7 July 2006

Stories from 7 July 2006

Colombia: FARC's Political Will

As Colombian President Álvaro Uribe begins his second term, Adam Isacson tackles two difficult questions: Has the FARC rediscovered politics? Does it matter?

8 July 2006

Argentina: Music: Soda Stereo

“Someone has told me that solitude hides behind your eyes” is Kari's favorite line from the Soda Stereo song Tratame suavemente (treat me softly), which you can listen to yourself...

8 July 2006

Guyana: Government ignores Caricom?

Demeraralighthouse sees the non-attendance of Guyana's President and Security Minister at two key Caricom meetings as a sign that “the Guyana government has apparently embarked on a policy-position to ignore...

8 July 2006

Latin America: Poll Numbers

If polls can be trusted, then it's happy times for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and quite the opposite for Ecuador's Alfredo Palacio. It's Friday, time for Boz's weekly poll numbers.

8 July 2006

Puerto Rico: Cycle of violence

For Gil the Jenius, an incident involving the shooting of four young men by the father of a 17-year-old girl underscores the cycle of violence that is becoming more prevalent...

7 July 2006

Ukraine: Politics and Reality

Ukraine has been without a new government since the March 26 election. A coalition between Victor Yushchenko's Our Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko's Bloc and the Socialist Party was finally formed at...

7 July 2006

Armenia: Artists & Wheelchairs

Myrthe writes about an article by English artist Mick Oxley's recent trip to Armenia. While there, he worked with a local artist, Arsen Asatryan, who, like him, uses a wheelchair...

7 July 2006

Kazakhstan: United

Rico of neweurasia discusses the merger of two political parties in Kazakhstan and its consequences. The first of the two parties is that of President Nursultan Nazarbaev while the other...

7 July 2006