Archive for January, 2007

Good Background Reading for Political Understanding of Andean Countries

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Foreign Affairs is a highly regarded scholarly journal in the area of international relations. The journal’s web site provides a couple of free articles that provide a good understanding of the political situation underlying the tensions in Bolivia and other countries of the upper Andes such as Peru and Ecuador. See Breakdown in the Andes [...]

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“Paraguay, the Fourth Power”

Friday, January 5th, 2007

So says the Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
Ok, so they’re talking about soybeans. Why do I have this continuing obsession with soybeans? I really don’t understand it.

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