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Published in: openSecurityDrugs and the peace process in Colombia: a moderate radical stepThe third point of agreement reached in the Havana negotiations may finally pave the way for the gradual end to the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe national security blindspot in Colombia's FOI law
A new transparancy law guarantees Colombian citizens greater access to information on public spending, but...
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Published in: openSecurityVenezuela: taking the counter- out of revolutionVenezuela is politically polarised and so is much of the coverage of it. But just as the violence is now...
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Published in: openSecurityBack to basics for Colombia's rebels
As on-going peace talks in Havana address narco-trafficking amidst Colombia's continued economic growth, remnants of...
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Published in: openSecurityMexico: terror and “terrorism”A little-noticed security reform in Mexico threatens a major erosion of liberty by exploiting public fear to...
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Published in: openSecurityThe US and Colombia: building an exportable model of securityThrough the laboratory of Plan Colombia, the US has developed its 'stabalization' model for counter insurgency...
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Published in: openSecurityTowards a lasting peace: reforming drug policy in Colombia
A group of experts offer 11 recommendations Colombian and FARC negotiators can use to address and reform drug policy...
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Published in: openSecurityMurder and Mexico’s security dilemmaWhy is Mexico mired in organised, drug-related murder? In an extreme case of security dilemmas increasingly familiar...
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Published in: openSecurityThe deadly wages of “free trade”
As armed paramilitary groups battle for control of the ports in Buenaventura, the growing violence and internal...
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Published in: openSecurityPeru's painful mirror10 years after Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report following two decades of armed...
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Published in: openSecurityA mixed record: Peru struggles to face its past
A new report from the International Center for Transitional Justice highlights delays in implementing a national...
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Published in: openSecurityFrom bust to boom: Chavez's economic legacy
Chavez leaves behind an inconsistent report card on 'pro-poor' policies that will only fuel a polarizing legacy as...
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Published in: HomeHonduras, the politics of violence
The incidence of targeted social violence in the central American country is a growing political concern as...
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Published in: HomeKilling them softly in Medellin
More than sixty musicians were threatened with death immediately after El Duke´s funeral. The ceremony was...
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Published in: openSecurityFemicide in Central America: is creating Female-Friendly Urban Zones really the solution?
Female-friendly spaces are on the rise as a means to combat gender-based violence. But do women need to be separated...
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Published in: openSecurityColombia's peace process: three challenges
As peace talks begin between the FARC and the Colombian government, military victory is still espoused as a final...
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Published in: openSecurityAnti-corruption measures in Security Sector Reform: necessary and achievable
SSR cannot be effective unless efforts are made to tackle corruption, but often this issue is felt to be too...
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Published in: openSecurityIndigenous people 'provoke' peace in Colombia
Standing between the government, FARC and international mining companies are the indigenous people of Cauca:...
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Published in: HomeImpunity returns to Peru
Acknowledging that the crimes committed by the Colina Group death squad were part of official state policy, Peru’s...
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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...
