Too FARC Gone?
Sixty years, 220,000 deaths, seven million displacements and one failed referendum later, the Colombian people…
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Wet Foot, Dry Foot: Obama’s Race to U.S. – Cuban Normalization
After 2 years of repairing Cold War wounds between the United States and Cuba, Obama announced the end of the…
Fidel Castro’s Lead Role in the Cast of Latin-America
A man you could look to with sheer disgust. A person of power walking under a rain cloud of ignorance with the…
The Vicious Cycle of the War on Drugs
The War on Drugs has been central to discussions at numerous assemblies in the United Nations. The most recent…
The Big Question: Donald Trump and Latin America
The world woke up to an alternate universe on November 9, 2016 as businessman and "Celebrity Apprentice" host…
A History of Failure: Why International Aid to Haiti Must Change
When Hurricane Matthew began its descent on the Haitian West Coast in the beginning of October, it seemed…
Netflix’s Narcos: America’s Cultural Imperialism Retells History
Hollywood holds a monopoly over story telling in Disney movies, HBO specials, and now in Netflix original series…
The Drug War: A Series of Interconnected Failures
Dating back to the Cold War era, US national security objectives have played a strong part in deciding US state…
For Berta Caceres, A Month After Her Death
This is an ode to Berta Caceres. Over one month after her murder, even as most newspapers have moved on to new…
Hear the Wedding Bells Ring: The Dark Side of Child Marriages
Every minute, 28 girls under the age of 18 are married against their will. Over 700 million women alive today have…