The Americas
"COVID-19 intersects with and exacerbates other, more hidden, societal crises in Latin America. In the case of Mexico, this intersection offers crucial insight into the government’s erratic response to the virus."
The Americas
"Unfortunately, el caso Giovanni, as Mexicans have taken to calling the case, does not exist within a vacuum. It is the latest in a string of police brutality incidents in Mexico."
The Americas
"In April 2000, several Bolivians struggled with the privatization and resulting inaccessibility of their water supply. Two decades later, it seems that their water issues are not quite over."
The Americas
"Canada sadly cannot return to the past and fix its mistakes, but what the government can do is learn from history and leave a legacy future generations will be proud to uphold."
Human Rights
In Brazil, protesters yell, “We want to breathe!” In the United States, activists chant, “I can’t breathe!”
The Americas
Bernard Aronson served as U.S. Special Representative to the Colombian Peace Process from 2016 to 2019. He previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, where he also helped negotiate the peace agreement that ended El Salvador’s Civil War. In the case of the Colombian
The Americas
The prospect of nuclear warfare has substantially diminished since the 1960s, but Cuba’s role as a proxy continues to threaten American national security.
The Americas
The rate of femicide, which kills ten women in Mexico every day, has been on the rise for years now, and will probably take decades to reverse completely. While the causes are complex, history, narcotrafficking, and the current government might shed some light on this pressing and deadly issue.
The Americas
When it comes to Western medicine, distrust is just as much a problem as distance.
Agriculture
Entrepreneurs have started to tap into the growing American market for alternative teas. Since mate production provides an economic incentive to reforest the South American Atlantic rainforest, these companies demonstrate how ecological restoration and profit can go hand in hand.
The Americas
Primary presidential elections in Argentina in August 2019 saw international coverage and plunging financial markets [https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/argentina-on-brink-of-financial-crisis-market-rout-election-surprise-2019-8-1028443209] as then-President Mauricio Macri lost the primary election, and ultimately the general election, to the ticket of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The drop in both
The Americas
The Canadian electoral system has come to a standstill, leading to increasing voter dissatisfaction and diminishing participation rates which threaten the very foundation of democracy.