One might think that sparking a trade war with a major commercial partner in the midst of a global economic recession with international trade experiencing its worse decline in the past 80 years might
Latin America
A Consolidation of Democracy in Colombia
Over 10,000 phone messages reportedly arrived at the Colombian Presidential Palace within 24 hours of the long awaited Constitutional Court ruling, which barred President Álvaro Uribe from seeking a s
U.S.-Brazil cotton dispute: cross retaliation gone bad
On August 31, 2009, after seven years of tiresome litigation, Brazil won the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute against the United States on unfair cotton subsidies.
Brazil, Honduras, the International Court of Justice, and the Future of Hemispheric Unity
It is a defining feature of modern diplomacy that embassy staff enjoy special privileges when engaged in the business of their missions abroad.



