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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Barry Immigrant Rights Scope limits and Implications]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/immigrant-rights-scope-limits-implications</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/immigrant-rights-scope-limits-implications#When:15:10:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Tom Barry explores the complicated and controversial subject of immigrant rights]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-30T15:10:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 2013 State Department and Foreign Operations Aid Request and Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-2013-state-department-and-foreign-operations-aid-request</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-2013-state-department-and-foreign-operations-aid-request#When:17:15:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 13, the Obama administration released its 2013 budget request to Congress, which includes its request for State Department and Foreign Operations assistance in FY2013. Here are a few things we observed in the new foreign assistance budget for Latin America and the Caribbean. 
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Fact Sheet,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-01T17:15:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Waiting for Consolidation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-consolidation</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-consolidation#When:17:40:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[During 2011, researchers from CIP, WOLA, INDEPAZ and MINGA carried out a joint project to monitor the Colombian Government's National Territorial Consolidation Plan (PNCT). This new publication lays out our organizations' principal findings, concerns and recommendations following our research visits.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T17:40:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Report Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Underground Economy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/gfi-report-mexico-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/gfi-report-mexico-illicit-financial-flows#When:16:55:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report from GFI finds that Mexico lost a total of $872 billion in illicit financial flows (or illegal capital flight) over a 41-year period from 1970 to 2010. These illicit financial flows were generally the product of: corruption, bribery and kickbacks, criminal activities, and efforts to shelter wealth from a country's tax authorities]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T16:55:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Katrina Veterans Learn About Cuba&#8217;s Hurricane Management]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/katrina-veterans-learn-about-cubas-hurricane-management</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/katrina-veterans-learn-about-cubas-hurricane-management#When:08:58:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In early December, the Center for International Policy’s Cuba Project took Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré (ret.), “the hero of Katrina,” to Cuba to look at how the Cubans prepare for and respond to hurricanes and other natural disasters. In 2005, the commander of the U.S. First Army, General Honoré arrived in New Orleans as head of the Joint Task Force Katrina and turned around the disintegrating situation.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-23T08:58:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Questions of Racial Identity, Racism and anti-Racist Policies in Cuba: The View from Havana]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/afro-cuba-delegation-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/afro-cuba-delegation-report#When:15:31:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report from Elizabeth Newhouse summarizing the events of a Oct. delegation to Cuba that focused on the issue of racism in Cuba]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-19T15:31:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[More Lessons from Cuba&#8217;s hurricane Preparedness and Civil Defense]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-cubas-hurricane-preparedness-civil-defense</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-cubas-hurricane-preparedness-civil-defense#When:16:23:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Newhouse summarizes CIP's November 2011 delegation to cuba, which included the mayor of Galveston, Texas, and the Dean of the Texas State Senate]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-05T16:23:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Cautionary Tale: Plan Colombia&#8217;s Lessons for Mexico and Beyond]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautionary-tale-plan-colombias-lessons-mexico-beyond</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautionary-tale-plan-colombias-lessons-mexico-beyond#When:18:49:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Latin America Working Group, the Center for International Policy and the Washington Office on Latin America release a new report on the Colombian experience of the past ten years. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-10T18:49:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tools of Influence: The Arms Lobby and the Super Committee]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/tools-of-influence-arms-lobby-super-committee1</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/tools-of-influence-arms-lobby-super-committee1#When:13:43:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In this policy brief, William D. Hartung explores the mutually beneficial and close ties between the arms lobby and super committee members. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-31T13:43:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Drug War Turns to Transnational Combat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-drug-war-turns-to-transnational-combat</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-drug-war-turns-to-transnational-combat#When:09:47:59Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, released in late July by the White House, offers the strategic context for the increasing rhetorical focus of the Obama administration on “transnational crime,” “transnational threats,” and “transnational criminal organizations.”]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-01T09:47:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. - Cuban Cooperation in Defending Against Hurricanes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuban-cooperation-hurricanes</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuban-cooperation-hurricanes#When:14:31:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On July 21, 2011, CIP and the Association of Gulf Coast Emergency Managers hosted a half-day conference on “U.S.-Cuban Cooperation in Defending Against Hurricanes” in Biloxi, Mississippi. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-15T14:31:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba not a &#8220;Tier Three&#8221; Human Trafficker]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-not-tier-three-human-trafficker</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-not-tier-three-human-trafficker#When:12:53:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith argues that this year's State Department Trafficking in Persons Report wrongly portrays Cuba as a tier three violator. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-12T12:53:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aiding Insecurity: Four Years of Mexico&#8217;s Drug War and Merida Initiative]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/aiding-insecurity-four-years-of-mexicos-drug-war-and-merida-initiative</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/aiding-insecurity-four-years-of-mexicos-drug-war-and-merida-initiative#When:13:46:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mexico's drug-trafficking organizations constitute a threat to regional security and to U.S. national security, says the U.S. government. Yet, the region is becoming less secure and less safe as the result of the security emphasis of U.S. counternarcotics initiatives]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-01T13:46:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conference Report Questions of Racial Identity Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-report-questions-racial-identity-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-report-questions-racial-identity-cuba#When:01:16:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Newhouse reports on a day-long conference, hosted by CIP and James Early of the Smithsonian Institution, focusing on the significance and challenges of racism in the Cuban national debate]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Advocacy, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-27T01:16:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Policy on the Edge: Failures of Border Security and New Directions for Border Control]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/failures-of-border-security-and-new-directions-for-border-control</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/failures-of-border-security-and-new-directions-for-border-control#When:18:12:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy's TransBorder Project is pleased to share its new report "Policy on the Edge: Failures of Border Security and New Directions for Border Control." This new International Policy Report discusses the unsettled state of America's post-9/11 border security policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-01T18:12:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Contending with Natural Disasters: Cubans and US Gulf Coast Emergency Managers Continue Conversation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-US-gulf-coast-emergency-managers</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-US-gulf-coast-emergency-managers#When:14:36:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Newhouse reports on CIP's May 2011 delegation to Cuba. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Advocacy, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-01T14:36:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carter&#8217;s Press Conference in Havana]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/carter-havana</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/carter-havana#When:15:49:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith discusses President Carter's press conference in Havana.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-11T15:49:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stabilization and Development: Lessons of Colombia&#8217;s &#8220;Consolidation Model&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-colombias-consolidation-model</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-colombias-consolidation-model#When:14:40:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This International Policy Report summarizes a day-long discussion between Colombian specialists, policymakers, NGO leaders, and military and civilian practitioners about Colombia's 'Consolidation' Model. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-11T14:40:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[El Paso Jury Acquits Arch-Terrorist Posada Carriles of all Charges]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/posada-carriles-acquitted</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/posada-carriles-acquitted#When:11:43:56Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S.-Cuba relations - and the Obama administration's standing - received a painful and embarrassing blow when an El Paso jury acquitted arch-terrorist Luis Posada Carriles of all charges, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.   ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Advocacy, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-11T11:43:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Border Control before Border Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/border-control-before-border-security</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/border-control-before-border-security#When:10:58:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Border Patrol adapted its rhetoric to reflect its newly acquired homeland security mission. In the past, the Border Patrol only occasionally referred to its mission as "securing the border."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-11T10:58:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[More Chicanery in the Cases of the Cuban Five]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/chicanery-cuban-five</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/chicanery-cuban-five#When:12:03:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith provides a brief analysis on the Cuban Five, examining the most recent press conference on March 22 where new exculpatory evidence was presented in the cases of two of the Cuban Five. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-26T12:03:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The United States Should Take Immediate Steps to Improve Relations with Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-should-take-immediate-steps-to-improve-relations-with-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-should-take-immediate-steps-to-improve-relations-with-cuba#When:11:14:46Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The White House actions to restore educational and cultural travel to Cuba and to liberalize remittances, while welcome, should serve as an impetus to further improve U.S.-Cuba relations]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-02-14T11:14:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Transnational Crime in the Developing World]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/GFI-transnationalcrime</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/GFI-transnationalcrime#When:12:42:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report from GFI finds that the illicit trade in “goods, guns, people, and natural resources” is a $650 billion enterprise, which most negatively impacts the developing world.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-02-07T12:42:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2000-2009]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/illicit-financial-flows-2000-09</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/illicit-financial-flows-2000-09#When:13:09:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Updating its 2008 report, GFI has expanded the range of years analyzed, updated existing figures based on new data, and included a focus on Asia.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe & Russia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-01-18T13:09:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. - Cuba Conference on Hurricane Cooperation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-conference-on-hurricane-cooperation</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-conference-on-hurricane-cooperation#When:11:19:47Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Since 2007, the Center for International Policy (CIP) has sponsored delegations and conferences of officials from the United States Gulf Coast and from Cuba’s hurricane]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-12-13T11:19:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Are We Ready for the Next Big one? Texas Gulf Legislators Learn from Cuba&#8217;s Hurricane]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-next-big-one-texas-gulf-legislators-learn-from-cubas-model</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-next-big-one-texas-gulf-legislators-learn-from-cubas-model#When:11:56:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[With up to seven major storms predicted, the 2010 hurricane season in the Caribbean and United States could be one of the most active on record]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-07-12T11:56:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Case of the Cuban Five: U.S. Shame and How to End It]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-five-us-shame</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-five-us-shame#When:11:59:33Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith discusses the case of the Cuban Five and how it reflects on the United States]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-15T11:59:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Far Worse than Watergate]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/far-worse-than-watergate</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/far-worse-than-watergate#When:00:37:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report exploring the recent release of documents confirming that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS), the Colombian intelligence agency, carried out illegal surveillance on key players in Colombia's democracy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-07T00:37:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inter-American Development Bank Megaprojects: Displacement and Forced Migration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/inter-american-development-bank-megaprojects-displacement-and-forced-migrat</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/inter-american-development-bank-megaprojects-displacement-and-forced-migrat#When:14:51:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The displacement of communities and forced migration in our countries as a consequence of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) projects is an issue of greatest importance, but one that is seldom addressed. Researchers from these countries have worked yet again on this issue and will present findings]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-19T14:51:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Esperando el Cambio]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/esperando-el-cambio</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/esperando-el-cambio#When:17:31:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un informe sobre las tendencias de la asistencia en seguridad de EE.UU. para América Latina y el Caribe. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-10T17:31:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Waiting for Change]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-change</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-change#When:00:53:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint publication on trends in U.S. security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean and the lack of the Obama administration to take strong, identifiable actions to change the direction of these trends. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-03T00:53:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Elections 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-elections-2010</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-elections-2010#When:15:30:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Pre-Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia was led by Global Exchange, with the participation of professionals, analysts, and citizens of more than seven countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, the UK, and Mexico.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-30T15:30:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuban Public Health Cooperation in Haiti]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-public-health-cooperation-in-haiti</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuban-public-health-cooperation-in-haiti#When:12:28:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuban doctors have served in Haiti long before January’s earthquake, although given the lack of coverage by U.S. media]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-21T12:28:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fallacies of High-Tech Fixes for Border Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/fallacies-high-tech-fixes-border-security</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/fallacies-high-tech-fixes-border-security#When:12:13:17Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report by Tom Barry examines the promises and impact of remote surveillance technologies in the drive by the Department of Homeland Security to secure the border. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-14T12:13:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Shadow Prison Industry and Its Government Enablers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/shadow-prison-industry-government-enablers</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/shadow-prison-industry-government-enablers#When:12:36:17Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Outsourcing governmental responsibilities to private contractors is routine and alarming. The Black- water, Wackenhut, CACI, and Halliburton scandals have highlighted the damage to our foreign affairs resulting from the reliance on private contractors to perform essential foreign policy missions. However]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-11T12:36:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Preparedness Above Politics - U.S. Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-Cuba-cooperation-hurricanes</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-Cuba-cooperation-hurricanes#When:22:53:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States is unequalled in its hurricane forecasting technologies, but has remained undeveloped in areas of community preparedness.  This is an area in which Cuba has excelled.  Cooperation can help both countries keep their citizens safer.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-04T22:53:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[After Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-plan-colombia#When:02:20:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report independently evaluating Colombia's U.S. government supported "Integrated Action," a new approach to state-building and counterinsurgency.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-12T02:20:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Community Security&#8221; Mission Creep at Homeland Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/community-security-mission-creep</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/community-security-mission-creep#When:09:38:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a bad case of mission creep. Created in the wake of Sept. 11 to better protect the country against attacks by foreign terrorists, DHS now believes it is also responsible for community security]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-05T09:38:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disaster Relief Management in Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/disaster-relief-management-in-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/disaster-relief-management-in-cuba#When:13:42:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report on CIP's most recent delegation to Cuba focuses on why Cuba's disaster relief model is worth careful study. Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas and CIP's Wayne Smith led the delegation. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-05-18T13:42:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Restoring Integrity to the Immigration System]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/restoring-integrity-to-immigration-system</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/restoring-integrity-to-immigration-system#When:11:56:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[There is broad agreement that the immigration system is broken. But reaching a political consensus on how to fix the system has in recent years proved impossible. In the absence of a comprehensive immigration reform, the government has adopted a “get-tough” posture on immigration designed to “restore integrity to the immigration system” and “uphold the rule of law”
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-05-04T11:56:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conference on Expanding Agricultural Trade With Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-on-expanding-agricultural-trade-with-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-on-expanding-agricultural-trade-with-cuba#When:15:35:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of the conference was to examine in which U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba could be significantly increased ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-04-29T15:35:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ecuador&#8217;s Humanitarian Emergency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ecuadors-humanitarian-emergency</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ecuadors-humanitarian-emergency#When:10:35:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the past nine years, an estimated 300,000 Colombian refugees have crossed into Ecuador. This report analyzes the spillover of Colombia's conflict. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-04-16T10:35:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Immigrant Crackdown Joins Failed Crime and Drug Wars]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/immigrant-crackdown-joins-failed-crime-and-drug-wars</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/immigrant-crackdown-joins-failed-crime-and-drug-wars#When:14:48:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In this report, Tom Barry analyzes the increasing criminalization of immigrants and immigration law. He also examines the links between the immigrant crackdown and the drug war, and concludes the report with recommendations for policy reform. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-04-01T14:48:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[An Opening to Cuba can give Obama Momentum Internationally]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-obama-momentum-internationally</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-obama-momentum-internationally#When:14:06:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In this Policy Brief, Wayne Smith discusses how moving toward a more sensible approach to Cuba could be the quickest and easiest way to signal change and encourage support for our broader foreign policy agenda. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-01-05T14:06:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Compass for Colombia Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-compass-for-colombia-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-compass-for-colombia-policy#When:16:21:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint report analyzing nine years under Plan Colombia and a need for U.S. policy to change course. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-10-10T16:21:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Un Nuevo Rumbo para la Política Estadounidense hacia Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/un-nuevo-rumbo-para-la-politica-estadounidense-hacia-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/un-nuevo-rumbo-para-la-politica-estadounidense-hacia-colombia#When:09:56:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Nueve años después, Plan Colombia no ha cumplido sus metas. Necesitamos reevaluar este programa y virar su rumbo para fortalecer los derechos humanos y construir un gobierno más incluyente. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-10-06T09:56:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing Course: Proposals to Reverse the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/proposals-reverse-militarization-us-foreign-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/proposals-reverse-militarization-us-foreign-policy#When:14:11:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In this International Policy Report, Donald Herr analyzes the militarization of U.S. foreign policy and provides proposals to reverse its militarization. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, National Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-09-08T14:11:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reducing Risks, Avoiding Disaster, Managing Hurricanes the Cuban Way]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/hurricanes-disaster-management-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/hurricanes-disaster-management-cuba#When:14:45:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[An International Policy Report detailing the findings of CIP's April 2008 delegation of U.S. specialists to Cuba to learn about the Cuban disaster-mitigation model. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-08-15T14:45:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[La Política Exterior se Viste de Camuflado]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/la-politica-exterior-se-viste-de-camuflado</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/la-politica-exterior-se-viste-de-camuflado#When:09:37:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A propósito del crecimiento del rol del Pentágono en la política exterior, y por qué el Congreso y la opinión pública estadounidense deberían preocuparse. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-04-09T09:37:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The CIA and the Perils of Politicization]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cia-perils-politicization</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cia-perils-politicization#When:14:52:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Melvin Goodman analyzes the CIA's vulnerability to politicization due to its mission to provide intelligence to policymakers. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, National Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-03-17T14:52:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ready, Aim, Foreign Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-aim-foreign-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-aim-foreign-policy#When:17:43:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint report focusing on a current trend in U.S. foreign policy: the Defense Department's leadership of foreign military aid and training programs is increasing. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-03-05T17:43:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ever Changing, Always the Same: The State of U.S.-Cuban Relations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ever-changing-always-the-same-the-state-of-us-cuban-relations</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ever-changing-always-the-same-the-state-of-us-cuban-relations#When:15:52:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This International Policy Report analyzes the current state of U.S.-Cuban relations - changes are present in Cuba and Miami but Washington has been slow to take note of these changes. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-12-12T15:52:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[To Protect the Gulf of Mexico: U.S.-Cuba Cooperation on Marine Conservation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-cooperation-marine-conservation</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-cooperation-marine-conservation#When:16:08:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith and Jennifer Schuett report on a conference in Cancún on U.S.-Cuba Cooperation on Marine Conservation. The conference brought together 15 of Cuba's top marine environmental scientists and managers with a like number of American counterparts, plus Vice Admiral Alberto Mariano Vazquez de la Cerda, of the Mexican Navy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-12-03T16:08:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crimes of the Central Intelligence Agency: How Covert Action Harms U.S. Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/crimes-cia-covert-us-security</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/crimes-cia-covert-us-security#When:16:13:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Melvin Goodman analyzes how covert action harms U.S. security in this International Policy that covers the history of the term and its effect on policy. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, National Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-11-21T16:13:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Torture, Terror and Innocence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/torture-terror-and-innocence</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/torture-terror-and-innocence#When:17:50:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This International Policy Report examines the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay and why we need to close it. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-07-16T17:50:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Taking &#8220;No&#8221; for an Answer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/american-servicemembers-protection-act-bush</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/american-servicemembers-protection-act-bush#When:17:57:47Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson discusses the "American Servicemembers' Protection Act" and the Bush administration's security relations with Latin America. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-05-16T17:57:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Below the Radar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/below-the-radar</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/below-the-radar#When:11:52:43Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Instead of our annual report, this year we present a summary of major trends over the past ten years in U.S. policy and military programs with Latin America. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-03-05T11:52:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Por Debajo del Radar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/por-debajo-del-radar</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/por-debajo-del-radar#When:11:22:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un informe sobre los programas militares de EE.UU. con América Latina 1997-2007. En vez del informe anual que acostumbramos presentar, ofrecemos un resumen de las principales tendencias durante los últimos diez años. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-03-05T11:22:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Analysis of the 2006 Foreign Military Training Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/analysis-2006-foreign-military-training-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/analysis-2006-foreign-military-training-report#When:12:45:36Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A memo analyzing the State and Defense Departments' recently released annual Foreign Military Training Report (FMTR) covering 2005. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-11-17T12:45:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Notes for the 11/13-14 Visit of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/notes-for-11-13-14-visit-of-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/notes-for-11-13-14-visit-of-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe#When:15:08:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In the wake of last week's midterm election results, the president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, will visit Washington today and tomorrow. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-11-13T15:08:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia - Six Years Later]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-six-years-later</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-six-years-later#When:15:14:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy releases a new report on Putumayo and Medellín, Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-31T15:14:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Next Steps for Talks with the FARC]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/next-steps-for-talks-with-the-farc</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/next-steps-for-talks-with-the-farc#When:16:36:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In late September and early October, we saw a flurry of activity around the possibility of talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-16T16:36:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Regarding Reports of CIP Involvement in Possible &#8220;Humanitarian Exchange&#8221; Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/regarding-reports-of-cip-involvement-in-possible-humanitarian-exchange-talk</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/regarding-reports-of-cip-involvement-in-possible-humanitarian-exchange-talk#When:16:44:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Álvaro Leyva, a former Colombian senator and minister who has been involved in his country's peace processes since the 1980s, is serving as a facilitator for what might become a round of talks with the FARC guerrillas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-09T16:44:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Ten Questions for President Uribe&#8217;s Visit to Washington]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ten-questions-for-president-uribes-visit-to-washington</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ten-questions-for-president-uribes-visit-to-washington#When:16:36:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, will be in Washington tomorrow for a brief visit. Uribe’s hard-line security policies have made him popular at home,]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-06-13T16:36:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian Coca Cultivation in 2005]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian-coca-cultivation-in-2005</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian-coca-cultivation-in-2005#When:17:18:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[At 5:00 yesterday, Good Friday, the U.S. government announced that coca cultivation in Colombia last year totaled 144,000 hectares, a level not seen since 2002.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-04-15T17:18:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Borrando las Divisiones]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/borrando-las-divisiones</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/borrando-las-divisiones#When:18:14:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[El año pasado, publicamos un informe que hablaba de la confusión que existe en América Latina en las funciones militares y policiales en un contexto de menor control civil sobre los programas estadounidenses de asistencia militar. Un año después, se observa que estas tendencias están intensificándose. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-12-05T18:14:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erasing the Lines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/erasing-the-lines</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/erasing-the-lines#When:18:04:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year, our "Blurring the Lines" report discussed the confusion of military and policing roles in Latin America amid weakening civilian oversight of U.S. military assistance programs. This report analyzes how these trends are intensifying.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-12-05T18:04:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guantanamo: Our Own Devil’s Island?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/guantanamo-our-own-devils-island</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/guantanamo-our-own-devils-island#When:15:51:37Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report follows a conference hosted by the Center for International Policy on April 11, 2005 about the U.S. abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Speaking at the conference were Wayne S. Smith (Center for International Policy), Robert L. Muse (Muse & Associates), Michael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights), and Wendy Patten (Human Rights Watch).]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-11-07T15:51:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sanctuary for Terrorists?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/sanctuary-for-terrorists</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/sanctuary-for-terrorists#When:11:59:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. tolerance of anti-Cuban terrorism, as discussed at a conference hosted by the Center for International Policy in Miami on October 8, 2005]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-10-08T11:59:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Backgrounder: Human-Rights Certification]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/backgrounder-human-rights-certification</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/backgrounder-human-rights-certification#When:17:18:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress on Monday that the State Department was certifying the Colombian government's compliance]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-08-03T17:18:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peace - or &#8220;Paramilitarization?&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/peace-or-paramilitarization</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/peace-or-paramilitarization#When:14:39:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Why a weak peace agreement with Colombian paramilitary groups may be worse than no agreement at all]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-07-04T14:39:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Peace Talks with Paramilitaries: Conditions for U.S. Support]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-peace-talks-conditions-for-u.s.-support</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-peace-talks-conditions-for-u.s.-support#When:13:55:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In December 2002, the Colombian government embarked on a slow-moving process of peace talks with the United Self-Defense Groups of Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-12-07T13:55:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[President Bush&#8217;s Visit to Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/president-bushs-visit-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/president-bushs-visit-colombia#When:14:37:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[President Bush will be spending a few hours in Cartagena, Colombia this Monday, November 22, where he will meet with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-19T14:37:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba Should Not Be on the Terrorist List]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-should-not-be-on-terrorist-list</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-should-not-be-on-terrorist-list#When:15:43:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report follows a conference hosted by the Center for International Policy (CIP) and the Center for Defense Information (CDI) on October 21, 2004, to weigh the evidence for keeping Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-01T15:43:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Doubles the Limit on U.S. Troops in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/congress-doubles-the-limit-troops-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/congress-doubles-the-limit-troops-in-colombia#When:14:49:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A House-Senate conference committee has completed work on a compromise version of the 2005 Defense Department Authorization Act]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-08T14:49:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Diluyendo las Divisiones]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/diluyendo-las-divisiones</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/diluyendo-las-divisiones#When:17:27:38Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un resumen sobre las tendencias de los programas militares de EE.UU. para América Latina y como esta relación militar está cambiando. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-04T17:27:38+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blurring the Lines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/blurring-lines-us-military-trends-latinamerica</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/blurring-lines-us-military-trends-latinamerica#When:17:52:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report analyzes trends in U.S. military programs with Latin America. The "war on terror" and the "war on drugs" quickly become the guiding mission for Washington's assistance programs. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-09-06T17:52:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Commission for a Free Cuba Sets Restrictions on Americans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/commission-for-a-free-cuba-sets-restrictions-on-americans</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/commission-for-a-free-cuba-sets-restrictions-on-americans#When:15:33:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On May 20th, 2004, the Center for International Policy hosted a conference to discuss the revamped Cuba policy announced by President Bush on May 6, the result of 500 pages of recommendations presented to him by the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba he had appointed in January.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-06-07T15:33:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marching for Life]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/marching-for-life</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/marching-for-life#When:15:12:51Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Defying threats, a movement of rural Hondurans leads Central America’s struggle against illegal logging and the corruption that sustains it]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Avoided Deforestation Partners, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-06-07T15:12:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Time for Change: The Outrageous Federal Sugar Subsidy Program]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-time-for-change-outrageous-federal-sugar-subsidy-program</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-time-for-change-outrageous-federal-sugar-subsidy-program#When:14:53:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On April 8th, the Center for International Policy, the Coalition for Sugar Reform, the Tipton Group and Agro Info, LLC, jointly hosted a conference on the effects of the federal sugar subsidies program on the American consumer, other farmers, businesses, and on our foreign policy by impeding free trade agreements, and on the environment – most distressingly to the Everglades. Given below is a report on that conference.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-06-07T14:53:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[House Committee Preserves the &#8220;Cap&#8221; on U.S. Personnel in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/house-cap-us-personnel-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/house-cap-us-personnel-colombia#When:15:14:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The House Armed Services Committee, meeting on May 12, denied the Bush administration's request to double a four-year-old limit on the number]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-05-13T15:14:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia 2? After Over $3 Billion in Aid, Colombia&#8217;s Visiting President Faces Questions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-over-3-billion-in-aid-colombias-visiting-president-faces-questions</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-over-3-billion-in-aid-colombias-visiting-president-faces-questions#When:15:28:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday, March 21 Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe arrives on a three-day visit to Washington]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-03-22T15:28:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paramilitary Peace Process]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paramilitary-peace-process</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paramilitary-peace-process#When:16:01:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On November 25, in a highly publicized ceremony in Medellin’s convention center, 850 members of the Bloque Cacique de Nutibara paramilitary unit handed]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-12-18T16:01:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paint by Numbers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paint-by-numbers</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paint-by-numbers#When:17:33:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report detailing recent trends in U.S. military training in Latin America based on congressionally mandated reports. An important story unfolds about U.S. military programs and challenges to oversight. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-08-04T17:33:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Aid in Iraq Supplemental]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-aid-in-iraq-supplemental</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-aid-in-iraq-supplemental#When:16:05:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The emergency supplemental appropriation for Iraq, which Congress will debate tomorrow, includes $105 million in new assistance for the armed forces of Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-04-02T16:05:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush Administration Supplemental Aid Request]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-administration-supplemental-aid-request</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-administration-supplemental-aid-request#When:16:08:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On March 25 the Bush administration sent to Congress a request for supplemental funding "to cover military operations, relief and reconstruction activities in Iraq]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-03-26T16:08:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The U.S. Military Presence in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-military-presence-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-military-presence-in-colombia#When:16:09:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 13, a plane carrying four Defense Department-funded contractors and a Colombian sergeant was forced to make an emergency landing]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-02-26T16:09:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The &#8220;War on Drugs&#8221; meets the &#8220;War on Terror&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-on-drugs-meets-war-on-terror</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-on-drugs-meets-war-on-terror#When:12:34:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2000 – an age ago, in foreign-policy terms – U.S. involvement in war-torn Colombia was big news. The Clinton Administration moved through Congress a special aid bill just for Colombia and its neighbors.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-02-03T12:34:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba on the terrorist list]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-on-terrorist-list</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-on-terrorist-list#When:12:02:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In July, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to ease trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. Opponents of the decades-old sanctions argued that increased trade opportunities benefit U.S. businesses and that the travel ban violates the constitutional rights of American citizens. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-11-04T12:02:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia-Related Questions About the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Request]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-questions-supplemental-appropriations</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-questions-supplemental-appropriations#When:16:49:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The administration's supplemental appropriations request raises the following questions about our policy toward Colombia and foreign military assistance in general]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-04-08T16:49:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Critique of House of Representatives Resolution on Colombia Aid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-critique-of-house-resolution-on-colombia-aid</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-critique-of-house-resolution-on-colombia-aid#When:15:28:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Though the language is much improved over earlier drafts, CIP is quite concerned about the vague recommendation on page 5 that the President "without undue delay" ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-03-06T15:28:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Statement at End of FARC Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/statement-end-of-farc-talks</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/statement-end-of-farc-talks#When:16:38:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty-four hours remain before a three-year-old peace process between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas will come to an official end]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-01-13T16:38:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Steel Magnolias:&#8221; Adjusting to Reality in Putumayo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/steel-magnolias-reality-in-putumayo</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/steel-magnolias-reality-in-putumayo#When:15:10:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Saturdays ago María Inés Restrepo, the director of Colombia's alternative development agency (PLANTE), pulled out several coca plants and symbolically replaced them with a newly planted magnolia tree]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-12-14T15:10:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Just the Facts 2001-2002 IPR]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts-2001-2002-ipr</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts-2001-2002-ipr#When:17:40:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report analyzes U.S. defense and security relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001 - 2002. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-10-01T17:40:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why We Oppose the Andean Regional Initiative]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/why-we-oppose-andean-regional-initiative</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/why-we-oppose-andean-regional-initiative#When:16:44:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year’s $1.3 billion “Plan Colombia” supplemental gave $860 million to Colombia for 2000 and 2001. Of that amount, 75 percent went to Colombia’s military and police]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-09-24T16:44:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Secretary Powell in Colombia: Some Tough Questions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/secretary-powell-in-colombia-tough-questions</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/secretary-powell-in-colombia-tough-questions#When:12:01:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Colin Powell is visiting Colombia, a South American neighbor where a four-way, drug-fueled conflict will kill nearly 4,000 people this year]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-09-10T12:01:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What a Democratic Senate Would Mean for Colombia Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/what-a-democratic-senate-would-mean-for-colombia-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/what-a-democratic-senate-would-mean-for-colombia-policy#When:14:19:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to numerous press reports, Vermont Senator James Jeffords plans to leave the Republican Party on May 24. His switch to independent]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-05-23T14:19:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Los Nuevos Dueños de Barranca]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/los-nuevos-duenos-de-barranca</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/los-nuevos-duenos-de-barranca#When:17:23:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporte del viaje de CIP a Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 6-8 de marzo del 2001]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-04T17:23:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[El “Punto Cero” del Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-punto-cero-del-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-punto-cero-del-plan-colombia#When:16:34:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Pregúntele a los habitantes del Putumayo cómo era esta región hace mas de veinte años, antes de la llegada de la coca, y le describirán un sitio idílico – de esos que ya no existen.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:34:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia’s &#8220;Ground Zero&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombias-ground-zero</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombias-ground-zero#When:16:17:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Ask longtime residents what Putumayo was like more than twenty years ago, before coca entered the picture, and they describe a place that sounds too good to be true.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:17:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The New Masters of Barranca]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-new-masters-of-barranca</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-new-masters-of-barranca#When:16:03:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Yolanda Becerra, an easygoing, dignified woman of perhaps fifty years, is cheerfully patient with gringos who come to her office asking naive questions.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:03:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conference Probes Potential for U.S.-Cuba Farm Trade]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-probes-potential-for-us-cuba-farm-trade</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/conference-probes-potential-for-us-cuba-farm-trade#When:15:39:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On October 25, 2000, the Center for International Policy held a conference on the prospects of agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba now that a limited exception for food and medicine has been made in the U.S. embargo.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-02-05T15:39:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Plan Colombia&#8221;: The Debate in Congress, 2000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-the-debate-in-congress-2000</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-the-debate-in-congress-2000#When:11:07:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. relations with Colombia improved instantly in August of 1998, when Andrés Pastrana became the South American country’s new president.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-12-04T11:07:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[End the Travel Ban to Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/end-travel-ban-to-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/end-travel-ban-to-cuba#When:11:50:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This is an updated version of an International Policy Report entitled "The Travel Ban to Cuba" published by the Center for International Policy in May, 1994.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-11-06T11:50:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Plan Colombia Dead? The Truth Behind the Numbers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/is-plan-colombia-dead</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/is-plan-colombia-dead#When:15:17:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Clinton Administration’s $1.3 billion aid package for Colombia and its neighbors, which was introduced in January and became law in July, raised a great deal of controversy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-10-27T15:17:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/snatching-defeat-from-jaws-of-victory</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/snatching-defeat-from-jaws-of-victory#When:16:08:59Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Haiti's Aristide Had the Votes to Win, Yet Cheated and So Drained His Win of Legitimacy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-08-07T16:08:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Memo to Senate Staff]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-senate-staff</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-senate-staff#When:15:40:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2001 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (S. 2522) is to come to the floor very soon, possibly later today or tomorrow]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-06-20T15:40:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Position on U.S. Aid Package]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-position-on-aid-package</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-position-on-aid-package#When:15:42:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy shares the belief that the United States must act quickly to support Colombia with a large aid package]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-04-08T15:42:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Colombian Dilemma: After half a century of fighting, can a fragile peace process succeed?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-half-a-century-of-fighting-can-a-fragile-peace-process-succeed</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-half-a-century-of-fighting-can-a-fragile-peace-process-succeed#When:15:46:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[At first, it sounds all too familiar. A Latin American country is plagued by inequality, rural neglect and militarism.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-02-07T15:46:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting in Deeper: The United States’ growing involvement in Colombia’s conflict]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/getting-in-deeper-united-states-growing-involvement-in-colombias-conflict</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/getting-in-deeper-united-states-growing-involvement-in-colombias-conflict#When:15:13:51Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It had been in the works for some time, and the government in Bogotá and observers in Washington had expected Congress to put it in the 2000 budget the previous fall.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-02-07T15:13:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afro-Cubans in Cuban Society]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/afro-cubans-in-cuban-society</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/afro-cubans-in-cuban-society#When:15:08:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On September 16-17, 1999, the Center for International Policy, the Cuba Exchange Program of the Johns Hopkins University and Havana’s Fundacion Fernando Ortiz jointly hosted a conference in Washington, D.C. entitled "Afro-Cubans in Cuban Society: Past, Present and Future."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1999-12-06T15:08:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Just the Facts: A Civilian&#8217;s Guide to U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts#When:13:00:49Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This book details dozens of programs and activities that the U.S. government carries out with the Western Hemisphere's security forces, such as arms transfers, training programs, exercises, deployments, counternarcotics operations and military bases.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Policy Research, Book,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1999-12-01T13:00:49+00:00</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Rethinking Foreign Policy: Lessons from Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/rethinking-foreign-policy-lessons-from-latin-america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/rethinking-foreign-policy-lessons-from-latin-america#When:11:57:47Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The reports of the Central American truth commissions are not just about events that took place against the backdrop of the cold war. They are about the United States today, and the role we intend to play in the world.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1999-07-05T11:57:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Union - U.S. Understanding Fails to Resolve Dispute Over Helms-Burton Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/eu-us-understanding-fails-to-resolve-dispute-over-helms-burton-act</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/eu-us-understanding-fails-to-resolve-dispute-over-helms-burton-act#When:11:39:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This essay is based on the conclusions of a conference on the E.U.-U.S. Understanding organized by the Center for International Policy in Washington, D. C. on October 7 and on panels at a conference in Brussels November 11-13,1998.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1999-03-01T11:39:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Quick Tour of U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-defense-security-assistance-latin-america-caribbean</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-defense-security-assistance-latin-america-caribbean#When:16:46:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[the U.S. relationship with Latin America's militaries is quite strong, according to a year-long study carried out by the Center for International Policy and the Latin America Working Group. What has changed since the cold war is the rationale for cooperation and the ability of Congress and the public to oversee military cooperation programs.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1998-07-06T16:46:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba: Lost Opportunities for Cooperation on Drugs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-lost-opportunities-for-cooperation-on-drugs</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cuba-lost-opportunities-for-cooperation-on-drugs#When:16:03:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith discusses the findings of the select delegation organized by CIP that visited Cuba to look into the possibilities of more systematic cooperation between Cuba and the United States in drug interdiction. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1998-04-06T16:03:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti: Democrats Vs. Democracy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/haiti-democrats-vs.-democracy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/haiti-democrats-vs.-democracy#When:15:51:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Democracy has come to Haiti and the benefits are important and tangible. There is a grave political crisis, yet there is no threat of official violence. Haiti's leaders are looking for solutions within a constitutional framework.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1997-11-03T15:51:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Altered States: Security and Demilitarization in Central America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/altered-states1</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/altered-states1#When:13:05:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Isacson argues that the region's militaries are irrevalent to today's security needs. He then lays out what must be done so that Central America can reduce the size of armies and eventually phase them out entirely.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Book,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1997-10-01T13:05:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Open the Files: A Chance to Aid Demilitarization in Honduras]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/open-the-files-a-chance-to-aid-demilitarization-in-honduras</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/open-the-files-a-chance-to-aid-demilitarization-in-honduras#When:15:36:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson and Susan Peacock examine how leaders in Honduras, the only Central American country with armies to have avoided a civil war during the 1980s have been pressuring for an end to their armed forces’ dominance of politics and society even though no peace accord or other postwar commitment obligates the Honduran military to reform itself.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1997-09-05T15:36:12+00:00</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The Helms-Burton Act: A Loose Canon?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/helms-burton-act-a-loose-canon</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/helms-burton-act-a-loose-canon#When:15:14:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith discusses the results of the conference co-hosted by the Center for International Policy, the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL), and the Institute for European - Latin American Relations (IRELA) in Washington on the pros and cons of the Helms-Burton Act.
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1997-06-02T15:14:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The U.S.-Cuba Imbroglio]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-imbroglio</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-cuba-imbroglio#When:14:50:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith provides a critique of U.S. Cuba policy in the post -Helms-Burton era]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1996-05-06T14:50:48+00:00</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Human Rights in Cuba - Initiating the Dialogue]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/human-rights-in-cuba-initiating-the-dialogue</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/human-rights-in-cuba-initiating-the-dialogue#When:11:58:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith recaps the  highlights of the two-day forum on Human Rights in Cuba]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1995-09-04T11:58:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti: Success Under Fire]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/haiti-success-under-fire</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/haiti-success-under-fire#When:11:39:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[James Morrell discusses how the liberation of Haiti by American troops, an operation that was highly unnatural for Washington to begin with, is coming under increasing pressure from both the Republicans in Congress and right-wing paramilitary forces in Haiti. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1995-01-02T11:39:32+00:00</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Our Cuba Diplomacy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/our-cuba-diplomacy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/our-cuba-diplomacy#When:11:33:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith reexamines U.S. diplomacy towards Cuba given that it no longer represents even a potential threat to the security of the United States or to that of any other country]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1994-10-03T11:33:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Travel Ban to Cuba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/travel-ban-to-cuba</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/travel-ban-to-cuba#When:11:09:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Wayne Smith discusses how the travel bans to Cuba contradict the most fundamental values on which our country was founded as they are unconstitutional and also violate basic international conventions to which our government is a party.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Cuba, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1994-05-02T11:09:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[El Salvador&#8217;s Death Squads]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-salvadors-death-squads</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-salvadors-death-squads#When:11:04:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Lauren Gilbert investigates the rash of killings in El Salvdor in October and November of 1993 of ranking members of the former rebel movement, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), threatened to undermine El Salvador's hard-won peace and threw into doubt the likelihood of free and
fair elections.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1994-03-07T11:04:24+00:00</dc:date>
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