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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFrom Mexico to India: the need for new paradigms to eradicate gender based violence
The rankings of the worst countries in the world to be a woman usually list Yemen, India, Pakistan, Chad, Syria and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico’s new president and energy reform
After choosing a new president on July 1st, Mexico must now decide whether to use its Energy Transition Law to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico: López Obrador wins. Now, the inequality challenge
The main problem in Mexico is inequality. The second biggest problem in the country is... inequality. Español
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Published in: 50.50Finding ‘Yo Real’: fighting machismo in Mexico City
Machismo is widespread in Mexico. One organisation takes aim at ‘negative masculinities’ with weekly group classes. Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhat can be done with a polarised Mexico after the elections?
Democracy in Mexico is in a permanent state of construction and it will continue as such after the presidential...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHomo homini lupus est: trauma and child abuse in U.S. refugee policy
Terrified children kept in cages disturbed the world. And then, president Trump, on camera, resumed his cynical...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaElections, polarisation and frustration in Mexico
Social and political polarisation, the assent of populism, and the blurring of the political parties are a...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexican elections: the security issue
Mexico’s next president will have to revamp the country’s security policy framework, which for more than a decade...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico on the edge of a dystopian cliff
Mexico is on the edge of a dystopian cliff. What is at stake in the upcoming presidential elections is the remnant...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico in the time of the caravan
Central American migrants march through Mexico once again this Easter to protest against the conditions they face in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMigration bottleneck in southern Mexico
Hundreds of thousands of Central Americans flee their countries, beset by extreme poverty and intolerable violence,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico 2018: end of an era and regime change?
This is a truly historic moment, even though the candidates seem not to acknowledge it. The election opens the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico’s digital future: beyond technological determinism
Despite the rhetoric of Mexico’s digital future being just around the corner, telecommunication's reform initiatives...
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Published in: 50.50How an indigenous woman left her mark on a tumultuous presidential campaign in Mexico
Marichuy didn’t gather the necessary number of signatures to run for president, but that hasn’t stopped a movement’s...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLithium, niobium, coltan: technological metals destroy Latin American ecosystems for a cleaner world
The anticipated spike in demand for “technology metals,” including rare earth elements lithium, niobium, and coltan,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIf young, you are forever at risk of forced disappearance
In Mexico, whether guilty or innocent, victim or victimizer, everybody knows that it is best to stay as far away as...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWith Tillerson in Latin America, Monroe is back
According to the Monroe Doctrine, “any attempt by a foreign power to extend its system to any nation in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIn Mexico the first indigenous mobile phone network is under attack
Mexico's only indigenous service provider that provides telephone and internet access to rural communities is at...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Latin America is a hotbed of political innovation
The world can look to Latin America as a source of inspiration for how citizens can reclaim and advance democracy....
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico: the volcano of resistance
Mexico is a volcano, and the beauty and frailty of the snow gracing its peaks hides a scalding reality. An...