Is there still a democracy to be saved in Venezuela?
Maduro’s move is an act of desperation and a clear signal that the country is heading toward dictatorship — but the opposition has an opening.
Patricio Navia
May 11, 2017
Carta a Gustavo Dudamel
Una carta a Gustavo Dudamel en la cual el autor pide que nunca es tarde para denunciar a una dictadura, para pedir elecciones, para condenar la represión.
Andrés Cañizález
May 11, 2017
Climate change and migration in Guatemala: Second in our series
The Trump administration is making noises that it will re-focus U.S.-Central America Plan for Prosperity aid on security. But poverty and natural disasters are bigger contributors to migratory flows.
Karen Mustiga
May 9, 2017
Cuando la tiranía se vuelve degenerativa, desobedecer puede ser terapéutico
La discrepancia entre lo legalmente estatuido y lo moralmente aceptable en Venezuela esta en un estado de flujo. ¿Tendrá un impacto la desobediencia civil en Venezuela?
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May 8, 2017
I want you to pay for this wall
On the campaign trail, President Trump had promised that Mexico would pay for his wall. They said no. Last week he tried to get the U.S. Congress to pay for it—or at least a down payment—and they said no, at least for the time being.
Karen Mustiga
May 5, 2017
Climate change and food security in Guatemala: The first in a series of reports
Rising temperatures, extreme weather and lack of infrastructure are threatening Guatemala’s food security. But the government has done little to recognize the trends and prepare for the fall out.
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May 5, 2017
The evolution of transnational organized crime in Peru
The Kuczynski government is struggling with growing organized crime, involved in everything from coca cultivation, narcotics trafficking and illegal mining. Here’s how the U.S. can help.
Evan Ellis
May 4, 2017
Two reform proposals for membership in the UN Human Rights Council
The UNHRC remains a platform for human rights abusing governments around the world. But that’s no reason to abandon it. Here are a set of proposals for its improvement.
Gabriel Salvia
May 4, 2017
The U.S. Congress throws Venezuelans a lifeline
A bipartisan bill from the U.S. Congress does what the Venezuelan government and others should have done long ago: offer assistance to its long-suffering citizens. Maduro isn’t likely to accept, but will other countries step up?
Christopher Sabatini
May 3, 2017
Development assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean in Trump’s “skinny budget”
Here’s what President Trump’s proposed, 30% cut in the State Department and USAID’s budget will mean for development assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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May 3, 2017