A new trade bloc in Latin America, dubbed the “Pacific Alliance,” which encompasses Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile has created a counterweight to the region’s waning Mercosur. While Mercosur was meant to create open trade amongst its members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela) instead it has created protectionist insulation amongst this net of countries. The emergence of the Pacific [...]
Venezuela’s recent election following the death of former President Hugo Chávez resulted in a tight race with the winner being Chavez’s chosen successor – Nicolás Maduro. However, this uproar regarding Venezuela is overlooking a lot of critical features of an electoral system Jimmy Carter called “the best in the world.” The process is entirely electronic, and uses a thumb print [...]
With the return of the PRI in Mexico’s most recent election of Peña Nieto, the world felt that Mexican history would simply take a turn towards predictability. The PRI, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, is a political party that maintained control of the government from 1929-2000 through various mechanisms that often included massive electoral fraud. They were notoriously corrupt and maintained peace [...]
Former President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, was a larger than life figure who evoked much controversy because of his unorthodox approach to governance. He has been characterized as “populist,” “idealist,” “dictator,” and “savior,” but attempting to cast a value judgment of his regime is an empty task precisely because of his polarizing effect. The US enjoyed criticizing him extensively because [...]
By: Casey Anderson Two states in the United States recently passed measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. While this is treated as a somewhat comical situation in the U.S., it has unintended ramifications for foreign policy in Latin America with regards to the war on drugs. The United States has historically shaped drug policy in Latin America, ensuring the [...]
Are you following the Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage?
Loading ...
Designed by
Copyright © 2013 Penn Political Review. All rights reserved.
RSS
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn