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September 9, 2016

Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Central America Takes on Corruption, Venezuela’s Protests, G20 Summit

Central America Takes on Corruption  Central American judiciaries have been stepping up to fight corruption. Last year Guatemala’s attorney general’s office, working closely with UN-backed Internati…

Venezuelans living in Mexico take part in a protest to demand a referendum to remove Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City, Mexico, September 4, 2016 (Reuters/Edgard Garrido).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Development Channel

February 25, 2021

Argentina
Argentina’s Latest Anti-Speech Scandal: Free Press on the Rocks?

Already the most dangerous region in the world for journalists, press freedom in Latin America is under attack. A recent case in Argentina underscores the pressures journalists face in speaking truth…

Mauricio Macri gives comment to dozens of reports surrounding him in a semicircle.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Latin America's Moment Latin America’s Moment

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…

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

August 24, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 15-21

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from August 15 to 21, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 3, 2021

Latin America
Transition 2021 Series: The U.S. Approach to Latin America and the Caribbean

Panelists discuss how the Biden administration will approach relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, including issues pertaining to trade, migration, climate, and challenges to democratic gov…

Play Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stands at a podium next to U.S. President Joe Biden who is on a large screen speaking virtually.
Virtual Event by Paul J. Angelo, Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Celina Realuyo, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro Latin America Studies Program