Michael Shifter Quotes

More than any other leader, he is shaping the agenda and setting the terms of debate in the region. Chavez has the initiative, he's on the offensive, and everyone else is reacting to what he says and does.

- Michael Shifter

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I think he's saying that the U.S. doesn't have to control everything ? that the U.S. is able to sort of yield, and when it does, things can go well. - Michael Shifter

There has been a sense that Latin America can take care of itself, but Washington needs to start repairing the tattered relations. - Michael Shifter

The Rumsfeld comment is further proof that the administration doesn't have a coherent policy. There are very conflicting signals. - Michael Shifter