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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 final nail in the ...
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Born the year of Woodstock and still on the cutting edge at 50

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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

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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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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?

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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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2019: Trends, risks and hard questions in Latin America

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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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