The situation in Venezuela is pressing. The country suffers from world-record high inflation, scarcity, and one of the region’s highest homicide rates.
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The Trump election campaign’s strong opposition to immigration of all stripes—but particularly from Mexico and Muslim countries—appears to have been endorsed by his surprise win and could inspire other governments to continue building walls and enacting strong protections at a time of record human displacement.
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Colombia has a long history of women’s movements being directly involved in promoting peace efforts throughout the country, mainly at the grassroots level.
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Critics of US and Canadian deportation policy argue that the hemisphere’s wealthiest countries are attempting to pass off their crime problems to their neighbors to the south.
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It is now crucial for Colombia to learn from other experiences what can be done to save the peace process.
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The profound dissatisfaction with national politics shows that Rousseff’s impeachment is unlikely to resolve Brazil’s problems.
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There is no other peace process in the world in which victims have occupied such a central role as they have in Colombia.
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Guatemala Attorney General Thelma Aldana discusses the political transition in Guatemala following last year’s uncovering of a vast criminal network, which extended to the president and vice president.
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The success of the global campaign against Zika may now depend on how the US strategy evolves in response to its own domestic threat.
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United Nations secretary-general candidate Christiana Figueres discusses her bid with International Peace Institute Senior Adviser Warren Hoge.
