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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 4, 2022
El Salvador
Why Has Gang Violence Spiked in El Salvador?
El Salvador’s homicide rate plummeted in recent years, but a spate of killings has drawn attention to President Nayib Bukele’s controversial approach to tackling gang violence.
January 22, 2016
Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Corruption in Iran, Africa, and Mexico
Iran’s Sanction Are Gone, but Not Its Corruption Corruption presents a huge hurdle for Iran. It ranks 136 out of 175 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, and 118 …
November 30, 2016
United States
Michel Temer’s Shrinking Presidency
When he officially became president three months ago, Michel Temer’s game plan was simple and bold: in the roughly eighteen months before the 2018 presidential campaign ramped up, he would undertake …
July 1, 2015
Ignoring Human Rights in Cuba
President Obama proudly announced the restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba today--after a week of additional arrests on that island. Here’s the most recent story: "Police arrested Emilio Ga…
February 26, 2019
Americas
Latin America’s Right Turn Could Draw Its Economies Closer
The ascent of leaders who favor free trade opens space for real integration.
