Ecuador

Saturday 9th July

After Copenhagen

Michael Bartlet, 9 July 2011
There is a vital need, for the sake of the future, for new forms of collective action to combine feeling with thought, neither denying the seriousness of the crisis nor closing our minds to a ‘radical hope’ that deep political change is possible. Empathetic imagination is as necessary as science.
Wednesday 11th May

Globalization and democracy

Jorge Heine, 11 May 2011
The Democracy Manifesto signals that the time has come to open ourselves to the many ways in which the demos, that is, the people, organize themselves around the world to take charge of their own destiny.
Monday 4th October

Ecuador: between rebellion and coup

Carlos de la Torre, 4 October 2010
A confrontation between police and president in Ecuador reveals the flawed governance of an unsettled country, says Carlos de la Torre.
Tuesday 24th November

Border zones and insecurity in the Americas

John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus, 24 November 2009
Border zones are potential incubators of conflict. Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel state and prosecute their criminal enterprises sustained by fear, violence and brutality.
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