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Published in: openSecurityRights groups call for investigation into violence in Western Sahara
Rights groups call for international probe into violence in Western Sahara. Cholera reaches Port-au-Prince,...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of increased violence after top Mexican drug lord killed during day-long battle
Feared drug lord ‘Tony the Storm’ killed in battle near the US-Mexico border. Post-election fighting causes...
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Published in: openSecurityUK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia
UK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia. Spike in Haiti cholera...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of November 1st 2010
Charles Shaw is still on the road working on his Unheard Voices Project, so I lead this weeks report with news from...
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Published in: HomeThe Chilean way: after the spotlight
The rescue of trapped Chilean miners after two months underground inspired both national unity and worldwide...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of October 25th 2010
Charles Shaw is on the road this week, working on the Unheard Voices Project, so I have the honor of leading the...
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Published in: HomeChile, the nation underground
The triumphant rescue of Chile's entombed miners is also, for the country's political elite, a turning-point in its...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of October 18th 2010
We lead this week with explosive, albeit expected, news from Washington DC. Attorney General Eric Holder announced...
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Published in: HomeChile: after the rescue, the test
The meticulous operation that rescued Chile's trapped miners after two months underground highlights the country's...
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Published in: HomeBrazil's prospect: consensus vs division
A surprising first-round result in Brazil’s presidential election sharpens the fight between Dilma Rousseff and José...
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Published in: HomeChile's global drama
An extraordinary Latin American country gifts another story to the world. But Chile's latest epic carries many...
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Published in: HomeA tale of miners, presidents and nations
The Chilean miners’ rescue, a inspiring story of human solidarity, offers the nation’s president a miraculous...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of October 10th, 2010
Charles Shaw is currently on a 6-week speaking tour, so I have the honor of leading this week's report - and with...
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Published in: HomeIt is not all about Lula any more
In a surprisingly short amount of time Brazil's Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) have come to be seen by many as the...
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Published in: HomeEcuador: between rebellion and coup
A confrontation between police and president in Ecuador reveals the flawed governance of an unsettled country, says...
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Published in: HomeColombia’s land reform under a new president
An ambitious new land reform bill, if it is passed, could have a profound impact on Colombia’s prospects for peace
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Published in: HomeBrazil’s big election: Dilma vs José
Brazil's presidential election is moving to a climax. A victory for the favourite candidate Dilma Rousseff would...
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Published in: HomeNicaragua’s broken polity
Nicaragua's struggle against dictatorship three decades ago inspired the world. The small central American country...
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Published in: openSecurityJamaica's war on gangs
Jamaica is at the forefront of the Caribbean's fight against gangs, but the country needs to recognise that this is...
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Published in: openSecurityBan seeks to placate Kagame over UN report
Ban seeks to placate Kagame over UN report. China warns Japan over fishing boat incident. ‘Nigerian Taliban’ raid...