Voting on the Application of Justice in Colombia
May 31, 2018 3 min. read

It can be disheartening when looking back on compromises in the past that gave way to peace when justice for victims is ignored for what was seen at the time as the greater good. The US Civil War itself is seen as a fight between good and evil in most American textbooks today, but the […]

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Fleeing Crisis, Venezuelans Seek Refuge in Neighboring Countries
March 13, 2018 5 min. read

Multilateral organizations, including the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UNICEF, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and Global Fund, have expressed strong concern about the deteriorating health situation in Venezuela. The OHCHR states that there are widespread shortages of food, medicines, and basic medical supplies. Last year, 30% of all […]

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Venezuela crisis spills over into Colombia
February 28, 2018 6 min. read

Today Colombia is faced with one of the biggest migration crises in the world. As Venezuela continues to plummet to the depths of depression, roughly 35,000 Venezuelans cross the Colombian border daily in pursuit of survival. Fifteen months into the controversial peace treaty which ended 52 years of civil war, Colombia remains a socially and […]

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The importance of the FARC’s 2018 political campaign
February 8, 2018 6 min. read

On January 27, Rodrigo Londoño began his campaign for president of Colombia. Will this move help the FARC achieve greater acceptance and further the peace process, despite the unlikelihood of a political victory? Rodrigo Londoño is the leader of the FARC, which, in September 2017 became a political party in an attempt to vanquish a […]

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Moving Towards a Peaceful Colombia
March 5, 2017 4 min. read

Is this the end of a seemingly endless struggle in which hundreds of thousands perished? Is Colombia moving into a new era of acceptance and reconciliation?

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Forecasting Unconventional Elections: What Can Be Done?
November 29, 2016 6 min. read

The polling industry must be strengthened, not discredited. It remains crucial in an era in which markets are hypersensitive to political outcomes.

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The Popular Will and Colombia’s Referendum
October 6, 2016 3 min. read

A continued push against the result of the vote has created greater divisions as referendums themselves are now being seen as bad policy. But are they?

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Defining Sexism in the Middle East, Latin America and Everywhere Else
March 26, 2014 4 min. read

One famous singing icon who has a particularly strong following in Latin America and the Middle East due to her cultural connections to both regions is Shakira. Recently, a debate arose worldwide over her boyfriend, famous footballer Gerald Pique “forbidding” Shakira from doing sensual music videos with men, raising the question to whether a partner […]

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Latin America in 2014
January 6, 2014 4 min. read

It has taken 50 years for a commercial flight from the United States to have official permission to land with American passengers in Cuba, but recently a small plane from Key West has done just that. Despite it being a small plane with less than a dozen passengers, it is representative of a thaw between […]

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