Tweeting A Cancelled Meeting
Trump’s tweet may have been casual bluster posted while sitting at the breakfast table (presumably eating Wheaties®—The Breakfast of Champions). We can’t know. And finally it matters not because what really matters is that it was taken at face value by President Peña Nieto.
Obama And Biden Will Skip Castro’s Funeral
Neither President Obama nor Vice-President Biden will attend Fidel Castro’s funeral.
Colombia’s Vote for Peace
Today Colombians got to the polls to vote in a plebiscite on the FARC peace accord.
One Major Step Closer to Peace in Colombia
The final major piece of the negotiations between the FARC and the Colombian government appears to be in place.
Zika Virus Concerns Lead To Calls To Postpone or Move 2016 Olympics
Concerns about the Zika Virus are leading some doctors to call for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be moved or postponed.
The Horror of War and the Challenge of Peace in Colombia
If Colombia makes peace, the post-conflict era will be rife with challenges.
Obama to Visit Cuba
The futility of US policy towards Cuba is obvious to anyone who gives it even a passingly objective assessment.
U.S. To Resume Commercial Air Travel To Cuba
Another step forward with regard to the American-Cuban relationship.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Opens The Door To Marijuana Legalization
A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.
Background on the FARC (and Remembering the FARC’s Terrible, Horrible, no Good, very Bad Year+)
The seeds of the current peace deal date back to 2007-2008 (plus some longer-term background notes).
Major Step Forward for Colombian Peace Process
Peace between the FARC and the Colombian state appears nigh.
U.S., Cuba Reopen Embassies For First Time In 54 Years
There are mutual embassies in Havana and Washington for the first time in 54 years. It certainly took long enough.
U.S. And Cuba To Reopen Embassies After 54 Years
For the first time since 1961, there will soon be an American Embassy in Havana, and a Cuban Embassy in Washington. It’s well past time that this happened.
It’s Time To End The Cuba Travel Ban
It’s easier for an American citizen to go to Iran or North Korea than it is for them to go to Cuba, That’s insane.
Marriage Equality Is Coming To Mexico
Thanks largely to a series of court decisions, same-sex marriage is effectively legal in all of Mexico.
US-Latin American Relations
Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,
Most Cuban-Americans Support Obama’s Opening To Cuba
New polling on President Obama’s opening to Cuba is likely to surprise some, and disappoint others.
