Resources - Policy Statements

NGOs and Academia

Below are key statements from non-novernmental or academic analyses related to the U.S. defense and security assistance to the rest of the world. 

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Monday, May 20, 2013
These unarmed Predator drones are also steadily creeping into local law enforcement, international drug-interdiction and national security missions - including across the border into the heart of Mexico English
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Mexico
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Monday, May 20, 2013
In his speech, the Secretary General Insulza said, in the Report "we have tried not to silence or hide anything." English
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Perhaps the most important finding was continuing deterioration in citizen security English
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Venezuela
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Podemos, si queremos, edificar desde la aceptacion de la verdad, la reflexion serena y la conduccion inteligente de la vida social, a cada quien donde le corresponda, una convivencia social pacifica e inteligente Spanish
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Guatemala
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Monday, May 20, 2013
At this point, it is hard to imagine Chavismo as currently configured recovering the 60% majorities it has had in the past. English
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Venezuela
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
The immediate efforts need to focus on avoiding escalation of extreme polarisation into political violence, complemented by a strong push for a basic understanding on how to coexist without Chavez.English
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Venezuela
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The plan has been criticized by human rights activists who see it as a return to Venezuela’s tradition of militarized policing. English
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Venezuela
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The rifts caused by Colindres' participation in the truce -- which was signed by El Salvador's two largest street gangs, the MS-13 and the Barrio 18 in March of last year -- are still playing out in this Central American nation. English
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El Salvador
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Hopefully, in the future rural communities will be consulted by big corporations when they want to use their land for economic venture, and that peaceful life can become a reality for indigenous and Quilombola people in rural areas of Brazil .English
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Brazil
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Compromise on border security may be a mere warm up for the difficult negotiations ahead for SB744, and we had best be prepared. English
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Mexico
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Han pasado 30 dias desde que el presidente Juan Manuel Santos ordeno desmantelar 24 'ollas' en 20 ciudades del pais. ¿A que se enfrentan las autoridades? Spanish
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Colombia
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Friday, May 10, 2013
On the bright side, there is a significant amount of mobility in Mexico's middle three economic quartiles. In contrast, few of the richest and the poorest leave their origins behind. English
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Mexico
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The letter to President Obama and Secretary Kerry expresses support for the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC. English
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Colombia
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
These exchanges would seem to make less likely an improvement of Venezuela’s relations with the US government and the OAS during the Maduro AdministrationEnglish
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Venezuela
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hours after Obama spoke, a crowd of approximately 100 students, activists, and former migrants gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City to protest the record number of deportations—409,849 immigrants—from the United States in the fiscal year oEnglish
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Mexico
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Friday, May 3, 2013
The recent opening of an investigation against Vale, the second largest global mining company, for suspected illegal intelligence activities targeting social movements and human rights defendersEnglish
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Brazil
Thursday, May 2, 2013
El Fuero Militar fue el tema mas notoriamente criticado al Gobierno en la sesion del Examen Periodico Universal en Naciones Unidas el pasado 23 de abril.Spanish
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Colombia
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Ten journalists have been murdered since 2010 with no convictions in any of the cases. The vast majority of the victims covered politics or corruption, and worked outside of the country's urban centers.English
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Brazil
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Our countries need to work together in prioritizing public health and regulation over a strategy that makes suspected drug offenders into military objectives.English
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Mexico
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
This paper examines the history of the use of the island by the Navy, of the eventual legislation that furthered the punishment of the people, and the need for a more aggressive response to address the conditions that continue to afflict the people of VieEnglish
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Puerto Rico
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