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June 29, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Saudi Women at the Wheel
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering June 24 to June 29, was compiled with sup…
July 25, 2017
Corruption
What Latin America Can Learn From Past Anticorruption Success
As Latin America reflects on its current wave of anticorruption successes—including the arrest of former Guatemalan president, Odebrecht prosecutions in Peru, and the ongoing Lava Jato cleanup in Bra…
August 10, 2016
Americas
A Game of Inches: The Uncertain Fight Against Corruption in Latin America
Harvard’s inimitable Matthew Stephenson this week published a thought-provoking blog post comparing anticorruption efforts in Asia and Latin America. Crudely summarizing Stephenson’s argument, a few …
December 20, 2011
Human Rights
Guest Post: Guatemala’s Ex-President Asks About Genocide Trial
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt leaves the public prosecutor’s office in Guatemala City (Jorge Lopez/Courtesy Reuters). This is a guest post by Natalie Kitroeff, a res…
February 15, 2012
Defense and Security
Guest Post: Why Guatemala’s Pérez Molina Is Considering Legalizing Drugs
This is a guest post by Natalie Kitroeff, a research associate here at the Council on Foreign Relations who works with me in the Latin America program. She received her BA from Princeton University’s…
