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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPost-conflict perspectives in Colombia
2016 will be a crucial year for the peace process. As a contribution to progress along the road, jointly with the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPost-conflict in Colombia (1). A farewell to arms
2015 ends with crucial progress in the negotiation process. Once the victims' viewpoint has been agreed, the laying...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIdomeni, Greece – dead end
Idomeni refugee camp was,over the last three weeks, the epicentre of the refugee crisis in Europe. The growing...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPress freedom in Argentina — On the silencing of Página 12 and Diario Registrado
Mired in political chicanery, the presidential handover was not up to the standards of an advanced democracy. But...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy did the left lose in the Argentine elections?
Government speakers never stopped maintaining a harsh and confrontational style that proved too unseasonable in this...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe left isn’t dead yet in Venezuela
With a catastrophic economic situation, Chavism is running out of time. Much will depend on how Maduro deals with...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSpecial Report: Gangs in Honduras
A new report based on extensive field research describes how the modus operandi of Honduras' two largest gangs (MS13...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe tale of a Brazilian betrayal: the mining and environmental tragedy in Itabira
As long as environmental policies in Brazil continue to be filtered through corruption and electoral accountability,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChina is a “major driver” of environmental degradation in Latin America
China launched its “go global” strategy over a decade ago, and has funneled upwards of US$ 120 billion into Latin...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe challenges of post-Chávez Venezuela
With high expectations nurtured by the opposition, the Bolivarian Revolution is facing parliamentary elections on...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSaludcoop: Colombian-style confusion
After allegations were made that funds had been diverted, the government took control of the main healthcare...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMacri and the Latin American pendulum
In Latin America, due to the growing disconnection between a changing demos, with a variety of demands, and a...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWorld poverty: the misconceptions of the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
Poverty is not an individual problem of lack of resources that can be solved through education. The problem is the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta2020: A new beginning for Latin America
In the next decade, Latin American cities will register the highest growth rates in the world, while the working age...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA discord between demonstrators and the organizers of antigovernment protests in Brazil?
Demonstrators in Brazil recognize that both the government and the opposition are guilty of corruption, despite the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFictiocracy: democracy as an illusion
Latin America is the domain of democracy as an illusion. An illusion that is maintained by its governments’...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaArgentina, now to be run by its proprietors
The Argentine electoral system exhibited its virtues by showing that an incumbent can be defeated, and a...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLatin America seeks decisive role at COP21 in Paris
About 25% of the world’s farmable land, 22% of its forests, and 31% of fresh water are found in Latin America. The...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPortugal´s shortest-lived Government
The XX Constitutional Government of Portugal lasted just twelve days. A leftist’s coalition has brought together the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCuba´s slow-motion transitional process
Economic and democratic liberalization should have to wait for the end of US embargo. Meanwhile, Cuba maintains its...