Introduction
Unemployed metalworkers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, protest the nation's economic crisis on Feb. 11, 2002. Economic and political turmoil has wracked much of South America in recent years. (AFP Photo/Ali Burafi)
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New problems — including the financial collapse of Argentina — have obliterated the last decade of economic growth in South America and pushed the continent into recession. Some economists blame the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral lenders for the decline, arguing they forced South America's fragile economies to adopt free trade and other market-oriented policies without fully considering the consequences. Defenders of the banks' policies blame the economic woes on huge budget deficits and corruption. Meanwhile, leftist guerrillas continue to terrorize Colombia, and political turmoil, especially in Venezuela, has led some experts to worry about the survival of democratic gains made throughout South America in the 1980s and '90s.
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Sep. 14, 2018 |
Turmoil in Central America |
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Jun. 05, 2012 |
China in Latin America |
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Mar. 2008 |
The New Latin America |
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Jul. 21, 2006 |
Change in Latin America |
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Mar. 14, 2003 |
Trouble in South America |
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Nov. 09, 2001 |
U.S.- Mexico Relations |
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Sep. 19, 1997 |
Mexico's Future |
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Jul. 19, 1991 |
Mexico's Emergence |
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May 05, 1989 |
New Approach to Central America |
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Mar. 06, 1987 |
Soviets' Latin Influence |
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Dec. 26, 1986 |
Pinochet's Chile |
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Nov. 08, 1985 |
Troubled Mexico |
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Apr. 10, 1981 |
Latin American Challenges |
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May 05, 1978 |
Central America and the U.S.A. |
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Sep. 23, 1977 |
Mexican-U.S. Relations |
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Jun. 04, 1976 |
Relations with Latin America |
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Oct. 21, 1970 |
Chile's Embattled Democracy |
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Jun. 24, 1970 |
Mexico's Election and the Continuing Revolution |
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Apr. 02, 1969 |
Economic Nationalism in Latin America |
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Jul. 19, 1967 |
Guerrilla Movements in Latin America |
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Dec. 28, 1966 |
Militarism in Latin America |
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Oct. 20, 1965 |
Common Market for Latin America |
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Aug. 04, 1965 |
Smoldering Colombia |
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Jun. 23, 1965 |
Inter-American Peacekeeping |
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Dec. 11, 1963 |
Progress of the Alianza |
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Oct. 05, 1962 |
Arms Aid to Latin America |
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Dec. 13, 1961 |
Land and Tax Reform in Latin America |
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Jul. 26, 1961 |
Commodity Agreements for Latin America |
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Jan. 11, 1961 |
Revolution in the Western Hemisphere |
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Feb. 10, 1960 |
Inter-American System |
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Feb. 10, 1960 |
Inter-American System |
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Jan. 13, 1960 |
Expropriation in Latin America |
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Jul. 02, 1958 |
Economic Relations with Latin America |
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Mar. 02, 1954 |
Communism in Latin America |
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Jun. 20, 1952 |
Political Unrest in Latin America |
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Sep. 18, 1950 |
War Aid from Latin America |
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Oct. 31, 1947 |
Arming the Americas |
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Jul. 24, 1946 |
Inter-American Security |
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Jan. 02, 1942 |
Latin America and the War |
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Jul. 10, 1941 |
Export Surpluses and Import Needs of South America |
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Jun. 04, 1941 |
Economic Defense of Latin America |
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Jun. 25, 1940 |
Politics in Mexico |
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Nov. 01, 1939 |
Pan American Political Relations |
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Oct. 10, 1939 |
United States Trade with Latin America |
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Apr. 07, 1938 |
Protection of American Interests in Mexico |
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Mar. 04, 1936 |
Peace Machinery in the Americas |
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Sep. 27, 1933 |
Trade Relations with Latin America |
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Oct. 16, 1928 |
Pan American Arbitration Conference |
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Jan. 12, 1928 |
The Sixth Pan American Conference |
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Jan. 10, 1927 |
American Policy in Nicaragua |
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Dec. 27, 1926 |
Relations Between Mexico and the United States |
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