#NiUnaMenos: Solidarity for Latin American Women’s Rights
“Ni una mujer menos, ni una muerte más” (“Not one woman less, not one more death”), said Susana Chavez Castillo, the late Mexican poet and women’s rights activist, in response More
A Short History of American Intervention in Latin America
Recent events in Venezuela have been met with greatly varying international response. Considering the increasingly repressive and autocratic nature of Maduro’s regime and its effects on the Venezuelan economy, many have More
The Insight Scoop: February 11th – February 17th
Happy Sunday! Classes may have taken a brief break this week in the face of a winter storm, but the political storm certainly hasn’t abated. We hope you are having More
Local Issues, Global Audience
The seemingly paradoxical relationship between globalization and localism is well-known. On the one hand, the intermixing of cultures, products, values, and ideas wrought by globalization can sometimes feel homogenizing, especially More
Colombia’s Conundrum: Grappling With Terrorism and Peace Negotiations
On January 17th, in Bogota, Colombia, a deadly car bomb exploded outside the Santander National Police Academy, killing at least 21, and injuring at least 68. Amidst the chaos, the More
Flash Analysis: Why the Military Stands with Maduro
On January 28, Washington imposed extensive sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA, Venezuela’s largest source of national revenue. In response, Venezuelan president Nicholás Maduro called the sanctions “criminal,” vowing More
Op-Ed: Maduro is an Illegitimate President. Venezuela’s Neighbours Must Hasten his Demise
The dystopian soap opera that is Venezuelan politics hit the headlines again this month, now with the proclamation of a new acting President by the opposition-controlled National Assembly. This may More
From Fame to Fall: Brazil’s Dramatic Shift to the Right
As the largest democracy in Latin America and the fourth largest democracy in the world, the Brazilian government represents over 208 million constituents. In a nation in the process of More
Assange’s “Feline Ultimatum” is Just a Tiny Piece of the Puzzle
News broke this week that Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks, has filed a lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government for the new asylum terms it imposed on him. More