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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations: Long Overdue
The United States and Cuba, it seems, are poised to resume diplomatic relations severed in 1961. Fellow Joe Barnes explains why normalization of relations between the two countries is simple "good sense." Read "Normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations: Long overdue" in the Dec. 18, 2014, Baker Institute Blog.
Joe Barnes December 18, 2014
latin america
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Uruguay’s Second Round

By Natalia Roba, 2011 Americas Project Fellow, Uruguay

The Oct. 26 elections in Uruguay confirmed the hegemony of center-left…

November 24, 2014
Marijuana
Drug Policy | Commentary
The Cannabis Industry
In this Baker Institute Viewpoints series, five experts on the marijuana industry examine the question, “What does the future hold for the cannabis industry, in Texas and beyond?”
Katharine Neill Harris November 7, 2014
latin america
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Uruguay: A Left-leaning Perspective on the Electoral Process
Uruguay’s national elections on October 26 will determine more than who occupies the Republic’s presidency, vice presidency, and Senate and House chambers — voters will also determine the government’s political orientation. The occasion will force Uruguayans to choose between the progressivism of the Frente Amplio party — which government has promoted for the past 10 years — and a return to the conservatism of the opposition Blanco and Colorado parties.
October 17, 2014