A new report by the United Nations’ fact-finding mission shows Venezuela's judiciary is no longer merely turning a blind eye to state repression of ...
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Why Maduro is relying on Courts to silence dissent more than ever before
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Conjunctures of the return of the iron fist in Central America
By José Manuel Cuevas / 
The Northern Triangle is one of the most violent subregions in the world. While the region’s leaders rose to power after promising to bring peace and ...
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#CortesNoMafias: Guatemala’s Constitutional Court under attack
By Will Freeman /
Last year, Guatemala suffered major setbacks in its anti-corruption efforts. Fresh attacks on the independence of the Constitutional Court may be the ...
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Political violence, state incapacity and post-peace agreement Colombia
By Jerónimo Ríos Sierra /
The rise of violence in Colombia highlights the complexity of implementing a peace agreement and how the absence of war does not necessarily guarantee peace.
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Latin America recorded the highest number of journalist killings in 2019
Latin America holds the non-enviable position of the world’s most dangerous region for journalists.
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The implications of the Cuban-Bolivian tiff
By Scott B. MacDonald /
The deterioration in relations between the two countries is worth noting as it reflects the Cold War-like atmosphere that is increasingly enveloping the ...
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Bolsonaro’s open fronts
By Esther Solano /
Looking ahead, the year might not be an easy one for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro; the economy, institutional chaos, corruption and an opposition ...
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Global Americans’ top ten articles of 2019
As we wrap up the year, here are ten articles that encompass the year’s trends and news.
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Protests in Colombia and the government’s failure to engage
By Kenneth Frankel /
Colombia has historically figured out a dramatic way forward because of itself and sometimes in spite of itself.
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