Latin American Research Centre

Below are some links to recent newsworthy articles from throughout the region as well as recent publications by LARC Fellows.
September 25, 2012
Democracy in Progress: El Salvador's Unfinished Transition
Michael Shifter and Rachel Schwartz, World Politics Review
September 21, 2012
Venezuela in Mercosur: What was Brazil Thinking?
Peter Hakim, Latin Pulse
September 18, 2012
Are Mexican Factories Gaining the Upper Hand Against China's?
Andres Rozental, Margaret Myers, James R. Jones, Felipe Canales, Latin American Advisor
August 25, 2012
Romney's Latin American Policy: Not Much to Look At
Veronica Salas, Council on Hemispheric Affairs
December 7, 2010
PhD Student Linda Ambrosie is the only Canadian to receive the OAS Scholarship
Organization of American States
November 10, 2010
Rising Oil presents an opportunity for Latin America
The Globe & Mail, Canada
October 14, 2010
Chile's Miners Rescue
CBC's The Current - Interview with Pablo Policzer
October 1, 2010
Ecuador's Presidential Crisis
BBC News
September 26, 2010
Venezuelan Parliamentary Elections
Reuters
August 7, 2010
Juan Manuel Santos takes office as Colombia's New President
Interview with The Washington Post
August 4, 2010
Talisman's Colombian homecoming
The National Post
July 7, 2010
Addressing hemispheric security threats: The list of accomplishments is long, but incomplete
Embassy Magazine: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly
By Stephen Randall
June 16, 2010
CPSA Prize in Comparative Politics Awarded to Pablo Policzer
University of Notre Dame Press
Click here to learn more about Pablo's award winning book The Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile.
June, 2010
Canada's National Security Challenges in the Caribbean and Latin America
Foreign Policy for Canada's Tomorrow
By Stephen Randall
Other good news sources:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Canadian Council of the Americas – Alberta Chapter
Canadian International Council
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean