Hugh O'Shaughnessy
Articles by Hugh O'Shaughnessy
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North America
Outlook stormy for Obama
- 15 December 2008
The inclusion in Obama's team of so many figures from the past heralds the continuation of the policies of the past, some of which, even among Bushites, were seen to be stupid
South America
The real Hugo Chávez
- 05 December 2008
- 5 comments
A decade after Hugo Chávez was first elected Venezuelan president Hugh 0'Shaughnessy pays tribute to the self-styled Bolivarian revolutionary
Global Issues
The challenges facing Obama
- 07 November 2008
- 7 comments
Just what direction will the president-elect take on South America, Israel and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ponders Hugh O'Shaughnessy
International Politics
War is no longer chic
- 27 October 2008
- 6 comments
Despite the economic turmoil, Hugh O'Shaughnessy finds that there are reasons to be cheerful - the pursuit of justice for the victims of right-wing dictators among them
South America
Chavez you've let us down...
- 14 October 2008
- 5 comments
'You shut down Joint X’s hamburger joints for a mere 48 hours. The sanction was all too brief.' Hugh O'Shaughnessy writes an open letter to Hugo Chávez
South America
HRW v Chavez
- 26 September 2008
- 11 comments
Chávez clearly made a major political blunder in expelling two HRW employees but then their report could have been cobbled together by an inexperienced state dept recruit.
South America
Cuban missile crisis II?
- 12 September 2008
- 30 comments
A ratcheting up of tension in the Caribbean is underway with the deployment of ships and other military hardware by the US and Russia. Where will it end asks Hugh O'Shaughnessy
South America
Plotting in Paraguay
- 03 September 2008
- 3 comments
This week’s news from Paraguay shows that the violent right in Latin America must really pull up its socks if it wants to achieve its objectives, writes Hugh O'Shaughnessy
International Politics
Open-necked in Asunción
- 18 August 2008
- 5 comments
The western media has ignored nuance surrounding the first address of Paraguay's president Lugo, says Hugh O'Shaugnessy
South America
The Bolivians cast their votes well
- 11 August 2008
- 1 comment
“Cet animal est très méchant. Quand on l'attaque, il se défend.”
