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A revitalized voice for the Americas - The Washington Post
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Luis Almagro, president of the Organization of American States, from the small South American nation of Uruguay, says he has decided to speak up on Latin American issues, for respecting the sentiments of the people and democratic process. This is a welcome trend and more Latin American voices need to be heard, for Latin Americans to make their own assessment of the needs of the people, the problems and how to tackle them. More dialogue is needed between the government and the opposition parties to come up with better approaches and throw light on problems. The effort of Mr. Chavez however well intentioned, following neglect of social spending and needs of neglected groups under previous administrations, has gone to the other extreme leading to isolation from the rest of the industrialized world's economies- something no country can afford to do today because of the pace of technological change, much less smaller oil or commodity dependent economies. Large petroleum subsidies need to be addressed in Venezuela, as Mr. Maduro now says, and opening of a dialogue with the opposition parties is one result of Mr. Almagro's efforts. At some point a transition is needed with support of all political parties to bring Venezuela back into the global economy. Inflation of 141%, and contraction of the economy by 10% hurts all Venezuelans. Not even faint traces of the Monroe doctrine that asserted U.S. dominance in South America exists today, and it is upto Latin Americans to tackle problems of corruption, misguided policies, lack of emphasis on innovation and education. The Washington Post's deputy editorial page editor Jackson Diehl, does a service to Latin America by calling attention to such voices for dialogue and problem solving.
Luis Almagro of Uruguay, president of the Organization of American States- setting a new tone for Latin American nations
01/25/2016
In Venezuela, Guatemala, and other Latin American nations Almagro has called for openness and democratic process to respect the sentiments of the people. Venezuela benefits from dialogue between the opposition and the government of Mr. Maduro to address the economic crisis of high inflation. President Maduro is now coming around to the conclusion that such large petroleum subsidies damage the country's finances. By speaking up where necessary after years of silence from the Bush and Obama administrations, Almagro shows a new confidence in Latin America to address its own problems without being prodded by the U.S. Doing this creates new confidence that Latin American nations and people can come to a better assessment of their needs and problems, and how to best address them. A Latin American voice has more credibility with the people of Latin America, especially when it comes from an unbiased assessment of the needs and problems of Latin America, and what is the best way to tackle them.
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