“Acapulco-ization”: The Final Stage of Tourism?
Acapulco’s old Costera tourist drag projects a surprising new vibrancy. Glitzy bars and restaurants, gaming establishments, and retail outlets splash an upscale coating on an otherwise gritty resort that hovered on the abyss of oblivion not long ago. But the slick veneer masks a deeper problem afflicting not only Acapulco but other Mexican tourist destinations: [...]
Read more →A Partial Debate On a Partial Plan
Argentina finds itself embroiled in a deep political crisis, a contrast to the best economic situation it has been in for several decades. Involved in a dispute around deductions, Argentina has faced a broad opposition: from factions on the far left to sectors most associated with the repression of the dictatorship that have joined forces [...]
Read more →Mexican Environmental Journalists Improve Coverage
By Talli Nauman
Note to our readers: The Americas Policy Program is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of Citizen Action Profiles on successful grassroots communication projects, supported by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC). This comprehensive report on environmental reporting in Mexico details the obstacles environmental reporters have faced in bringing to light [...]
Read more →Obama’s Latin America Policy, Bolivia’s Referendum, Regional Financial Institutions
By CIP Americas
Note to our readers: I’ll be in Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention next week. As many reporters abroad have noted, this is a global election because of what’s at stake, especially in foreign policy. We’ve certainly noted the interest among our partners in Latin America, who despite the language barrier are often remarkably [...]
Read more →Democracy and Conflict: Bolivia’s Constituent Assembly, Federal Government and Departmental Autonomy Statutes
By crespo
Popular mobilization since 2000 has opened up the possibility of political and social change in Bolivia, based on a political project envisioned by social movements. Their critique centers on the privatization process at the core of the political-economic model implemented in Bolivia since 1985, characterized by the structural reforms dictated by the International Monetary Fund [...]
Read more →What did Bolivian Society Say Through the Recall Referendum?
By aguilar
Last Aug. 10, Bolivia finally voted in the recall referendum that had held the country in commotion for at least three months prior. That day, for the first time ever all citizens were called to cast a ballot—not to elect their rulers, but to ratify or revoke them midway through their terms. The results confirm [...]
Read more →Would There Be Change in Obama’s Americas Policy?
The great debate on how much—or how little—Barack Obama would change our disastrous U.S. foreign policy usually focuses on the Middle East. That makes sense. Nowhere has the price of the Bush national security strategy been higher, as the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers and an estimated one million Iraqis attest. But a [...]
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