The Economist (UK)
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 00:00
After years of frustration over its rotten security forces and judiciary, Guatemala's government decided in 2006 to call for outside help. "Asking the justice system to reform itself was like tying up a dog with a string of sausages," says Eduar
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 00:00
Time for the peacekeepers to start handing over, but not to a new army
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 00:00
Mr Perry's suggestion has come under fire in both countries
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 00:00
Now this coalition is starting to split-and the president is finding himself on the other side of the barricades
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 00:00
The days when a visiting British minister could command headlines in a place like Brazil are over
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 00:00
The claim is absolutely false. The numbers listed in Mr Pena's informe are indeed the official figures, but they make no mention of a statistical revision in 2007 which saw the murder rate halve overnight
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 00:00
Unless the politicians enact some sensible reforms quickly--of education, the electoral system and taxes--it is not clear what might happen next.
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
Ms Rousseff must move quickly to tackle the problems of growth like high and rising inflation, an overvalued currency and a big increase in consumer credit
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 00:00
Our Brazil correspondent discusses the victory of Dilma Rousseff and how she should differentiate herself from Lula
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 00:00
Whether its bases are in Mexico or elsewhere, the illegal drugs business will continue to bring violence and corruption to the Americas, where it sucks in an ever greater number of young men