More than six weeks after the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya the crisis remains unresolved. Leaders from across the Americas continue pressuring the interim government to restore the deposed leader while he travels the hemisphere to make his case. Meanwhile, U.S. officials differ on Washington's stance.
Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca, governer of Guerrero, Mexico, spoke with AS/COA in an exclusive interview. Guerrero is one of the poorest states in the country, but Governor Torreblanca remains optimistic about tourism, infrustructure development, and the fight against rural poverty.
Gobernador de Guerrero, Mexico Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca conversó con AS/COA en una entrevista excusiva. Guerrero es uno de los estados más pobres del país, pero el Gobernador Torreblanca guarda su optimismo en el turismo, el desarrollo de la infraestructura y la lucha contra la pobreza rural.
Writing for openDemocracy, Dartmouth's John M. Carey looks at the Latin American trend of holding referendums to pave the way reelection. "[P]residents themselves tend to lack judgment as to when enough is enough," he writes. Adapted from an essay published in the Summer 2009 Americas Quarterly.
The deposed leader, surrounded by press and supporters, stepped onto Honduran soil for half an hour on July 24 and set up camp in the Nicaragua border area the next day. The Honduran armed forces issued a communiqué that supports a proposal to restore him to office, albeit with limited powers.
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo discusses the role the Commission has played in helping reconcile the region's complex past and safeguard its democratic institutions. Adapted from an article originally published in Americas Quarterly.
Uribe. Chávez. Correa. Is re-election such a bad thing?