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China Makes Its Move In Latin America

For the last five years, President Obama has been talking about an American “pivot” to Asia. It is now common knowledge that the Asia pivot has been a resounding failure – emboldening those powers it sought to keep in check…

Putin Strikes Back With His Own Sanctions

It has been less than two weeks since the US and EU hit Russia with their toughest sanctions yet and Putin has responded with some sanctions of his own. Today, Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, announced that Russia would…

What’s Next For Venezuela

As the dust begins to settle since the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had succumbed to cancer, the real issue that Venezuelans currently face is transition. The coming months are crucial to Venezuela’s future. The first real step towards…