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Is a referendum necessary to investigate former Mexican presidents?

By Estefania Medina and Adriana Greaves / October 23, 2020

President AMLO's proposal to investigate former Mexican presidents for possible past crimes has passed through the Supreme Court and will be scheduled for ...
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The president has the constitutional power to unilaterally terminate the embargo on Cuba

By Robert L. Muse / October 8, 2020

While the Helms-Burton Act imposes conditions that must be met before the Cuban embargo can be lifted, the president has "the authority to unilaterally ...
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Do not forget October 2

By Karina Retama / October 2, 2020

Hoy recordamos la masacre de Tlatelolco, ocurrida el 2 de octubre de 1968 y reflexionamos sobre lo que ha cambiado y lo que sigue igual 52 años después.
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Good governance and corruption in the Caribbean: the Haitian challenge

By Georges Fauriol / October 1, 2020

Poor governance, systemic corruption, and mounting injustices have left Haitians with little to show since the massive 2010 post-earthquake response.
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Honest judges confronting systemic corruption

By Claudia Escobar Mejía / September 11, 2020

In many countries corruption undermines, or even co-opts, justice institutions. In Guatemala, judges are prone to becoming victims themselves.
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Duque’s house of cards is shaking

By Sergio Guzmán & Katherin Galindo / September 10, 2020

The death of Javier Ordóñez in Colombia has sparked social unrest that reveals frustrations that go far beyond police brutality.
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Legal aspects of helping Suriname achieve better anti-corruption and governance

By Bruce Zagaris / September 2, 2020

Suriname faces challenges to improve its anti-corruption and anti-money laundering capabilities. However, a number of technical and financial sources ...
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The Caribbean, good governance, and the global accountability regime

By Scott B. MacDonald / August 31, 2020

Good governance is no small task, but anti-corruption and accountability measures could be worth their weight in gold for the Caribbean.
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The U.S. Department of Defense’s science offices: The little big secret enabling science and technology across Latin America

By Diogenes Placencia / July 28, 2020

The DoD's science offices in Latin America work not only to build science and technology relationships with military institutions, but civil society as well.
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