Tag: Latin America
76 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
A Guatemalan Judiciary Tailored for the Mafia Needs Reform
In recent years, Guatemala has shifted from an incipient democracy to a kleptocracy, where the justice system is at the service of a criminal alliance between corrupt, …
July 8, 2022
- Human Rights & Development
“We are tired of being told it is not a big deal”: Institutional Machismo in Mexico
On March 8th, 2022, 3,000 policewomen surrounded tens of thousands of feminist activists at the International Women’s Day march in Mexico City, which government officials,…
May 20, 2022
- Human Rights & Development
Public Opinion, Criminal Procedures, and Legislative Shields: How Supreme Court Judges Have Checked President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil
In his 2018 electoral campaign, Jair Bolsonaro stirred tension with the Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, “STF”) by openly defending packing it with new…
April 25, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Radical Transparency: The Last Hope for Fighting Corruption in Latin America
Latin America is losing its fight against corruption. The region, never a model of transparency, has seen an explosion in corruption during the pandemic, as presidential power…
April 1, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Cuba’s N15: The March That Never Was
In October 2021, Cuban authorities denied Archipiélago permission to carry out its proposed march based on a peculiar interpretation of Article 56 of the new Cuban constitution,…
February 2, 2022
- Business & Economics
Latin America and the Caribbean’s Asymmetrical Engagement with China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented global circumstances, straining rich countries and the developing world alike, but disproportionately affecting the latter. While…
January 18, 2022
- Human Rights & Development
Addressing Central and South American LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
On January 25, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain…
November 16, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Migration in the Northern Triangle
Under the Trump administration’s system, mass incarceration and the subsequent deportation of immigrants became the main responses to those seeking asylum and other relief…
August 12, 2021
- Business & Economics
‘Green’ Extractivism and the Limits of Energy Transitions: Lithium, Sacrifice, and Maldevelopment in the Americas
Transitions Months after former Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced from office in October of 2019, Elon Musk triggered conspiracy theorists across the political spectrum…
July 20, 2021
- Society & Culture
Authoritarian Populism and Constitutional Resilience in Brazil
The consensual nature of the Brazilian political system, especially the Supreme Court’s moderating function, have thus far been able to protect the democratic regime from…
July 10, 2021