Tag: Latin America
76 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System
Mexico has entered the international spotlight due to a recent federal Supreme Court ruling protecting abortion rights. This groundbreaking decision has resulted from the…
January 15, 2024
- Global Governance
Policing Without a Political Plan? The New UN-Backed Mission in Haiti
On October 2, 2023, the United Nations Security Council approved an international policing mission for Haiti, a country whose weak, unelected government and ailing national…
December 18, 2023
- Business & Economics
The Role of Sovereign Green Bonds in Chile’s Development
What are green bonds? Green bonds, issued for the first time in 2007 by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank, represent a major financial innovation of the last…
October 16, 2023
- Global Governance
Between Total Peace and Armed Peace
What is it About? Total Peace, proposed by Gustavo Petro’s government, aims to foster dialogue between the state and multiple groups of different natures, whether they are…
July 19, 2023
- Dialogues
A Reframed Understanding of Urbanism in the Global South with Professor AbdouMaliq Simone
In international relations, cities occupy a rich focal point of migration, economic activities, and other distinctive urbanized social formations. The work of Professor…
May 5, 2023
- Global Governance
- Society & Culture
Political Protests in Peru: Causes, Complications, and Remedies
The Nature and Causes of Peru’s Recent Protests On December 7, 2022, severe confrontations began between protesters and security forces; although the confrontations abated…
April 26, 2023
- Global Governance
Latin America’s Values and the Viability of CELAC
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was established to give a unitary voice to the continent but has instead become a mirror of its divisions. Once…
April 18, 2023
- Conflict & Security
The Growing Use of Cryptocurrencies by Transnational Organized Crime Groups in Latin America
Across Latin America, transnational criminal organizations, transnational gangs, and extra-regional actors supporting authoritarian regimes are exploiting growing cracks in the…
March 20, 2023
- Human Rights & Development
Nicaragua on the Brink: Protests, Elections, and Mass Atrocity
Since December of 2021, the Nicaraguan government has made a series of sweeping attacks on universities, which are often the seat of anti-government protest. Actions have…
March 17, 2023
- Business & Economics
Central America’s Economic Recovery from COVID-19
Central America has often been described as a mosaic—a mixture of different cultures and viewpoints in a small area of just 201,497 square meters. It has experienced internal…
February 6, 2023