No state is perfect, but Costa Rica does offer an example of a nation promoting opportunities for trust, cooperation, and commonality within its borders.
Tag: americas
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As many dictators before him, the quasi-dictator Ortega has forgotten that in order to get to power, he depended on others.
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Despite the lack of political consensus on how to tackle Mexico’s escalating level of violence, its current magnitude warrants an adjustment in the federal government’s efforts to address it.
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Without a political change, the population will continue to suffer. However, it is hard to imagine that the current situation can continue over time without undermining the support base of Maduro’s regime.
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February 4th was no typical election-night party for Costa Rica, a country known for political stability and moderation. For the first time in decades, neither of the two long-time dominant parties will make it to the second round on April 1st.
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Cultural resilience of small island nation is impacted in at least four ways. These often have strong interactions with the more commonly noted vulnerabilities facing SIDS.
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Importantly, the Guatemalan justice process appears to have the full backing of the UN and members of the international community.
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It is futile to blame the crisis for the shortcomings of multilateral instruments; at the end of the day, were these mechanisms not designed precisely to solve complex crises?
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With more than 60 deaths in the last two months of protests, the risk for Venezuela to fall into a spiral of violence is high.
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In the midst of a historically severe economic crisis and overall discontent with the government, the overt attack against democratic institutions was the push those who oppose the government needed to attract significant support domestically and abroad.
