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...President Hugo Chavez is better known for a blustering, antagonistic style of politics that has made him the star of Latin America's resurgent left. But as he flew into in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, on Thursday to try and head off a rift between his left-wing allies Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina over Bolivia's abrupt nationalizaton of its natural gas and oil industries this week, Chavez suddenly found himself in the unfamiliar role of quiet diplomat. And his success or failure may well determine whether or not he becomes the sort of regional leader he's always aspired...
...hemisphere's largest oil reserves, Bolivia is still a bit player on the world energy stage. And while Morales' nationalization decree was certainly a strong rebuke to the U.S.-backed capitalist reforms that have swept the region over the past 15 years, it was also a major irritant for Brazil and Argentina...
...1990s, and many Bolivians feel they were screwed," says David Mares, a political science professor at the University of California-San Diego and an expert on Latin American energy issues. "But in the end, Morales needs a lot of capital to make this work - which means he needs Brazil and Argentina more than they need him. He's going to have to make deals right away...
...Latin America. DRCLAS is also providing summer research and internship grants to 43 graduate and professional students. Moreover, the Office of International Programs is providing financial aid to many other College students going to Latin America to take courses for credit, including Harvard Summer School courses in Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras...
...program will feature three American and three British male athletes who will spend 20 weeks in eight different tribal communities over a 12-month period, she said. While the participants’ destinations are kept secret, they will be traveling to isolated areas in places like Mexico, Sudan, and Brazil, she said.The six men will spend several weeks adapting to each community, learning about a tribal sport unique to each community, and then compete against the tribe, Griffith-Jones said. THE NATURALFor Rennell, who is president of the Harvard Ski Club and the Harvard Mountaineering Club, spending time outdoors...