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.
Tag: americas
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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.
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While the new US administration may not have targeted China directly, it has certainly taken several trade-related steps that may change the balance of international economic and political power.
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Eva Smets, Executive Director of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, discusses ways of ensuring peace agreements focus on the protection of children.
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The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the controversial election of his appointed successor Nicolás Maduro open a new phase in the short history of collective democracy protection in Latin America.
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As a result of entrenched corruption, on top of weak tax bases, Guatemala has not been able to develop its social services.
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The only element of the agreements that was not adapted, clarified, or modified in response to opposition was the provision for FARC members to participate in politics, even as former rebels can be regarded as a risk in this capacity.
