The eight essays in this volume, coedited by Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School, and René Zenteno, Professor at…
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English + EspañolAt the beginning of 1968, when Che Guevara had been dead in Bolivia for only three months and five years had gone by since the missile crisis, Cuba found itself practically alone in the hemisphere, menaced by triple threats: the impunity of the actions of the United States in the Vietnam War; ostracism by the rest of the governments in the region; and the pressures on the Revolution to align itself …
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Though the country’s internal armed conflict ended over a decade ago, Guatemala is an increasingly violent place. The issue of violence permeates everyday conversation. Tabloid newspapers feature images of bullet-ridden cars and…
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On September 20, 2006, a bulky, round-headed man climbed the steps to the speakers’ rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly hall in New York. For a few seconds he glared grimly at the audience and sniffed the air before speaking. “It still smells of sulphur here”, said Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, crossing himself. “That’s because the devil stood here yesterday.” He explained that the devil was one George W. Bush, …
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