While Panama’s government and security forces are responding constructively to the simultaneous challenges of narcotrafficking, crimes related to Panama’s role as an international logistics and finance hub, gang violence and insecurity, and massive migration flows, matters are arguably not getting better.
What happened during Trump and Bolsonaro’s tenures must be remembered as unusual cases, not as new paths their countries want to pursue. For this to happen, however, democratic forces must make a convincing case for protecting liberal democracy
Panama faces an increasingly grave, multidimensional security challenge, driven by the interacting dynamics of gangs and criminal insecurity, drug trafficking, money laundering, contraband goods, and migrant flows.
The Trinidadian-born author offers the supportable contention that leadership and institutions are crucial variables in the performance matrix of countries in the region.
Si bien las experiencias de otras autocracias y condiciones políticas actuales sugerirían que Maduro está abordando la corrupción de buena fe, la realidad es que estos esfuerzos anticorrupción reflejan una táctica autoritaria para consolidar más poder, reorganizar las redes de corrupción y redistribuir sus beneficios dentro del régimen.
While experiences from other autocracies and current political conditions may suggest that Maduro is tackling corruption in good faith, the reality is that anti-corruption efforts likely reflect an authoritarian measure to consolidate power and reshuffle corruption networks
The book’s intent is to describe “the origin, structure, recruitment, training, and roles of the contemporary military organizations in the Anglo Caribbean,” with a sub-theme centering on women in the defense forces, once the preserve of men.
Efforts to understand the implications of climate change in the Caribbean and beyond are crucial, but action is even better. After visiting, I am convinced that large countries and multilateral institutions need to heed Barbados’ calls and act boldly on climate change now.
When the international community listens, they often learn that the Venezuelan crisis—despite its scale—is drastically underfunded, and refugee- and migrant-led organizations are leading the humanitarian response.
Civil society and government leaders from both regions [Africa and The Caribbean] can learn best practices from each other as well as work through pitfalls to avoid when dealing with the Chinese government and various Chinese entities.
