In many countries corruption undermines, or even co-opts, justice institutions. In Guatemala, judges are prone to becoming victims ...
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Honest judges confronting systemic corruption
By Claudia Escobar Mejía / 
#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 final nail in the ...
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Born the year of Woodstock and still on the cutting edge at 50
By Christopher Sabatini /
While the Inter-American Foundation may have lacked the rock-and-roll-star power (and mud) of its fellow 1969 creation, the IAF set the path for development assistance to build civil society, private initiative and democracy in the ...
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Candidates for the 2021-2024 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
By Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan /
On May 21st, five candidates presented their credentials for membership of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the 2021-2024 term. Four posts need to be ...
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Hope and promise in Guatemala
By Daniel Isenberg & Juan Carlos Zapata /
An economic development model developed in the Midwest United States and Colombia is helping economies grow in Guatemalan highlands. Here’s why it ...
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In pulling U.S. aid to the Northern Triangle, the Trump administration opens a window for Beijing
By Timothy S. Rich & Andi Dahmer /
The abrupt removal of U.S. funds will exacerbate a decline in positive perceptions of the United States and open up an opportunity for Sino-Latin American ...
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Is it time for a Caribbean Basin Initiative 2.0?
By Georges Fauriol /
Recent U.S. involvement in the Caribbean Basin has been defined by Whac-A-Mole-like reactionary policy. It’s time for a new coherent strategy for security and development in the ...
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Guatemalan rule of law at risk as Morales strikes CICIG again
By Luis E. Barrueto /
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Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is playing constitutional hardball with the country’s top court, which in recent months has been the sole obstacle to his attempts to oust CICIG. Now the entire judicial system—and the country’s fragile democracy—is at ...
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2019: Trends, risks and hard questions in Latin America
By Evan Ellis /
Unresolved challenges of organized crime, weak governance and extra-hemispheric actors threaten instability and to erode U.S. influence. It’s time for U.S. policymakers to face some tough ...
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