NGOs and Academia
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
In much of the territory nominally cleared of illegal armed actors, government presence remains sporadic and spotty.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
First, there has been a considerable decrease in demand in the United States, most likely as a result of many long-term hardcore cocaine users becoming old. Second, many new and current users in the United States prefer prescription narcotics and methamph
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's 12 gubernatorial elections this Sunday will test whether the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) can maintain the momentum that it has exhibited since finishing third in the 2006 presidential contest.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 00:00
The growing criminalization and dehumanization of Mexican undocumented immigrants has fomented a legal limbo where human rights, including the right to life itself, fall prey to ill-defined national security concerns. It has fostered a political climate w
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 00:00
In the interests of sparking strategic dialogue and thinking about the future of U.S.-Cuba relations, we offer several summaries of recent essays and reports, followed by specific points of discussion.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
On June 29, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings and the Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) brought together experts from the region to discuss the significance of this renewed hemispheric partnership and featured a keynote address from Arturo Valen
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
Cuba's repressive legal system has created a climate of fear among journalists, dissidents and activists, putting them at risk of arbitrary arrest and harassment by the authorities.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe’s eight-year military campaign against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has taken a heavy toll on Colombia’s largest insurgent organisation. The government is now working to consolidate security gains by
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 00:00
Since new president Porfirio Lobo took office in January, police and military officers responsible for mass arrests, beatings and torture in the wake of the coup have not been brought to justice.
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 00:00
It was nearly one year ago, on June 28, that the remaining hopes that the Obama administration would treat its neighbors to the south differently than the Bush team did, were destroyed.