Twitter: latamthought- Colombia, known for its coffee worldwide, begins campaign to increase below-average levels of domestic consumption http://bit.ly/96zAW6
- Evo Morales will meet with new Uruguayan President Jose Mujica to talk about potential Bolivian port in Uruguay http://bit.ly/cIdZZL
- Julia Sweig on Secretary of State's visit to Brazil: http://www.tinyurl.com/yfdd8xh
- LatAmThought post on AQBlog argues that in Colombia's elections not being disliked may be as important as being liked. http://bit.ly/aNeHTZ
- Latin Americans don't care what the U.S. thinks. http://bit.ly/d3sRoV
Category Archives: Cuba
Developments in Cuba
This sure has been one hell of a week for Cuba news. A good friend of mine, Jamie Weinstein, interviewed me about the latest developments for his blog. Be sure to check it out. I’m pasting the post below.
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From blog.jamieweinstein.com
JW: Fidel Castro is stepping aside. What does [...]
Cuban Students Speak Out?
by Michael Bustamante and Elizabeth Jordan
Since assuming the interim presidency of Cuba in July 2006, Raul Castro has drawn much attention for encouraging Cuban citizens to voice their opinions and even criticize government officials. In a critical speech on July 26, 2007 – a national holiday commemorating the launching of the Cuban Revolution [...]
Reclaiming Cambio for Cuba
Lance Armstrong probably never anticipated that his Livestrong campaign would inspire so many imitators, let alone in Cuba. But on October 29th, 70 young Cuban citizens wearing rubber bracelets imprinted with the word cambio (change) were arrested while protesting recent elections for Cuba’s National Assembly. In the following months, and as recently as January 21, [...]
The Next President’s Policies Toward Latin America