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Honduran Handshake: U.S. Policy Still Needs to Be Better

On October 30, The New York Times incorrectly proclaimed, “Deal Reached to Restore Ousted [Honduran] President.” The real headline should have read: “Deal Reached to Respect Rights of the Honduran People to Decide Their Political Future.” Presidential ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  New York Times Company,  Manuel Zelaya,  Connie Mack

Courting Khartoum: The Obama Administration's Sudan Policy

Ending genocide and massive human rights abuses in Sudan and preventing it from becoming a hotbed of terrorism are key U.S. policy objectives in Africa. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama criticized the Bush Administration's policy for ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  20 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Susan E. Rice,  African Union,  United Nations

The Return of Manuel Zelaya and the Honduras Crisis: Time for a U.S. Policy Changes

On September 21, former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya slipped back into Tegucigalpa. Backed by anti-democrats like Hugo Chávez, Raul Castro, and Daniel Ortega, Zelaya claims only to desire dialogue and a peaceful accord with the interim government ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  US State Department,  Organization of American States,  Daniel Ortega,  Bill Clinton

Strengthening U.S. Anti-Narcotics Efforts in Colombia

To preserve and strengthen U.S. counter-drug capacity, the Obama Administration is negotiating for the right to use air and naval facilities in Colombia. If these negotiations are successful, the U.S. forward operating location (FOL) in the battle ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  US Department of Defense,  Rafael Correa,  George W. Bush

The North American Leaders Summit: Promoting Economic Freedom and Security

On August 9-10, President Barack Obama will meet with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada at the fifth annual North American Leaders Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico. These leaders should focus attention on the ...

From JAMES M. ROBERTS AND RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: North American Free Trade Agreement,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Stephen Harper,  European Union

Honduras' Conservative Awakening

Since June 28--when the Honduran military placed Manuel Zelaya on an aircraft bound for San Jose, Costa Rica--massive media coverage, diplomatic maneuvering, and political theater have accompanied efforts to restore Zelaya to the presidency of his ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  Barack Obama,  Heritage Foundation,  Nestor, Inc.,  Bill Clinton

Crisis in Honduras: A Diplomatic Balancing Act for the United States

On July 5, Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras until he was deposed by his Supreme Court and expelled from the country, tried to return home. He traveled on a Venezuelan aircraft, chartered by Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, while the Venezuelan-owned media ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  United Nations,  Organization of American States,  Miguel D'Escoto (politician),  Rafael Correa

Honduras Fires Its Runaway President: Constitutional Order Is Preserved

Early on June 28, members of the Honduran military temporarily arrested President Manuel Zelaya. Within minutes he was on a plane bound for Costa Rica. In San Jose, Zelaya denounced the military's intervention as a "coup d'etat" and a "brutal ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Manuel Zelaya,  White House,  Organization of American States

President Obama and Colombia's Uribe Meeting: A Pivotal Hemispheric Encounter

Colombia is one of the oldest democracies in the world and has consistently been among the U.S.'s best friends in Latin America. President Obama should use his White House meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on June 29 to reinvigorate the U.S. ...

From JAMES M. ROBERTS AND RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  26 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Alvaro Uribe,  White House,  Fidel Castro,  U.S. Congress

Cuba in the OAS: Communist Fox in the Democratic Hen House?

On June 3, as many recalled the 20th anniversary of China's crushing of a fragile democracy movement in Tiananmen Square, 34 hemispheric leaders convened in Honduras for the annual gathering of the Organization of American States (OAS). There they ...

From RAY WALSER, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  5 Jun 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Fidel Castro,  Daniel Ortega,  Organization of American States,  Manuel Zelaya

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