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Snapshot,
February 8, 2012
Vázquez Mota and the 2012 Mexican Election
Shannon K. O'Neil

There are now three candidates for Mexico's July 1 presidential election, but it is Josefina Vázquez Mota’s place on the ticket that has the potential to upend the future of the country's politics. Unlike her two challengers, who are linked to the old guard and old boys' network, as a woman Vázquez Mota can claim to be the mantle of change, even against her own party.
Snapshot,
January 26, 2012
Capriles Radonski and the New Venezuelan Opposition
Michael Penfold

This year, there will finally be a real contest for power in Caracas. With opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez having just announced that he is ending his presidential campaign and throwing his support to Henrique Capriles Radonski -- the charismatic governor whom many expect to be Chávez's main competition -- the opposition is gradually consolidating power and becoming a more serious challenge to the regime.
Snapshot,
January 23, 2012
Foreign Policy and Obama's State of the Union Address
James M. Lindsay

The president knows that a foreign policy crisis -- especially one his critics have forewarned -- could derail his reelection campaign at any time. So, during the State of the Union address, he will try to give himself some political cover on a few issues in particular: Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Snapshot,
January 4, 2012
Why Panetta's Pentagon Cuts Are Easier Than You Think
Lawrence J. Korb

Defense budget cuts won't make the United States less secure. The problem is simpler: the Pentagon does not have a resource problem, it has an administrative problem.
Snapshot,
November 7, 2011
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Rise of China
Bernard K. Gordon

The United States is preparing for an Asian century, and its trade policy is following suit. Officials hope that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement soon to include Japan, will help solidify their economic role in Asia.
Letter From,
November 2, 2011
Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua's Soft Authoritarianism
Richard Feinberg

Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, is expected to win re-election by a wide margin this weekend. If so, he will continue to build his legacy while Washington looks the other way.
Response, Nov/Dec 2011
Manufacturing GlobalizationPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Richard Katz; Robert Z. Lawrence; Michael Spence

Is globalization to blame for rising unemployment and income inequality in the United States? Richard Katz and Robert Lawrence argue that other factors are at fault. Perhaps, says Michael Spence -- but the overarching effects of globalization cannot be denied.
Snapshot,
October 28, 2011
Why Foxconn's iPad Deal is Wrong for Brazil
Ronaldo Lemos

Brazil's leaders expect a $12 billion iPad manufacturing deal to boost the country's technology sector. It may. But Brasilia should be turning out cheaper, low-end technology, which would be more profitable.
Letter From,
October 18, 2011
The Rise and Fall of Bolivia's Evo Morales
Nicholas Fromherz

Bolivian President Evo Morales rose to power as a champion of indigenous rights and the environment. Now he has trampled both, undermined his authority, and thrown his future into question.
Snapshot,
October 18, 2011
New Energy Jobs Won't Solve the U.S. Unemployment Problem
Michael Levi

Republicans and Democrats alike have touted the energy sector as the key to solving the United States' employment problems. They are both wrong.
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