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Category Archives: Peru
The Media’s Role in International Diplomacy
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:
“Bolivia’s Minister of Culture Elizabeth Salguero has requested clarification on the “plagiarism” of a Bolivian song [...]
Also posted in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama Tagged Diplomacy, International Relations, media, Nation Branding 2 Comments
Peru in the Eye of the Drug-Hurricane
A recently released UN World Drug Report states that coca cultivation in Peru has increased for the fourth year in a row . The prevailing triumvirate of coca-growers in the region has been Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, with Colombia being the region’s major producer.
Peruvian authorities have been quick to critique the UN report, [...]
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Should Politicians Boast About Supporting the Peru FTA?
In the South Carolina Democratic primary debate held in late January, former Senator John Edwards tried to take his competitor, Senator Barack Obama, to task for voting in favor of a recently-approved free trade agreement with Peru; Edwards condemned the Peru FTA as part of his condemnation of free trade agreements in general, dismissing both [...]
2012, the year of land-related protests in Latin America?