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May 22, 2023

China
Latin America This Week: May 22, 2023

Opposition, not ideology, wins elections; Chinese foreign direct investment moves beyond natural resources and Brazil; Livent-Allkem merger bets on lithium in the Americas.

Paraguayan presidential candidate Santiago Peña from the ruling Colorado Party reacts at the party headquarters as he and his running mate Pedro Alliana won Paraguay’s presidential race, in Asunción, Paraguay, April 30, 2023.
Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

April 4, 2012

Palestinian Territories
Is Palestine a State?

Is Palestine a state? The International Criminal Court (ICC) answered this question this week, and said no. The Palestinian Authority, apparently calling itself the “Government of Palestine,” tried …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

July 28, 2015

Israel
Bensouda Saves the ICC

  Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda   (Michael Kooren/ Courtesy: Reuters)   In a recent blog post, I noted the 2-to-1 decision by a "pre-trial chamber…

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda is seen at the confirmation of charges hearing in former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo’s pre-trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague February 19, 2013. Gbagbo is charged with crimes against humanity committed during the 2011 civil war sparked by his refusal to accept the election victory of rival Alassane Ouattara. (Michael Kooren/ Courtesy: Reuters)
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 29, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
The African Quest for an Alternative to the International Criminal Court at The Hague

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been active in sub-Saharan Africa. Seven investigations have been launched in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of…

Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo listens to the first sentence delivered by the International Criminal Court (ICC), at the ICC courtroom in the Hague July 10, 2012.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 11, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: July 11, 2023

Guatemala’s first round election upset stands; Brazil’s non-alignment has a democracy blind spot; Remittances to Mexico hit a record $5.7 billion in May.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro shakes hands with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as they meet before a summit with presidents of South America, in Brasília, Brazil, May 29, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment