Blogging By Boz
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 07:43
The FARC announced that they would no longer recruit any combatants under the age of 17. Previously, the FARC officially recruited minors as young as 15 and there is plenty of evidence of children as young as 12 or 13 entering their ranks.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 07:28
For reasons that seem to defy logic, Congressional Republicans are opposing the administration's budget request. They want more enforcement and border security, but expect the president to do it without additional funding
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:01
Santos’s second term is going to be tough, because he has set himself up to take on some of Colombia’s most challenging and enduring problems.
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 00:00
Even if you disagree with the motives of Bolivian President Morales and his allies, it's not wrong to think that TIAR is an anachronism
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 00:00
If they can start addressing some of the basic questions about what threats Latin American countries face and what the proper role of the military is in the 21st century, this could turn out to be a very influential group.