Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Nikolas Kozloff: Wikileaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats

1 http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2005/05/05BRASILIA1207.html

2 http://www.nikolaskozloff.com/blog.htm?post=711517

3 http://www.nikolaskozloff.com/blog.htm?post=673532

4 http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2009/12/09BUENOSAIRES1311.html

5 http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2009/12/09STATE132349.html

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

More Grim Days Ahead for Haiti

1 Tomlinson, Alan. “Haiti election halted after poll massacre: Ousted dictator’s Tontons Macoute murder voters” The Times November 30, 1987 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/tol_archive/article6987683.ece

2 Carter, Jimmy. “Haiti’s Election Needs Help” The Carter Center October 1, 1990 http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc1379.html

3 GlobalSecurity.org. “Post-Duvalier Transition 1986-1990” http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/haiti/politics-post-duvalier.htm

4 Council of Freely-Elected Heads of Government and National Democratic Institute for International Affairs “The 1990 General Elections in Haiti” http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/electionreports/democracy/FinalReportHaiti1990.pdf

5 Political Database of the Americas “Haiti: 1990 Presidential Election Results” http://pdba.georgetown.edu/elecdata/haiti/90pres.html

6 United Nations Mission in Haiti. “Background: Summary” http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unmihbackgr1.html

7 United Nations Mission in Haiti. “End of mission summary” September 1996 http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unmih_b.htm

8 "Chomsky on Haiti: Aid Should Go to Haitian Popular Organizations, Not to Contractors or NGOs” Counterpunch March 9, 2010http://chomsky.info/interviews/20100309.htm

9 Pastor, Robert A. “Report on the Elections in Haiti, June 25, 1995” The Carter Center http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/1248.pdf

10 Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Haiti: Parliamentary Chamber: Sénat: Elections Held in 1995” http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2138_95.htm

11 Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Haiti: Parliamentary Chamber: Sénat: Elections Held in 1997” http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2138_97.htm

12 Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Haiti: Parliamentary Chamber: Chambre des Députés: Elections Held in 2000” http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2137_00.htm

13 Klein, Naomi. “My date with Aristide” NOW Vol. 24 No. 47. July 21-28, 2005 http://www.webcitation.org/5gm7u61Xq

14 CNN World News. “Aristide says U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat'” March 1, 2004 http://articles.cnn.com/2004-03-01/world/aristide.claim_1_haitian-rebels-haitian-president-haiti-james-foley?_s=PM:WORLD

15 “Republic of Haiti Interim Cooperation Framework 2004-2006 Summary Report” July 2004 http://haiticci.undg.org/uploads/ReportVersion8%20Eng%20FINAL%20Low%20Res.pdf

16 BBC News. “Haiti priest barred from election” September 14, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4245146.stm

17 Dupuy, Alex. “Haiti Election 2006: A Pyrrhic Victory for René Préval?”
Latin American Perspectives Vol. 33, No. 3 (May, 2006), pp. 132-14

18 Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Haiti Sénat: Elections Held in 2006” http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2138_06.htm

19 Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Haiti Sénat: Last Elections” http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2138_E.htm

20 HaitiAction.net. “AP misrepresents reality of Lavalas exclusion in Haiti elections” November 29, 2009 http://www.haitiaction.net/News/HNW/11_29_9/11_29_9.html

21 Charles, Jacqueline. “Haitian President René Préval asks to remain in office” The Miami Herald May 5, 2010
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/05/1615553/haitian-president-rene-preval.html

22 Speri, Alice. “Wyclef Jean appealing Haiti election ruling, says 'trickery' used” Christian Science Monitor August 24, 2010 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0824/Wyclef-Jean-appealing-Haiti-election-ruling-says-trickery-used

23 Edmonds, Kevin. “The Assault on Haitian Democracy” North American Congress on Latin America August 23, 2010 https://nacla.org/node/6700

24 "Extraordinary Meeting of the Group of Friends of Haiti” October 27, 2010

25 Ives, Kim. “Fanmi Lavalas Blasts "Mascarade Selections" and Occupation” HaitiAnalysis.com October 22, 2010 http://www.haitianalysis.com/2010/10/22/lavalas-family-blasts-mascarade-selections-and-occupation

26 Ives, Kim. “Musicians, Doctors, Activists, Technocrats and Politicians: 34 Candidates Bid for Haiti’s Presidency” Canada Haiti Action Network August 18, 2010 http://canadahaitiaction.ca/content/kim-ives-writes-haiti-election

27 Ibid

28 Charles, Jacqueline. “For now, Haiti's presidential candidates in quest for unity” The Miami Herald September 9, 2010 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/08/1815038_p2/for-now-haitis-presidential-candidates.html

29 Ibid

30 “Deuxieme Sondage Du Brides” Bureau de Recherche en Informatique et en Developpement Economique et Social October 24, 2010 http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2010/10/27/10/sondages_forum_24_Octobre.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf

31 Padgett, Tim and Jessica Desvarieux. “The Woman Who Would Be Haiti’s Next President” Time November 15, 2010 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2031412,00.html

32 Charles, Jacqueline. “Mirlande Manigat, Jude Célestin lead in Haiti's presidential race, poll says” The Miami Herald October 27, 2010 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/27/1893682/mirlande-manigat-jude-celestin.html

33 Klarreich, Kathie. “Haiti’s Next Big Crisis: How to Hold Elections” Time March 18, 2010 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1973228,00.html

34 Delva, Joseph Guyler. “US lawmakers warn of flaws in Haiti vote process” Reuters October 8, 2010 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08243279.htm

35 Quinn, Andrew. “Clinton says elections key to Haiti stability” Reuters March 9, 2010 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09242953.htm

36 "Congresswoman Waters & Colleagues Urge Secretary Clinton to Support Fair, Free, Inclusive Haitian Elections” October 7, 2010 http://waters.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=211192

Friday, November 19, 2010

Bethan Rafferty/Problems with Taxation in Latin America

1 http://www.oecd.org/document/23/0,3343,en_2649_33745_30575447_1_1_1_1,00.html

2 http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/_files/ACF5F8.pdf

3 http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/introduction.html?ref=menuside

4 http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2009-09-24/100-people-every-minute-pushed-poverty-economic-crisis

5 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/13/tax-gap-cayman-islands

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Kelsey Strain/Director Birns: The Mid-Term Elections: An Easy Prediction for the Future of U.S.-Cuba Relations

1 http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/05/ileana_ros_lehtinen_once_called_for_the_assassination_of_fidel_castro

2 http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36875

3 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/us/politics/04rubio.html?pagewanted=all

4 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/us/politics/04rubio.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11713417

6 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A813G20101109?pageNumber=1

7 http://www.bendixenandassociates.com/Cuba_Flash_Poll_Executive_Summary.html

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Robert Valencia: Reconciling the Views of Business and Labor

1 http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2009/07/guatemala_a_tal.html

2 http://www.radioiowa.com/2010/04/14/postville-mayor-says-community-still-recovering-from-immigration-raid/

3 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/rupert-murdoch-mayor-bloo_n_623805.html

4 http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/12/high_skilled_immigrants.html

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sonja Salzburger: Made in Brazil: Confronting Child Labor

1 Lynn, Jonathan: Brazil’s Lula calls for new world economic order. June 15, 2009.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55E3C420090615?pageNumber=1

2 Unicef: Brazil owes its children a huge debt , President tells child-friendly reporters. 22 July 2004. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/brazil_22497.html

3 Bild News Ticker: Kinderarbeit in Brasilien rückläufig. September 8, 2010.
http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/telegramm/news-ticker,rendertext=13902208.html

4 Pernsteiner, Johannes: Brasilien: Kinderarbeit weit verbreitet. Fortschrittliche Verfassung ist keine Garantie für Schutz der Kinder. 12.06.2009.

5 Brasilianische Botschaft: Schutz von Kindern und Jugendlichen. April 22, 2008. http://brasilianische-botschaft.de/politik/schutz-von-kindern-und-jugendlichen/

6 Pernsteiner, Johannes: Brasilien: Kinderarbeit weit verbreitet. Fortschrittliche Verfassung ist keine Garantie für Schutz der Kinder. 12.06.2009. http://pressetext.de/news/090612010/brasilien-kinderarbeit-weit-verbreitet/

7 Salmon, Claire: Child Labor in Bangladesh: Are Children the Last Economic Resource of the Household? In: Journal of Developing Societies. June 2005, vol. 21, no 1-2, p: 33-54

8 Pernsteiner, Johannes: Brasilien: Kinderarbeit weit verbreitet. Fortschrittliche Verfassung ist keine Garantie für Schutz der Kinder. 12.06.2009. http://pressetext.de/news/090612010/brasilien-kinderarbeit-weit-verbreitet/

9 Levison/Degraff/Robinson International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol: 29 Issue: 3-4, 2009, p: 152 – 163

10 Buckley, Stephen: The little laborers. Why does child labor continue to thrive in the developing world? In. Washington Post, March 2006 http://www.commondreams.org/views/031600-102.htm

11 Brazil-Education: Principles, Aims and Objectives. http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-education.htm htm

12 Brasil Gate: Die Situation der Schulen. 2007. http://www.brasilgate.com/main/bildungkultur.php

13 Emerson, Patrick/ Portela Souza, André: Child Labor, School Attendance and Intrahousehold Gender Bias in Brazil. 2007.
http://people.oregonstate.edu/~emersonp/childlabor/gender.pdf

14 French, Lawrence: Children’s Labor Market Involvement, Household Work, and Welfare: A Brazilian Case Study. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 3/2010.

15 Amin, Shahina/Quayes, Shakil/ Rives, Janet M.: World Development, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2006, p: 1271-1286

16 Basu, Kaushik: International Labor Standards and Child Labor. 1999. Challenge, vol. no. 5, September/October 1999: pp. 80-93

17 French, Lawrence: Children’s Labor Market Involvement, Household Work, and Welfare: A Brazilian Case Study. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 3/2010.

18 BBC News: Brazil: Key facts and figures. May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8702891.stm

19 The World Bank: Bolsa Familia. Changing the Lives of Millions in Brazil. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/BRAZILEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21447054~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:322341,00.html

20 The Economist: Brazil: Happy families . An anti poverty scheme invented in Latin America is winning converts worldwide. February 7, 2008. http://www.economist.com/node/10650663?story_id=10650663

21 The World Bank: Bolsa Familia. Changing the Lives of Millions in Brazil. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/BRAZILEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21447054~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:322341,00.html

22 Hall, Anthony: From Fome Zero to Bolsa Familia. Social Policies and Poverty Allevation under Lula. October 2004. http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/congress-papers/lasa2004/files/HallAnthony_xCD.pdf

23 E-Mail Interview Raymundo Rabelo de Mesquita (October 15, 2010)

24 Caploe, David: Brazil: Poor Education System Major Economic Problem. September 27, 2010. http://www.economywatch.com/economy-business-and-finance-news/brazil-poor-education-system-major-economic-problem-27-09.html

25 International Labor Organization: Child Labor. 2010. http://www.ilo.org/global/Themes/Child_Labour/lang--en/index.htm

26 Liebel, Manfred: Kindheit und Arbeit. 2001, p. 211 f.

27 Pütter, Benjamin: Kinder- und Sklavenarbeit in indischen Steinbrüchen. Juli 2009. http://www.xertifix.de/kinderarbeit/kinderarbeit-in-steinbruechen.shtml

28 Basu, Kaushik: Child Labor: Cause, Consequence and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards. Journal of Economic Literature. Vol. XXXVII (September 1999) pp. 1083–1119

29 Liebel, Manfred: Do children have a right to work? Working children’s movement in the struggle for social justice. 2010. (not published yet)

30 Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook. South America: Brazil. October 27, 2010. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html

31 E-Mail Interview Manfred Liebel October 24, 2010

32 Weisbrot, Mark: Who will allow Brazil to reach its economic potential? September 19, 2010. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/42877/

33 ibid.

34 Department of Commerce: U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue deepens trade relations. May 2010. http://trade.gov/press/press-releases/2010/us-brazil-commercial-dialogue-deepens-trade-relations-050410.asp

35 Weisbrot, Mark. September 19, 2010.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Joseph Crupi: The Haitian Cholera Outbreak: A Preventable Tragedy?

1 http://www.cdc.gov/haiticholera/situation/

2 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/8084247/Haiti-cholera-outbreak-rural-area-of-Artibonite-takes-the-brunt.html

3 http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/11/2010118225019323724.html

4 http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/haiti/waterydiarrhea_pre-decision_brief.asp

5 http://www.nih.gov/news/radio/feb2010/20100204Haiti.htm

6 http://new.paho.org/disasters/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1104&Itemid=1

7 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/10/the-haiti-cholera-outbreak-what-happens-next/65026/

8 ibid. Pan American Health Organization

9 http://www.who.int/hac/crises/hti/haiti_october2010.pdf

10 ibid. World Health Organization

11 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39407580/

12http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/10/18/jon_stewart_was_wrong_coburn_is_not_holding_up_the_haiti_relief_money

13 http://ijdh.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IDP-Report-09.23.10-compressed.pdf

14 http://trueslant.com/josephtreaster/2010/01/29/a-drinking-water-crisis-in-haiti-long-before-earthquake-destruction/

15 ibid. Pan American Health Organization

16 http://blogs.redcross.org.uk/emergencies/2010/11/haiti-fighting-cholera-in-the-capital/

17 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11721995

18 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69L21520101024?pageNumber=2

19 http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=E2A35BDB-15C5-F00A-259AB38F3A535A1D&component=toolkit.article&method=full_html

20 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/08/v-print/1916088/for-tomas-preval-picked-up-his.html

21 Extraordinary Meeting of the Group of Friends of Haiti, Organization of American States, October 27

22 ibid. Organization of American States

Monday, November 08, 2010

Melissa Graham: China Looks South: Problematic Investments in Latin America

1 http://technews.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/106321-repsol-sells-stake-brazil-unit-71b.html

2 http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-1744.html

3 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sinopec+buys+Addax+for+7.2+billion+US+dollars-a01611909386

4 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-16/china-gdp-surpasses-japan-capping-three-decade-rise.html

5 http://italy.usembassy.gov/pdf/other/RS22119.pdf

6 http://129.3.20.41/eps/dev/papers/0512/0512002.pdf

7 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704689804575536022547062314.html

8 http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07global_trade.asp

9 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502979_3.html?sid=ST2010092006580

10 ibid. Washington Post.

11 ibid. Washington Post.

12 http://carnegieendowment.org/files/latin_leap.pdf

13 ibid. Washington Post.

14 ibid. Washington Post.

15 ibid. Washington Post.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Nicky Pear: Landlocked Bolivia’s Symbolic Step Seaward

1 Bolivia Bella. ‘Landlocked Bolivia’s Day of the Sea’ available at: //www.boliviabella.com/day-of-the-sea.html

2 Bolivia Information Forum Bulletin no.13. July 2009. Available at: http://www.boliviainfoforum.org.uk/inside-page.asp?section=4&page=35

3 LA Times. ‘Landlocked Bolivia Gets Access to the Sea’ Available at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/10/peru-bolivia-port-landlocked.html

4 Peruvian Times. ‘Chile submits final arguments over maritime border dispute with Peru’ Available at:
http://www.peruviantimes.com/chile-submits-final-arguments-over-maritime-border-dispute-with-peru/095253

5 La Prensa.. ‘Cancillería continúa diálogo sobre 13 puntos con Chile’ Available at: http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/25-10-2010/noticias/25-10-2010_6144.php.

6 Merco Press. ‘Bolivian navy to have access to the Pacific for the first time in 130 years’ Available at:
http://en.mercopress.com/2010/10/23/bolivian-navy-to-have-access-to-the-pacific-for-the-first-time-in-130-years

7 The Guardian. ‘Peru Gives Landlocked Bolivia a Piece of the Pacific to Call its Own’ Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/20/peru-gives-bolivia-pacific-shore

Thursday, November 04, 2010

Robin Burnette: President Chinchilla: The “Puppet” Sets Her Own Agenda

1 YouTube ‘Marionetas 1: La Conferencia de Laura Chinchilla’ December 31st 2009. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8x2f-T9oQ [Accessed October 20th]

2 British Broadcasting Company ‘Laura Chinchilla to be Costa Rica's first female leader’ February 8th 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8503425.stm [Accessed October 10th 2010]

3 Laura-Chinchilla.com ‘Laura Chinchilla’s Vision as Costa Rica President’ 2010. Available at http://laura-chinchilla.com/laura-chinchillas-vision-as-costa-rica-president/’ [Accessed October 9th 2010]

4 Tico Times. ‘Central America and Europe sign trade agreement’ May 19th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_05/0519101.cfm [Accessed October 14th]

5 Laura-Chinchilla.com, 2010

6 Reuters ‘Some Central American countries put breaks on mining’ June 2nd 2010. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0213554520100602 [Accessed October 12th]

7 Tico Times ‘Chinchilla signs waste management law’ July 16th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_07/0716103.cfm [Accessed October 8th]

8 La Nacion ‘‘País cierra el año con llegada de 1,9 millones de turistas’ December 19th 2007. Available at http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/diciembre/19/economia1358245.html [Accessed October 12th 2010]

9 Tico Times ‘Costa Rica on top 20 list of drug-transit and producing nations’ September 17th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_09/0917102.cfm [Accessed October 11th 2010]

10 Global Post ‘7,000 U.S. Marines landing on the beaches of Costa Rica’ July 12th, 2010. Available at http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/costa-rica/7000-us-marines-landing-the-beaches-costa-rica [Accessed October 17th 2010]

11 Prensa Latina ‘Ampliara Costa Rica capacidad de sus carceles’ September 30th, 2010. Available at http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224803&Itemid=1 [Accessed October 8th 2010]

12 U.S. Department of State August 11th 2010. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm [Accessed October 8th 2010]

13 UN News Centre ‘Central America under threat from tentacles of drug trade, UN debate hears’ September 23rd 2010.
Available at http://unclef.com/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36105&Cr=drug&Cr1= [Accessed on October 12th 2010]

14 Forum Libertas ‘Oscar Arias, Presidente de Costa Rica, dice que la homosexualidad la manda Dios’ July 4th, 2010. Available at http://www.forumlibertas.com/frontend/forumlibertas/noticia.php?id_noticia=16686 [Accessed October 12th 2010]

15 Catholic News Agency ‘Costa Rican presidential candidate reveals opposition to abortion and same-sex 'marriage'’ February 2nd 2010. Available at http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/costa_rican_presidential_candidate_reveals_opposition_to_abortion_and_same-sex_marriage/ [Accessed on October 24th 2010]

16 New Jersey Newsroom ‘Costa Rica’s Laura Chinchilla to lead a nation as latest female president’ February 9th 2010. Available at http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/international/costa-ricas-laura-chinchilla-to-lead-a-nation-as-latest-female-president [Accessed on October 24th 2010]

17 Tico Times ‘Chinchilla wins whopping 76 percent approval rating’ September 14th 2010. Available http://www.ticotimes.net/layout/set/print/News/Daily-News/Chinchilla-Wins-Whopping-76-Percent-Approval-Rating_Friday-September-24-2010 [Accessed October 12th 2010]

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Challenges Ahead for Brazil’s First Female President

1 “Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff as First Female President.” BBC. 1 Nov. 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11662623.

2 Andrew Downie. “New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Will Need Lula's Charisma.” TIME Magazine. 1 Nov. 2010. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2028581,00.html.

3 Downie.

4 “Brazil President-elect Rousseff pledges gender equality.” BBC. 1 Nov. 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11666013.

5 Taylor Barnes. “Dilma Rousseff set to win Brazil election. Did she really need Lula to play the gender card?” The Christian Science Monitor. 31 Oct. 2010. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/1031/Dilma-Rousseff-set-to-win-Brazil-election.-Did-she-really-need-Lula-to-play-the-gender-card.

6 Roy Greenslade. “Press Freedom Pledge by Brazil’s New President.” Greenslade Blog. The Guardian. 2 Nov. 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/nov/02/press-freedom-dilma-rousseff.

7 “Dilma Rouseff wins Brazil’s Presidential Elections” The Guardian. 1 Nov. 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/01/dilma-rousseff-wins-brazil-president.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

McCall Breuer: Brazil and UNASUR: Regional Security, and the Nation’s World Sanding in the Era of Rousseff’s Rule

1 “Constitutuve Treaty of UNASUR/Tratado Constitutivo de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas,” http://www.cdsunasur.org/images/stories/Creacion/Tratado_constitutivo_UNASUR.pdf. 20 Sept. 2010.

2 Birnbaum, Ben. “FARC rebels seek ‘political solution’ to Colombia conflict.”Washington Post 23 Aug. 2010. //www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/23/farc-rebels-political-solution-colombia-conflict/. 13 Sept. 2010.

3 ”Global Governance, South-South Economic Relations, and Foreign Policy Strategies,” Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/brazil.IBSAemergingpowers.pdf. Oct. 4 2010.

4 ”IBSA and Brazil’s Regional Policy: Competing or Complimentary Foreign Policy Dimensions?” Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. Oct. 4 2010.

5 George Gray Molina, Global Leaders Fellow at the University of Oxford, speaking at the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Oct. 4 2010.

6 Ibid.

7 Pew Global Attitudes Project, http://pewglobal.org/2010/09/22/brazilians-upbeat-about-their-country-despite-its-problems/6/. 25 Sept. 2010.