Posted by Pablo Rojas Mejia | May 5, 2011 | Guests
An article published recently in the New York Times celebrated the cultivation of oil palm, used to make biofuel, as a promising alternative to drug cultivation in Colombia. At first glance, the article is both convincing and...
Read MorePosted by Pablo Rojas Mejia | Apr 29, 2011 | Guests
This week, I am returning to Peru, more specifically on a retired politician who is wielding remarkable influence over that country’s presidential elections. No, I am not talking about Alberto Fujimori, the country’s...
Read MorePosted by Pablo Rojas Mejia | Apr 12, 2011 | Guests
Peru held the first round of presidential elections this past Sunday. The leftist populist Ollanta Humala, with nearly 31 percent of the vote, will proceed to a second round in June. He will be joined by Keiko Fujimori, daughter...
Read MorePosted by Pablo Rojas Mejia | Apr 6, 2011 | Guests
On March 16, Standard and Poor’s raised Colombia’s credit rating to investment grade. Other leading rating agencies are expected to follow suit, and President Juan Manuel Santos has said he foresees credit upgrades from both...
Read MorePosted by Pablo Rojas Mejia | Apr 2, 2011 | Guests
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will visit Brown University, where I attend college, Tuesday to give a lecture entitled “Why People Should Give More than a Damn About Latin America”. The colorful posters advertising the...
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