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Perspective from Cuba

The removal of Cuba from the list of states sponsoring terrorism has opened the way for the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Bruno Binetti

Event Summaries ˙

Obama’s Best Week

Obama’s legacy in Latin America continues to be strengthened as US-Cuba relations move in a positive direction.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Tiempo

A Big Step for Reform

Everyone recognized that the immigration system was a mess and needed to be fixed, but the politics were too polarized and complicated for any serious progress to be made.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Colombiano

Obama & Latin America

For Obama it is important to overcome the US’s longstanding paternalism and instead pursue relations among equals.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ La Tercera

Which Mexico for Obama?

When President Obama meets this week with President Peña Nieto, he will be visiting a country that was much maligned throughout his first term.

Peter Hakim

˙ Reuters

The United States’ Time in Afghanistan is Over

The US has entered the second decade of the longest war in its history. The nation is weary and, polls show, eager to bring the troops home.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Colombiano

The Obama Administration: A Difficult Year in Latin America

2009 has not been a good year for U.S.-Latin America relations. Despite their warm welcome at the April Summit, Latin America’s governments made life more difficult than anticipated for President Obama.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Universal

A Crucial Year for Obama

While Obama deserves credit for averting a financial collapse and improving the US image in the world, he has not succeeded in changing “politics as usual.”

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Colombiano

Obama’s Solitude

The big question is whether Obama can regain the trust of the American people, especially his core constituency, including youth and Latinos, who have become disillusioned.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ ideele

Has Obama Kept His Summit of the Americas Promises?

It was just over a year ago that leaders of 34 nations of the hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. How much progress has been made in the past year on the goals expressed at the summit?

Michael Shifter, Bernardo Álvarez, Roger Noriega

Articles & Op-Eds ˙