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Oscar Arias
Oscar Arias is President of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Latin America’s New Regionalism
Oscar Arias Series: Latin America 2007-10-01No nation today can truly address its own problems in isolation, and nowhere is this truer than in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the uneven blows of history and varied national policies have resulted in a patchwork of fates for our peoples. Fortunately, many countries in this part of the world now recognize that regional welfare must be addressed as a regional challenge.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 13003
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Democracy in Latin America
Oscar Arias Series: Latin America 2001-06-28With the exception of Fidel Castro's Cuba, today the Western Hemisphere proudly claims democracy as its lone form of government. Although Latin America is basking in this historic rejection of military dictatorship, it is a mistake to consider democracy a done deal. I am a firm believer in free trade and hope to see the proposed “Free Trade Area of the Americas” established, as scheduled, in 2005. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 17679
