Americas Program – Articles by Carter Center Experts

July 4, 2012
Behind Paraguay's Presidential Ouster
This Jennifer McCoy op-ed was published by InterPress Service.
In Paraguay, like Honduras, very little change has occurred in the gross inequities in land distribution.

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) >