CARLOS ALVAREZ – A monumental hand shake on September 23, 2015 in Havana Cuba between the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, and the FARC’s chief, Rodrigo Lodońo alias Timochenko, sealed a historic agreement to formally end 50 years of war in the country.[1] The agreement, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, a result of exhaustive dialogues […]
FRANK FLORIO – On Friday, September 16, 2016, a Swedish appeals court ruled in favor of a request by Swedish prosecutors to detain Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, for suspicions of rape stemming from a 2010 incident.[1] Mr. Assange has not yet been charged and is wanted for questioning.[2] Although the alleged incident took place […]
SIMON MORALES – In early June, President Obama restored diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba.[1] Shortly thereafter, on August 31, 2016, the first flight in over fifty years, landed in Santa Clara, Cuba.[2] A clear win for our foreign relations ties with Cuba. But is it? While many Cubans rejoiced to the idea of […]
JORDAN ISICOFF – The U.S. has treaties of trade or investment with a limited number of countries around the world. [1] Notably absent are treaties with Venezuela, Brazil, China, Russia and India.[2] Nationals of these countries have no pathway of seeking nonimmigrant visas through investment in the U.S.[3] Though there is no limitation on nationality for […]
