Americas Program – Articles by Carter Center Experts

Dec. 10, 2007
Venezuela Reins in, Doesn't Reject, Hugo Chávez
This Jennifer McCoy op-ed was published in the Dec. 10, 2007, edition of Newsday.
Voters in Venezuela have sent a clear message to their president: Slow down.

Dec. 6, 2006

The Meaning of the Year of Elections in Latin America
The column by Jennifer McCoy was published in Inter Press Service as a column in several newspapers around the world.

Jan. 1, 2006
Collective Defense of Democracy: Concepts and Procedures (PDF)
Jennifer McCoy, Carter Center Americas Program director, and Shelley McConnell, Americas Program associate director, co-wrote an analytical review and recommendations for the report Collective Defense of Democracy: Concepts and Procedures, which discusses the mechanisms for protecting democracy within the Inter-American Democratic Charter. Spanish version: Defensa Colectiva de la Democracia: definiciones y mecanismos (PDF) >