012)

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:51:43 +0000

On Sunday, May 6, COHA Director Larry Birns was quoted by the New York Times regarding War Drugs in Honduras. On Thursday, May 10, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by Press Radio regarding the state of the U.S. economy …

The Future of Mexico’s Drug Strategy

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:49 +0000

Distracted by the admittedly discussion-worthy Cuba issue at the Sixth Summit of the Americas last month in Cartagena, the nations of the Western Hemisphere paid little mind to the prospect of reforming hemispheric drug policy. Latin American nations displayed unalloyed …