El Chapo and the evolution of the Mexico-U.S. relationship

Forget about Sean Penn. The capture of El Chapo demonstrates the competence of the Mexican armed forces and the progress made in years of collaboration between the U.S. and Mexico. But at the same time cartels have also started to collaborate and consolidate, raising new challenges for both partners.

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Nisman: One year later

It’s been one year since Alberto Nisman was found dead on the very morning he was due to testify before the Argentina Congress about his investigation into the AMIA bombing. Nothing much has changed since, just more questions.

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Carta del Secretario General de la OEA al Presidente de Venezuela

La democracia tiene un solo camino: el compromiso con los derechos garantizados a todos los ciudadanos del país. Su esencia es proteger los derechos y las decisiones del pueblo respecto a un gobierno que podría abusar de su poder, ignorando o rechazando los resultados de la elección. Esto es de extrema seriedad porque constituiría la violación de principios fundamentales.

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Latest from Latin Pulse – Jan. 8th

Latin American films provide the central focus for Latin Pulse this week. The program completes its two-part conversation on the film Olvidados, which recounts Operation Condor and its human rights abuses from a Bolivian perspective. The program also reviews the top Brazilian film of the past year, The Second Mother.

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How Macri can fix Argentina’s foreign policy problem files

Argentina’s new president, Mauricio Macri, inherits a host of problems and points of friction at home and abroad from his predecessors. But in contrast to the daunting domestic economic issues his new administration faces, the international hangover of nearly 13 years of Kirchner governments looks relatively easy to fix.

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El odio contra la elite

Los reiterados casos de colusión de grandes empresas y la percepción generalizada de que la clase política está más preocupada de mantener sus granjerías y privilegios que de representar a los chilenos comunes y corrientes, amenazan con convertirse en la plataforma de campaña que pavimente el camino al éxito a liderazgos populistas en las próximas elecciones presidenciales.

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