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Published in: democraciaAbiertaViolence without justice: Mexico’s War and its consequences
Mexico’s War is a civil war against and amongst citizens, regardless of where they stand on the drug business, of...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#BritainStrongerInSouthAmerica
In an example of the best acid British humor, and in a parody of the Brexit campaign that has revolted many in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPostconflict in Colombia (15). Citizen participation, key for a sustainable peace
To encourage citizen participation in the peace process, demographic and socioeconomic factors of territory,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe ecosystem of political innovation in Latin America
A mapping of practices aiming at improving different aspects of the young Latin American democracies can help to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTechnopolitics and the new territories for political action
We are witnessing the emergence of relational, transversal, participatory power. Whoever understands this, stands a...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInstead of denying crimes against humanity, Mexico should commit to drug policy alternatives
A report from Open Society Foundations denounces the systematic atrocities carried out in México under the cloak of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaProtests in Colombia: the government is ‘a hammer that sees only nails’
Peace talks have become the big story to tell that things are going well when, in reality, the rights of the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil: the revolution is proportional to the size of the crisis
The representative system being what it is, we need to create what we believe democracy is. The struggle for...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaArgentina: the Chinese aqueducts affair
Lack of transparency has become the norm in contracts between China and Latin America. The Entre Ríos aqueducts,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico and the vulture of impunity
International public opinion praised Enrique Peña Nieto’s assumption of the presidency. Three and a half years...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaKuczynski wins Peru’s nail-biting election
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will become Peru’s 95th president on July, 28, after defeating Keiko Fujimori by 50,1%-49,9%...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaArgentina’s honeymoon with Macri is over
An aggressive implementation of harsh neoliberal economic policy measures in Argentina has ended up awakening strong...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOccupying schools in Brazil: the youngest protest
A new generation of activists is breeding among secondary school students in Rio de Janeiro, in a context of sharp...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTimes of pests: a first-hand account of Venezuela today
The official propaganda dissolves into the harsh reality: the rich get richer, the poor stay poor, but they face...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew elections in Spain: towards a “Portuguese pact”?
After six months of a caretaker government, Spain is holding new elections on June, 26. The campaign starts with...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe hydrological roots of the Brazilian crisis
A historical and geographical perspective of the geopolitical structure of the South American subcontinent is key to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPost-conflict in Colombia (14). Untying children from the FARC
It is not enough to establish a reintegration program for demobilized children. We must realise that untied children...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOperation Condor: A transnational criminal conspiracy, uncovered
The recent guilty verdict for the criminal pact between Latin American dictatorships in the 70's reminds us that the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPeru 2016: Democracy under authoritarian charge?
Peru is holding the second round of its presidential elections without having secured sufficiently robust democratic...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFour years and an impeached president later, Paraguay's Curuguaty Massacre is still in the shadows
Even if in Paraguay people know that Curuguaty did not happen as stated in the official version, they also doubt...