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		<title>On Extraditions and Colombian-Panamanian Ties</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2012/01/04/on-extraditions-and-colombian-panamanian-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2012/01/04/on-extraditions-and-colombian-panamanian-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvaro Uribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[border issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuzadas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Manuel Santos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much has been made about Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos&#8217; success at mending relations with his neighbors to the east and south. Rightly so. Given the difficult situation he inherited from his predecessor, this is no small feat.
But Santos&#8217; newest diplomatic test may now come from the north.
On Jan. 3, Panamanian Foreign Minister Roberto Henriquez [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas, not money, will make Central America safer</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2011/06/24/ideas-not-money-will-make-central-america-safer/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2011/06/24/ideas-not-money-will-make-central-america-safer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Salvador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honduras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[border issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Manuel Santos]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boz has a great point about the fresh funding headed to Central America:
I think a lesson is that there is no amount of money that the US could put on the table and no amount of attention the US could give that would guarantee Central America&#8217;s success in fighting organized crime. 
The US is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Media&#8217;s Role in International Diplomacy</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2011/05/14/the-medias-role-in-international-diplomacy/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2011/05/14/the-medias-role-in-international-diplomacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 19:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bolivia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nation Branding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two recent stories out of Latin America highlight some of the stranger ways the media plays a role in international diplomacy.
The first is minor. Living in Peru blog has an article on a recent diplomatic dispute between Bolivia and Peru:
&#8220;Bolivia&#8217;s Minister of Culture Elizabeth Salguero has requested clarification on the &#8220;plagiarism&#8221; of a Bolivian song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central America, crime, and what the Americas are doing about it</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2011/01/28/central-america-crime-and-what-the-americas-are-doing-about-it/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2011/01/28/central-america-crime-and-what-the-americas-are-doing-about-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Salvador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honduras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cartels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organized crime]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 3 March 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an Op-Ed titled “In Praise of Mexico’s War on Drugs”. Although it was written nearly two years ago, it is still a highly relevant and recommended read.
A day later, LatAmThought wrote the following in response to the article
Bret Stephens&#8217; commentary &#8220;In Priase of Mexico&#8217;s War on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twisted Fantasy Becomes Twisted Reality</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2010/08/04/twisted-fantasy-becomes-twisted-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2010/08/04/twisted-fantasy-becomes-twisted-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bocas del Toro (Bocas, as many of the large ex-pat community refer to it) is a beautiful archipelago in Bocas del Toro province. I had the good fortune to travel there recently, and the pictures say more about its natural beauty than I possible can:


The AP has been been covering the story about five murdered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Partner by Default to Partner of Choice: Shifting US Policy in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2010/04/13/from-partner-by-default-to-partner-of-choice-shifting-us-policy-in-latin-america/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2010/04/13/from-partner-by-default-to-partner-of-choice-shifting-us-policy-in-latin-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S.-Latin America relations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 26, US Ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield said the US is close to signing bi-lateral military accords with two unspecified countries in Latin America.
In October 2009, following a failed attempt to keep the details secret, the US and Colombia hastily announced a deal allowing US troops and advisors to use seven military bases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-drug bases in Panama and the Drug War in 2010</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/12/30/anti-drug-bases-in-panama-and-the-drug-war-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/12/30/anti-drug-bases-in-panama-and-the-drug-war-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[border issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest stories emerging from the Americas in 2009 was Colombia&#8217;s decision to let the United States access military installations throughout Colombia in efforts to combat narcotrafficking. The move exacerbated already tenuous relations between Colombia and Venezuela, with the latter claiming that US presence in Colombia was a direct threat to sovereignty, another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broad Regional Integration or a Case-by-Case Basis?</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/12/03/broad-regional-integration-or-a-case-by-case-basis/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/12/03/broad-regional-integration-or-a-case-by-case-basis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNASUR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The AQ blog recently published an excellent article analyzing the effectiveness and utility of broad, multinational coalitions in the Americas:
This is not to call for unilateralism or a rejection of international norms at the expense of alliances and partners.  What it does point to is a more limited, pragmatic agenda: engaging on specific, discrete issues with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tradtional Advertising, Non-tradtional Brands: Colombia&#8217;s Ministry of Defense and The Government of Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli</title>
		<link>http://latamthought.org/2009/11/22/tradtional-advertising-non-tradtional-brands-colombias-ministry-of-defense-and-the-government-of-panamanian-president-ricardo-martinelli/</link>
		<comments>http://latamthought.org/2009/11/22/tradtional-advertising-non-tradtional-brands-colombias-ministry-of-defense-and-the-government-of-panamanian-president-ricardo-martinelli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliot Brockner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FARC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martinelli]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latamthought.org/?p=151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Colombian Government Spends Money to Talk to FARC Rebels
Advertising Age, a leading trade in the advertising industry, published a story on its front page during the week of 16 November about an established ad campaign with a non-traditional target audience: members of the FARC.
The campaign, sponsored by the Colombian Ministry of Defense and created pro [...]]]></description>
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