What goes around comes around. Scottish independence returns to the front burner of politics in Britain. And so do Argentine intentions to possess the Falkland Islands (they call them Las Malvinas).

Democracy isn't really working well in the developing world.

Will American ships be blocked when a crisis arises?

Latin America and Europe strengthen trade alliance.

Latin America's financial concerns.

Will 2009 bring opportunity for Brazil to emerge as a world leader?

What state is South America in as we begin the year 2008?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won reelection Dec. 3 to another six-year term. Should the world take him seriously? Should the United States be concerned about his rhetoric? Yes!

This month's Summit of the Americas highlighted the change in attitude toward the United States

The war in faraway Iraq has fueled rising resentment against the United States much closer to home.

The people of Latin America are voting for leaders whom they hope can lift the region's millions from the grips of poverty. The gap between rich and poor has become the main issue throughout the region and therefore a primary...

Do you remember the advertising line that said, "when [a certain financial planner] speaks, people listen"? People have become accustomed to "listening" to the vagaries of the stock market. Actually, they need to tune their ears to other voices-three in...

The United States can no longer take its superiority in the economy of the western hemisphere for granted. The EU's economic reach grows ever longer and its influence ever stronger.

In this last issue of 1999 we review the state of the world as the year draws to a close. Join us as we take a brief tour to spots on the globe that highlight a few of our beleaguered...