Far from celebrating the wave of anti-corruption sentiment and investigations, we should fear for the future. The backlash could make the region a petri-dish for populism.
The Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is the latest example of a U.S. retreat from international leadership.
La corrupción cobra con fuerza la confianza de los ciudadanos y apunta hacia el ocaso de la administración pública basada en las buenas prácticas de ética, transparencia y responsabilidad en el uso de los recursos. ¿Qué hacer para revertir la tendencia?
In short order the Guatemalan Congress passed a series of laws to protect criminals, including the president and his family. While some political leaders are having second thoughts, the U.S. is considering sanctions.
As President Morales and the political class join forces to undermine investigators and the judicial processes currently underway, the role of citizens will prove crucial in tilting the balance in favor of justice and the continued fight against impunity.
Trinidad and Tobago is, on paper, one of the Caribbean’s success stories. But the inter-related problems of gangs, corruption, and radical Islam plague the island nation.
Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales is in the midst of a crisis of his own making. Will he relent, or dig in and plunge the troubled country further into crisis?
The Lava Jato corruption scandal triggered an earthquake that radically changed the political landscape in Brazil — one whose aftershocks are still being felt throughout Latin America.
Below is the Senate’s roll call vote that overturned the Cardin-Lugar Provision and gave U.S. oil, gas and mining companies a “ticket to bribe” foreign governments. Check to see how your senator voted.
This week a judge confirmed that Lula himself will be tried for corruption. Is this a campaign against him, to halt his political career and his presidential bid for 2018?
