Hugh O'Shaughnessy

Articles by Hugh O'Shaughnessy

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North America

Outlook stormy for Obama

15 December 2008
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The inclusion in Obama's team of so many figures from the past heralds the continuation of the policies of the past, some of which, even among Bushites, were seen to be stupid

South America

The real Hugo Chávez

05 December 2008
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A decade after Hugo Chávez was first elected Venezuelan president Hugh 0'Shaughnessy pays tribute to the self-styled Bolivarian revolutionary

Global Issues

The challenges facing Obama

07 November 2008
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Just what direction will the president-elect take on South America, Israel and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ponders Hugh O'Shaughnessy

International Politics

War is no longer chic

27 October 2008
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Despite the economic turmoil, Hugh O'Shaughnessy finds that there are reasons to be cheerful - the pursuit of justice for the victims of right-wing dictators among them

South America

Chavez you've let us down...

14 October 2008
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'You shut down Joint X’s hamburger joints for a mere 48 hours. The sanction was all too brief.' Hugh O'Shaughnessy writes an open letter to Hugo Chávez

South America

HRW v Chavez

26 September 2008
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Chávez clearly made a major political blunder in expelling two HRW employees but then their report could have been cobbled together by an inexperienced state dept recruit.

South America

Cuban missile crisis II?

12 September 2008
30 comments

A ratcheting up of tension in the Caribbean is underway with the deployment of ships and other military hardware by the US and Russia. Where will it end asks Hugh O'Shaughnessy

South America

Plotting in Paraguay

03 September 2008
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This week’s news from Paraguay shows that the violent right in Latin America must really pull up its socks if it wants to achieve its objectives, writes Hugh O'Shaughnessy

International Politics