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Published in: 50.50Militarism and non-state actors: ‘the other invasion’'What they call transnational development companies. For us they represent death and destruction’, yet when it comes...
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Published in: HomeThe genocide trial of Rios MonttIn March began the trial of ex-Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt, who is accused of having orchestrated genocide and...
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Published in: HomeThe struggle for Maya land, oil, and gold.After two very recent attacks on Maya community leaders in Guatemala, the challenges faced by the lawyers applying...
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Published in: openSecurityIn the shadows of globalisation: drug violence in Mexico and Central America
The wave of violence afflicting Mexico and the northern triangle of Central America (Honduras, Guatemala and El...
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Published in: HomeStay alive: turning around a failing war
A deep strategic rethink is needed to reverse the dismal failure of the war on drugs and gangs, particularly in the...
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Published in: HomeFortress elite: criminal revolt and civil resistance in GuatemalaGuatemala’s elite, which has tried since 1996 to engage in politics to ensure that democracy produces conservatism...
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Published in: HomeGangs and wolves: violence and vulnerability in a global economy
Forces of globalization provide the link between the areas of extreme criminal violence in poorer countries and the...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 24th 2011
This report is dedicated to the memory of Amy Winehouse, who tragically passed away yesterday. As we mourn the loss...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 9th 2011
Portugal decriminalized all drugs 10 years ago and the results are in: decreased youth drug use, falling overdose...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of December 20th, 2010
We lead this weeks report with news of a petition to stop the abusive treatment of prisoners in Georgia and support...
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Published in: openSecurityBorder zones and insecurity in the Americas
Border zones are potential incubators of conflict. Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel...
