Americas
Guatemala
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Why Can’t Central America Curb Corruption?Pervasive corruption has long stymied development and fueled emigration from some of Central America’s poorest countries. The recent disbanding of antigraft commissions makes their prospects for reform gloomier.
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Central America’s Turbulent Northern TriangleThe U.S. government is struggling to respond to another large wave of migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and corruption in the Central American region.
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Can ‘Safe Third Country’ Agreements Resolve the Asylum Crisis?Washington is hoping it can force asylum seekers to stay south of the border.
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Elections in Guatemala, Protests in Hong Kong, and MoreGuatemalans vote, Hong Kong protesters face violent reprisals, and Americans prepare for extreme weather at the onset of fire season.
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Nicaragua in Crisis: What to KnowPolitical and economic unrest in Nicaragua could stoke the flames in a region where insecurity has forced tens of thousands to flee in recent years.
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Mexico’s Next Crisis Will Arrive From the SouthIn the wake of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s historic victory, the markets are focused on Mexico’s economic prospects, keenly sniffing for any whiff of either pragmatic promise or populist calamity. …
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Corruption Brief Series: Lessons from GuatemalaI am pleased to share the latest report in the Corruption Brief series from the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. In this report, I focus on the case …
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Lessons From Guatemala’s Commission Against ImpunityWhat other countries can learn from CICIG’s first decade.
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Latin America’s Accountability RevolutionA wave of corruption scandals has roiled Latin America in recent years, from Chile’s campaign finance affairs, through Mexico’s Casa Blanca revelations. Most recently, the information divulged in the…
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Latin America’s Accountability RevolutionA wave of corruption scandals has roiled Latin America in recent years, from Chile’s campaign finance affairs, through Mexico’s Casa Blanca revelations. Most recently, the information divulged in the…
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Migration From Central America RisingCentral America’s Northern Triangle is one of the most violent regions in the world. Last year’s murder rate of roughly 54 per 100,000 inhabitants surpasses Iraq’s civilian death toll. El Salvador al…
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Five Things Washington Should Do to Help Latin America Curb CorruptionThis is a guest blog post by Dr. Richard Messick, an anticorruption specialist. It is based on a CFR roundtable discussion on March 24 hosted by Matthew M. Taylor, adjunct senior fellow for Latin Ame…
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The Long Arm of U.S. Law and Latin America’s Corruption MalaiseLatin America’s corruption scandals of the past two years are moving slowly toward resolution. As they move forward, it is interesting to note that in a region that has been particularly protective o…
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The Political Salience of Latin Americans’ Perceptions of CorruptionOnce a year, policymakers and the press are forcibly reminded of the terrible costs of corruption. This year, it fell on January 27, when Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CP…
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The World Next Week: October 22, 2015Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits the White House; Argentina holds general elections and Guatemala holds a presidential run-off election.