Fernando Menendez is an economist and a Principal at Cordoba Group International
Egypt welcomes back the generals
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. In Egypt, Mohammed Morsi is out, and the military rules again
- 8 July 2013
Turkish wrestling with the past and future
Unraveling Turkey’s political past and future will be a lot like slipping out of the grip of a Turkish oil wrestler: much harder than it looks
- 20 June 2013
Is Uncle Sam a Peeping Tom?
Thomas Jefferson argued, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and for government to gain ground.” The events of the last weeks seem to confirm it
- 11 June 2013
Free Saeed Abedini
Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-born American Christian pastor, is wasting away in Tehran’s Evin prison
- 30 May 2013
Whither the Chilean model?
Despite substantial gains, Chile’s market economy does not automatically generate either an appreciation or a defence of the principles that have made them possible
- 20 May 2013
The East is rising, in Latin America
China is moving in next-door to the U.S.
- 10 May 2013
The crisis of Venezuela’s “democracy”
Venezuela's "new democracy" is simply a way for part of the population to impose its will, through the force of the state, on the other part
- 24 April 2013
Thatcher's meaning to the victims of communism
Those who view Thatcher as anything other than responsible for saving her country from itself will not appreciate what she meant to millions around the world who seek the right to live in freedom
- 16 April 2013
Justice in Guatemala: 44 years later
John Gordon Mein’s death, like that of Chris Stevens, remains uninvestigated, his murderers unidentified and unpunished. 44 years later, it's time to put that right
- 12 April 2013
Paradise Lost in Cyprus
Welcome to Cyprus. A Greek-Turkish island populated by less than a million, with a high-income economy, suddenly taking over the headlines around the world
- 27 March 2013
Latin America without Chávez
In all of the capitals of the Americas the atmosphere is one of waiting to see what unfolds. After all, the devil you know is better than the one you don’t
- 14 March 2013
Hugo Chávez RIP: A legacy of division
Venezuela seems exhausted after the last 14 years. After Chavez's funeral services, let us hope the Venezuelan people will be allowed to also rest in peace
- 7 March 2013
China’s cyber attacks and a US response
The US has many options available to counter China's cyber threat. But does it possesses the political will to choose one?
- 22 February 2013
Peace or appeasement in Colombia?
By agreeing to negotiate with FARC, Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos is simply allowing the continuation of war by means of politics
- 11 September 2012
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