By Gustavo A Maranges on January 12, 2023
Biden, AMLO, Trudeau photo: China Daily
The North American Leaders’ Summit recently ended in Mexico City with several analysts giving it a positive spin. The meeting took place in harmony, which not only speaks of the diplomatic efforts to avoid including the thorniest issues on the agenda but also of the respect, although begrudgingly, that the United States and Canada must have towards the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on January 1, 2023
Luis Camacho
2022 ended in Bolivia with a complex political scenario. On December 28, National Police forces arrested Santa Cruz Province governor Luis Fernando Camacho after an arrest warrant was issued against him almost two months ago, based on his direct involvement of the 2019 coup d’état. He is also at least partially responsible for the Sacaba and Senkata massacres, where law enforcement officers killed 20 Bolivians by gunshots. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges and Bill Hackwell on December 27, 2022
Rescuers at the Saratoga Hotel tragedy. photo: Bill Hackwell
This year has been a defining year for Cuba. Let’s say it has been like the litmus test after two years of pandemic and important domestic changes. The economic measures implemented in 2021 designed to improve economic conditions did not reach its expectations in 2022, which remains the main concern of the island’s population. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on December 20, 2022
photo: diario libre
The political situation in Peru appears to be spinning out of control with no end in sight as violent repression on an angry population, who feel their democracy has been pulled out from under them, escalates. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on December 15, 2022
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) finishing up its XXII meeting in Havana today, remains one of the most successful integration projects in Latin America. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on December 11, 2022 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
Once again, the U.S. policy toward Cuba interferes in yet another aspect of Cuba’s lives. This time it is not about the blockade, which is a daily thing, nor about absurd declarations or lists, but something that Cubans carry in their DNA and is part of their culture and history: baseball. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on December 6, 2022, from Havana
Cuban President Díaz-Canel is received at the Barbados Airport by Prime Minister Mía Amor Mottley. photo: Alejandro Azcuy.
Usually, when we talk about international summits, the only thing we think about is G-7, G-20, NATO, BRICS, ASEAN, and some others, but we seldom think about the ones led by small states. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on December 4, 2022, from Havana
Cuba’s Congress, photo: pixabay
Last December 1st, a new Criminal Code came into force in Cuba. The updating process began almost four years ago. This new legal body is an updated version and much more adjusted to the Cuban reality than its predecessor. (more…)