The Two Lefts of Jorge Castañeda.

CASTANEDA, Jorge G., 1953-; INTERNATIONAL trade; ESPIONAGE; FOREIGN Affairs (Periodical); REVOLUTIONS; COUNTERINSURGENCY; POPULISM; ELECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL relations

LATIN America; MEXICO

The article examines the 2006 essay by Jorge Castañeda, who was accused of being a spy by Mexico's secret police, on the need for Latin America to embrace a pluralist commitment to democratic electoral politics and be open to markets and international trade which was published in the "Foreign Affairs" journal. Castañeda is reportedly concerned that Latin American has not learned from the revolution and counterinsurgency in 1981 as governments created an alternative authoritarian populist tradition. Also discussed are the conflict between Cuba and the U.S., Latin American leftism, and the 2000 presidential election Mexico.