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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of October 25th 2010Charles 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...
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Published in: HomeThe sacred body of the state
The recent "exhumation of the body of Simon Bolivar" involves an interesting collusion between forensic science,the...
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Published in: HomeColombia: a tale of two leaders
Juan Manuel Santos has made a refreshing start as Colombia’s president by departing from the policies of his...
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Published in: HomeUnemployed entrepreneurs: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Drugs
Ciudad Juarez is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. It is also one of the most violent.
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Published in: HomeThe Mexican Drug War: Is it "Narcoterrorism?"Drug war violence in Mexico is truly horrific. But does it qualify as terrorism?
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Published in: openSecurityKigali grenade attack injures seven days after Kagame re-elected
Grenade attack rocks Kigali just two days after Kagame re-elected as president, while opposition groups urge...
