Memos to the President Elect
Post-Election Issue
Fall 2008
31 essays: The hemisphere's political, social and economic leaders on future U.S. policy.
Articles:
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Lets Confront Global Challenges Together
by Michelle Bachelet
"The world is ripe for a renewed and strengthened multilateralism, and the support of the U.S. will be decisive."
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Reexamine the War on Drugs
by Carlos Basombrio
"We still need the United States at our side to advance the cause of human rights in our countries."
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Build on Regional Successes
by Rick Waugh
"The new American strategy should be sensitive to the importance of key sectors such as infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, and financial services to economic development."
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Expand Trade—Even with Cuba
by Andrónico Luksic Craig
"Further trade liberalization will deliver a significant economic boost and a powerful impetus to speed the recovery from the current global economic slowdown." -
Be a Global Leader
by Oscar Arias Sánchez
"Today's Iron Curtain is the impenetrable barrier between those who have enough to eat, and those who die of needless hunger." -
Ignore the Has-Beens, Look to Brazil
by Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga
"Perhaps you can channel Presidents Kennedy and Reagan as they stood next to another wall and issue your own declaration: 'Ich bin ein Americano: I will tear down this wall along the Rio Grande." -
End the Credit Squeeze on Latin America’s Poor
by María Otero
"The U.S. can smooth the way to broader financial access by easing its enforcement of stringent 'know-your-customer' rules." -
Build Smart Borders
by John Manley
"Did you know that, on average, a vehicle being assembled in North America crosses one or both U.S. and Canadian borders six times?" -
Recognize that Cuba’s Future Is Inside Cuba
by Jorge Luis García Pérez Antúnez
"It is imperative for our Latin American brothers to assume the moral duty of isolating and condemning the Cuban government." -
Recognize and Work with the New Central America
by Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar
"Differences in education, industrialization, productive infrastructure, and technology between the U.S. and our region have grown starker."
Departments:
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Dispatches from the Field: Guatemala
Dr. Rick Renwick on an innovative health outreach program that tests indigenous women for cervical cancer. -
Policy Updates
Growing Public Insecurity in Central America; The Politics of Law and Order in Chile; and Oral Proceedings. -
Fresh Look Reviews
Edmundo Paz Soldán reviews Roberto Bolaño’s apocalyptic novel, 2666. Nicolás Ducoté explores Francis Fukuyama’s latest collection of essays. -
Panorama: Our Hemisphere from all Directions
10 Things to Do in Los Angeles; Central American Youth Leaders; In the Heights Dazzles Broadway and More..
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