Background on the News - 2007-03-07

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March 7, 2007

Going South

	During his Latin American tour this week, President George W. Bush will be championing the United States' long-held belief that liberal democracy and market economics are the keys to improving the lot of the region's poor masses. But he will find himself on the defensive on a continent where many question the merits of Washington's pro-market logic and Venezuelan-style economic populism is gaining ground. As Peter Hakim argued over a year ago in Foreign Affairs, the White House has a lot of work to do if it is to restore its influence in the region and regain Latin Americans' trust. Full text of original essay (January/February 2006)
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	Previously in Background on the News
	Disarming North Korea February 21, 2007 Only time will tell whether last week's nuclear deal with North Korea represents an ephemeral diplomatic victory or a real breakthrough on the Cold War's last frontier. . . . Read more

	Hurricane Hugo February 7, 2007 In the past month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has announced the nationalization of his country's electricity and telecommunication industries, seized control of the central bank, barred the renewal of the license of the nation's oldest independent television station, and assumed the power to rule by presidential decree. . . . Read more

	Will the Surge Succeed? January 24, 2007 President Bush's announcement of the deployment of more troops to Iraq has come under fire from several quarters. Nevertheless, the White House is confident that the troop "surge" together with new generals and a new strategy can help quell the violence in Iraq and buy time for political progress to be made. . . . Read more

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