When courts go green
Are crimes against the environment crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court thinks so. Now what?
Are crimes against the environment crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court thinks so. Now what?
Local elections in Chile have traditionally served as a test of the incumbent party. But this year, with both the governing and the opposition party coalitions dogged by corruption scandals, anything can happen.
The October 2nd plebiscite and its stunningly low voter turnout demonstrated the inherent weaknesses of popular referenda and the need to think creatively about how to restore people’s participation in the electoral process.
Con la firma de un tratado de libre comercio entre Chile y Uruguay se comienzan a abrir las puertas de una posible futura convergencia entre Mercosur y la Alianza del Pacífico. ¿Llevará este acuerdo a la integración comercial de Mercosur al resto de América Latina?
There are a number of parallels between the shocking vote results in Colombia and the UK and the current U.S. presidential election. Could a similar surprise occur November 8th?
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has one of the highest approval rates in the region, but he is still going to great lengths to secure his re-election November 6th at all cost. Is this just Ortega playing it safe or a permanent power grab?
With new market friendly governments in Argentina, Peru and Brazil and a looming collapse in Venezuela now is not the time for the U.S. to retrench its economic agenda in the region. Unfortunately, no one is standing up for trade.
Venezuela’s development challenges today are no different than they were 30 years ago—diversifying the economy. Except that today, it’s going to take more to climb out of the well dug by 17 years of chavista economics.
Si bien mucho ha cambiado en Guatemala del siglo XX a esta parte, hay algo que parece quedar siempre igual: el rol de los indígenas en la sociedad. Pero en un país donde casi la mitad de la población es indígena, ¿qué explica la persistente exclusión social de estos grupos?
As I saw in four days at a region-wide discussion, Latin American militaries are already collaborating on the triple threats of narcotics trafficking, terrorism and organized crime. Here are nine areas for further cooperation.