|
![](/images/geroglifo.gif) |
![](/images/punto_grisosc.gif) |
Central American University - UCA |
![](/images/punto_rojo4.gif) |
Number 263 | Junio 2003 |
![](/images/curva_rojo_volumen4.gif) |
|
|
![Anuncio](/images/header.jpg) Nicaragua
The Alemán-Ortega Pact Has Bolaños on a Short Leash
Enrique Bolaños’ project is handicapped by adverse game rules
and hostage to the two caudillos who control the other branches.
Meanwhile, his war on corruption has left him with no party; the
economic recession is making him very unpopular;
and his highly image-based presidential style
doesn’t reflect the country’s reality.
... continuar...
Nicaragua
<i>Maquilas</i> Are Like Aspirin: Temporary Pain Relief but No Cure
Information and opinions on the free trade assembly plants
operating in Nicaragua, with a closer look at an anomaly:
the contradictions of one such industrial plant
operating in the middle of nowhere.
... continuar...
Nicaragua
She Said, He Said: A Survey on Sex and Gender
An analytical look at a survey conducted among
Central American University students
takes us into the gender dimension
of off-hour practices and preferences,
and offers us an opportunity to reflect on the
thrusts and parries of Nicaragua’s patriarchal system.
... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
THE DRUG WORLD OF THE CARIBBEAN COAST
Throughout the month of May, the public was treated to increasingly precise and serious news reports about the extensive penetration of drug trafficking... continuar...
Guatemala
The Myrna Mack Case: Continuing Impunity
A country isn’t viable unless people have confidence in its justice system, and Guatemala’s justice system has once again proven itself unworthy of any such confidence. In the eyes not only of its citizens but also of the whole world, the system is ineffective, weak and more than willing to ensure the impunity of the groups in power that hold it hostage.... continuar...
México
The Birth of a New Alliance
The US punishment of Mexico for opposing the invasion of Iraq
has given yet more impetus to a new national grassroots alliance
that has formed to promote national unity against neoliberalism.
This carefully forged alliance is stirring hope.... continuar...
Cuba
Governability in Cuba’s Uncertain Transition
Cuba is again at the center of world debate.
Many analysts ignore or do not come to grips with the characteristics
of the transition Cuba has been undergoing for over a decade.
But an understanding of this uncertain transition
explains better than anything what is happening,
what just happened in March and April,
and what will likely happen in the future.
... continuar...
Cuba
A Necessary Reflection on Recent Events
The world is not a simple place. It cannot be explained in the sharply contrasting tones that provide such delight to simple thought. It has actually never been simple, but this is truer now than ever.... continuar...
|
![Up](/images/txt_arriba.en.gif) |
|
|
|
|
![](/images/punto_rojo4.gif) |
|