Organization of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the countries of Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation and to advance common interests. It is the region’s premier forum for multilateral dialogue and concerted action. The OAS helps in many different ways to make changes around the world. Actually the OAS is having a meeting in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida) and some of their actions are showing their interest to defend democracy and human rights around Latin America as for example in Venezuela. Furthermore, the OAS demonstrates interest in Strengthening Security, and combating illegal drugs in Colombia (South America); one of the most important things the OAS is focused on is the fostering free trade between countries’ members association. This OAS meeting in Ft. Lauderdale is making history, focusing in the most critical problems that countries from Latin American are trying to combat.
The OAS plays a key role in strengthening democratic and human rights institutions and practices in the countries of the Americas. As for example in Venezuela during the meeting, the OAS shows their interest in the political tension that Venezuela is passing through after the last president elections. In Venezuela the opposition reclaims that past election was not totally legal, these accusations to Venezuelan’s government made the OAS to worry about the status of democracy and human right protection to Venezuelan society. According to news article on the Miami Herald another fact which makes the OAS worry about Venezuela’s situation is the actual President Chavez’s hostility against the United States type of democracy. The OAS discuses all these conflicts during the recent meeting and finally Venezuela accepts the role in the OAS for non-governmental groups that evaluates countries where democracy is allegedly at risk, such as Venezuela.
The OAS is working on different limit borders to make Latin American countries safer, and they are also looking forward to prevent terrorism by strengthening control borders, by trying to eliminate drug trafficking and also by increasing security among law enforcement authorities in different countries. For example in Colombia (South America); during the meeting the OAS members discuss Colombian treaties to acquire national peace; this process supports, informs, helps and verifies initiatives from Colombian people to defend their social security in small regions of their territory.
Since OAS’s creation, their main goal has been to create a hemisphere-wide trading zone, called Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
The United States has no more important foreign relation ship than that of which it enjoys with Mexico, and vice versa. These two countries share interwoven societies and economies. Although there have been disagreements and turbulence between the two countries, which partnership is without these? The Strength of each country’s democracy is fundamental to the other’s. This relationship that the two countries share directly affects that lives of millions of Mexican and United States citizens everyday. Recently these two countries have become even more unified than ever before. Tackling issues such as Border Control, Countering Narcotics, Dealing with multiple Law enforcement agencies, Human Rights laws, trade and development, etc. There are many issues that they are mutually interested in and must deal with. Yet, there are some vast differences in which these two countries are run. There are also many similarities, which we must take into account. Both Democratic Governments have similar structures, containing a legislative, judicial, and executive branch. Yet, these structures are very different internally, containing specific duties that the other country’s branch may not have.
A nation without borders is not a nation. Today, every country is making effort to secure its borders not only from terrorists, drugs and smuggling but also from illegal immigration. All these recurring activities have sparked the United States to secure its borders against illegal immigrants and terrorism by creating a special department named the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. After the terrorist attack of 9/11, terrorism and illegal immigration were two striking issues for the DHS. To solve these issues, the Department of Homeland Security further created two immigration enforcement agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Customs and
Since the 1990s, the strategy of the Border Patrol has been termed “prevention by deterrence” and h...
Over the course of the history of the United States, specific foreign policies have affected the methods in which the U.S. involves itself around the globe. Specifically, certain policies have affected U.S. involvement in Latin America. It is the intention of this essay to explain the United States foreign policy behind specific doctrines. In order to realize current objectives, this paper will proceed as follows: Part 1 will define the Monroe Doctrine, Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 will concurrently explicitly explain the Roosevelt Corollary, Good Neighbor Policy, and the Nixon Doctrine, discuss how each policy resulted in U.S. involvement in Latin American countries, describe how it was justified by the U.S. government, respectively, and finally, will bring this paper to a conclusion.
On July, 1994 Mexico broke loose on a crisis after the assassination of the Presidential Candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Luis Donaldo Colosio, in Tijuana. The Organization of the American States had to take action because of the riots and political confrontations in Mexico. The Institutional Revolutionary Party ruled the country of Mexico for a really long time now. They were expected to win the election on that same year until tragedy stroke. The assassination of the presidential candidate was the breaking point of the political problems that Mexico faced. Aside from the problems that are reflected in the assassination on the presidential candidate, there are many groups that are threatening the current government because of their opposition to NAFTA. Mexico not only suffered a political crisis, but also a social one. The guerrillas turned against the government because they feel threatened by the way the government has handled their affairs with the indigenous people. The delegation of St. Kitts and Nevis believes that this is a major problem that should be addressed immediately. In order to address this conflict we must take into consideration the many possible solutions presented to us. The delegation of St. Kitts and Nevis suggest that the OAS oversee elections in order to make sure no fraud is presented, also it should prevent confrontations between members of opposing political parties and finally there should be international intervention in order to mediate and oversee the conflict so a consensus can be reached between members of both parties.
... consist with the success of Mexico’s growing “GDP” thanks to NAFTA. By creating NAFTA, North America is able to not just compete in the global market but also be the supreme leader. NAFTA rules the trade of good’s and services in an international scale, with over 1.1 trillion in goods and services being traded in North America alone. NAFTA has made world markets compete at a higher level to eventually eliminate all Tariffs on a global scale for all Corporations to trade freely. The creator’s of NAFTA understood the fundamental realities, that Corporations do not have borders or belong to a single country. Corporations live and breathe without the common knowledge of patriotism. Corporations live in a “New Economic World Order”. Thanks to NAFTA the blueprint has been drawn to begin a massive change in the way the world will conduct business in the near future.
In the twentieth century Latin America went through several political systems such as military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes. The transition to democracy involved national contexts,institutions, economic development, and that shaped the outcome (225). Although democracy is now more positive than how Latin American initially began, certain aspects of the state are not as democratized as others. In the general sense democracy is embedded in Latin American states and have accommodated democratic norms (250). Elections now function in a stable manner and governments easily rotate without dispute (250). Latin America is on the correct path to democratization however has not completely made the transition. There are still many issues
The Santos administration created by, President Juan Manuel Santos, of the centre – right Social Party of National Unity (UP) has significantly expanded Columbia’s international engagement, both multilaterally and bilaterally. Santos’s priorities on foreign policies have included the expansion of the country’s investment and trade connections, both within the region and towards the Asia Pacific and Europe. The Santos administration continues to improve Colombia's international engagement and image abroad, such as through beginning agreements to the OECD, cooperation with NATO and pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance, which it handed to Mexico in 2014. Columbia is an active member of the Association of Caribbean States, and the organization of American States (OAS). The International court Justice (ICJ) ruled in on a territorial and maritime dispute with Nicaragua ruling that Columbia would abandon maritime territory, causing tension with its norther neighbor. Columbia’s most important trading partner is the United States. The US-Colombia free trade agreement came into effect in 2012, and has enhanced Colombia’s most significant trading relationship which in 2012 accounted for 36.9 per cent of Colombia’s merchandise exports and 24.3 per cent of its merchandise imports. The US-Colombia engagement is being
Opinions about the state of democratic governance in Venezuela during the government of President Hugo Chávez Frías have been polarized. Some critics come close to labeling it a dictatorship while others, his supporters, claim to be restoring a truly democratic regime to Venezuela. Venezuelan society is polarized along political lines and this climate does not help to consolidate liberal democracy. In such a context, it is easy to fall into simplistic, black and white views; however, it is important to seek a more gradual and balanced appreciation of the complex issues at play. There also should be an understanding of how Venezuelans themselves view the state of their democracy. Assessments of the functioning of democracy should also take into account historical and regional contexts.
The Mexican-American border barriers were originally built as part of a three-pronged approach to diminish illicit contraband, drug smuggling, and illegal immigrants. This operation would curtail drug transport routes from Central America. Three headquarters were established along the Unites States border: operation gatekeeper in California, Operation Hold-the-Line in Texas, and Operation Safeguard in Arizona. These strategically placed headquarters have done an outstanding job securing our borders the past decade, however with drug smuggling on the rise, they require much more support from the government. Regrettably, adversaries of the barriers claim that they are more of a political gambit to instigate foreign affairs and a complete waste of taxpayers’ money. These opponents see the United States-Mexico barrier as an unsuccessful deterrent to illegal immigrants and unwanted drugs that ultimately and inaptly endangers the security and wellbeing of immigrants seeking refuge in the States.
Now days democracy has been establish in every Latin America country except Cuba, which is still a socialist state. It seemed that every other alternative form of government such as Marxism or Leninism has failed and been replaced by democracy. Furthermore it looks like people in Latin American really enjoy democracy and its’ benefits, as they also consider it to be the best form of government. After the failure of authoritarian leaders and the military intervene their lives, Latin American citizens wanted to change their system into a more fair and honest system, democracy. Democracy is usually defined as a system of honesty, equality, freedom of rights, though for Latin America countries it means gains, welfare and patronage. Latin American did not work the democratic system properly as it should be and different obstacles keep the system away from being consolidated. Democracy in Latin America still face serious problems in matters as grinding poverty, huge social gaps, corruption, drug dealing, inefficient governments and most importantly governments who promote and use military. The real question is why democracy actually failed even though democracy is what people want. Paraguay is a case of failure in transition democracy because of the corruption and other things that will be argued in this essay. Paraguay and Ecuador are considered to be the only countries that democratization did not achieve consolidation, in differ from Chilli and Central American.
Spain also has a high control of corruption score along with a high governance and investment rate. To improve Spain’s standard of living, they should improve the education system and provide more jobs for their citizens because they have the highest unemployment rate of 16%. Our trading plan was to acquire a lot of food products and energy and a little of science and technology, financial services, information services, transportation, raw materials, and business because those were the materials Spain needed most. The long term development projects we decided to purchase were education, conservation and the environment, and transparent and accountable governance because they would be the most beneficial to Spain. We wanted to make alliances with Nicaragua because they had food products, Jamaica because they had raw materials, and Cambodia because they had science and technology and those were the materials we needed. Globalization is the process by which people and economies around the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. Globalization is extremely good for Spain and would bring many
To respond to the challenges and opportunities of WTO dispute settlement, Brazil has developed the “three pillar” for WTO dispute settlement. The structure consists of a specialized WTO dispute settlement division located in the capital, Bras´ılia (the “first pillar”), coordination between this unit and Brazil’s WTO mission in Geneva (the “second pillar”), and coordination between both of these entities and Brazil’s private sector, as well as law firms and economic consultants funded by the private sector (the “third pillar”). This “third pillar” consists of the private sector, which broadly includes business, law, academia, and civil society. Since the WTO’s creation in 1995, Brazilian private sector initiatives have deepened knowledge about international trade issues among a broader array of individuals and groups, who have formed a Brazilian epistemic network, one that is linked transnationally with individuals and groups abroad. Brazilian media, law firms, academia, trade associations, think tanks, consultancies and non-governmental groups have undertaken important initiatives regarding international trade law and policy, which have complemented and built from each other.
There are several key players in economic development in the Global South. The World Trade Organization, founded in 1995, has 144 countries. The goal of the WTO is to allow trade to “flow smoothly, freely, fairly, and predictably” (Peet, 2003). The WTO is directly related to economic development. It says that it takes advantage of the international division of labor to raise income and lower cost of living for all people, supports
The author points out that regional planning and coordination was no longer the means of integration, but rather free market competition- free from any government intervention. García is good at providing relevant and ample examples to make sure his arguments are on point and reflects a careful insight to the matter at hand. The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in 1994 had high initial enthusiasm for regional cooperation, but it only focused on achieving modest milestones in specific areas such as transport, tourism and trade (61). Xenophobic biases against the migrant groups, seen between the Dominicans and the Haitians, and the similarity in the economic conditions of the Caribbean countries (in terms of tourism and agriculture) pose threat to any regional cooperation and integration