Weekly News Roundup, October 16

Weekly Roundup
Guatemalan Hillside. Anna Vogt The Refugees at Our Door In the past 15 months, at the request of President Obama, Mexico has carried out a ferocious crackdown on refugees fleeing violence in Central America. T...

Weekly News Roundup, October 9

Weekly Roundup
Mural in a Colombian church. Anna Vogt The Coming Turmoil in Latin America A larger, politically awoken middle class has far less tolerance for corruption these days, particularly as the deteriorating economy ...

Weekly News Roundup, October 2

Weekly Roundup
Photo: Anna Vogt Where Women Are Leading the Peace Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz, former Attorney General of Guatemala and a distinguished scholar in residence at the institute, notes, “The Women’s Sector opened a new...

Weekly News Roundup, September 25

Weekly Roundup
A farmer in Choco stands amidst his cacao plants. Photo: Anna Vogt Mexico Ayotzinapa massacre: new theory suggests illicit cargo motivated attack The government has responded cautiously to the report, welcomin...