Ray Walser is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, the Heritage Foundation
Snowden, Rafael Correa, and Ecuador
Asylum for Snowden would give Correa the type of low-cost yet high-visibility profile he craves, causing the U.S. national security machine further embarrassment
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Don't be naive when it comes to Venezuela, Mr. Kerry
Secretary Kerry and his Department of State colleagues are succumbing to Diplomat’s Syndrome, a form of optical illusion or mental disorientation that mistakes talk for action
- 10 June 2013
Obama in Mexico: Change the reality, not the conversation
Changing a conversation is easy. Politicians and diplomats do it all the time. But hard facts and real deeds shape the bedrock of reality
- 2 May 2013
Bipolar Maduro regime arrests American filmmaker
The Maduro regime’s fundamentally bipolar, often paranoid approach to governing, has seen an American filmmaker caught up in the cross fire
- 30 April 2013
Despite victory claim, big setback for Chavismo in Venezuela
The electoral outcome, if it stands, clearly demonstrates that the hold Chavez once exerted upon adoring masses does not extend to his hand-picked heir
- 16 April 2013
Beware of Venezuela’s paranoid anti-Americanism
Like it or not, the Obama Administration finds itself drawn into Venezuela’s growing crisis of governability caused by the increasingly irresponsible behavior of Chavez knock-offs like Maduro
- 19 March 2013
Reckless and outrageous: Chavez heir accuses U.S. of murder
Chavez’s passing will be a difficult moment for Venezuela. But wild accusations by his successors have the potential to cause a bloodbath
- 6 March 2013
Chavez’s return to Caracas answers few questions
Hugo Chavez has finally returned to Caracas, but that doesn't put an end to questions
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Waiting for Hugo Chavez: Theatrics and a languishing economy
Uncertain Venezuelans can anticipate a continued poor economy (and less bread for the bolivar), but more government circuses and theatrical antics
- 12 February 2013
Dictator Castro now in charge of Latin American pro-democracy group
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), passed its rotating presidency to Cuba’s dictator General Raul Castro on Monday
- 30 January 2013
Venezuela: Hurtling toward the post-Chavez chasm
As 2013 begins, Venezuela continues hurtling toward a constitutional chasm
- 7 January 2013
Chavez's authoritarian regime sweeps governorships
Initial electoral results indicate that Chavez’s candidates won in 20 of the 23 governors’ races in Venezuela's latest round of elections
- 18 December 2012
Mexico’s new President takes office
Today is a day to celebrate the orderly democratic transition from Calderon to Peña Nieto and the start of what is hoped to be a productive and prosperous presidency. The work, however, has just begun
- 4 December 2012
David vs. Goliath in Venezuela’s elections
The Venezuelan people must be allowed to decide if they wish to live for six more years with their socialist Goliath or take a chance on a democratic David
- 5 October 2012
Iran: A strategy for the threat closer to home
Iran's influence in the Western Hemisphere should be closely monitored by the US as it nears the level of "tier 1" national security priority
- 19 September 2012
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