Riordan Roett
Riordan Roett
Riordan Roett,is an American political scientist specializing in Latin America. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in political science and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was assistant professorand acting director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University and is currently the Sarita and Don Johnston Professor of Political Science and Director of the Western Hemisphere Program at the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in...
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Morales is an untried political leader. He's certainly someone who can command the street. Now, can he make the transition from an agitator to an executive?
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Free trade hasn't done anything for these people and Washington just doesn't get it. The White House will call it a success, but without major players like Argentina and Brazil, you don't have a free-trade zone.
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There have always been issues that divide the two countries, ... And we really haven't had a president in many, many decades who has really made the point of saying, 'I want Mexico to be a very close and special ally of the United States.'
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It's difficult to say. He has not done very much yet. We wait for a bold initiative.
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This is not going to lead to breaking of relations, but the government's decision will have repercussions in Washington.
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The White House is aware of the electoral importance of preachers like Robertson who command millions of dollars and millions of voters.
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He doesn't have any money to offer, so the president doesn't really have any cards to play.
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By showing up, Bush maintains a superficial camaraderie with the other 33 presidents of Latin American and that's positive.
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I don't see how we can be opposed to that if it helps stabilize democratic systems.
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The election process is a total fraud. If voters believe the process is secret, they will vote. If not, they will not.
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The goal of Latin American unity is highly ephemeral. Each country has its own set of goals and very different sets of leaders.
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Overall state control with foreign participation is as good as you are going to get in South America at this moment.