Latin America Goes Global
Monday, September 12, 2016 - 07:19
Unlike most other peace processes that ended internal armed conflicts in recent decades, the final accord struck this year in Havana is more than a transitional justice scheme and a definitive ceasefire. Most of its provisions seek to address the root causes of the conflict through structural reforms that could transform Colombia into a more peaceful, democratic and egalitarian country.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 06:52
In the safety of a UN body in Geneva and in other countries, the Mexican government has become a strong advocate for human rights. Unfortunately, though, the Mexican state’s diplomatic and moral commitment to popular sovereignty and the right of international organizations to defend human rights doesn’t extend to its own borders.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 06:53
The government’s new package of legal reforms and security initiatives has two principal foci, designed to reinforce each other: control of the country’s prisons, and the recuperation of communities.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 05:38
The affair highlights the capabilities and limits of the Mexican Armed Forces, and how the close, but troubled, Mexico-U.S. relationship has evolved in the decade since December 2006, when former president Felipe Calderon launched the war against the cartels by deploying the Mexican Army into the state of Michoacán.
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 06:23
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has wagered his legacy on the possibility of peace. He is not the first Colombian leader to do so, but Tuesday’s announcement of an agreement on restitution for the conflict’s victims, following a late September announcement of an agreement on transitional justice, has made it clear that the ongoing talks are making greater headway than ever before.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:17
El Salvador’s bloody year has bolstered the arguments of those arguing for a non-violent solution to the country’s crime wave over those advocating an “iron fist” approach. Today, the situation in El Salvador validates Dr. King’s admonition that violence begets more violence.