Anita Isaacs
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 06:17
Guatemala is in political turmoil. And yet the United States has fallen short of applying pressure on President Otto Pérez Molina directly. In doing so, Washington has turned its back on the protesters, just when outside pressure is most needed.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:23
Guatemala’s hard-won progress is starting to falter; if nothing is done, it could easily slip back into authoritarianism, violence and disregard for basic human rights
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 00:00
While a failure to convict could be the greatest blow to the rule of law since the genocide itself, success has also never been so close within Guatemala’s reach.
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 00:00
Should political violence ensue, all bets are off on the Latin American front. Rather than play a productive role in the region Venezuela could arouse regional fears of a destabilizing spillover