Suriname First to Sell Carbon Credits Under Paris Agreement Latin America & CaribbeanJupleen KuarNovember 7, 2023Georgetown UniversitySuriname, Climate Change, Carbon emissions, Paris AgreementComment
El Salvador: Where Security Trumps Human Rights Latin America & CaribbeanCaroline HaskinsOctober 30, 2023Georgetown UniversityNayib Bukele, El Salvador, Gang, crimeComment
Cabinet Minister of Guatemala Steps Down Upon Criticism for Refusing Disciplinary Action Against Protesters Latin America & CaribbeanChloe Hornbostel de Moura e SilvaOctober 30, 2023Georgetown UniversityGuatemala, Protests, ResignationComment
UN Deploys Kenyan Troops in Haiti Latin America & CaribbeanMadeline KellyOctober 30, 2023Georgetown UniversityHaiti, Street Gangs, Natural Disasters, KenyaComment
Gangs and Violence Overwhelm Ecuador Latin America & CaribbeanCaroline HaskinsOctober 12, 2023Georgetown UniverstiyEcuador, Narcotics, Drug Cartel, Drug Trade, Drug Trafficking, War on Drugs, Cartel ViolenceComment
Colombian Cocaine Exports Hit Record High, Sparks Doubt in Petro’s Solution to Cartels Latin America & CaribbeanBen WhitfieldOctober 12, 2023Georgetown UniversityColombia, Colombia violence, Narcotics, Drug Trade, Drug TraffickingComment
Fernando Botero, a Colombian painter of violence and peace, dies at age 91 Latin America & CaribbeanChloe Hornbostel de Moura e SilvaOctober 10, 2023Georgetown UniversityColombia violence, Colombia, PaintingComment
Dominican Republic Closes Haitian Border After Dispute of Canal Construction Latin America & CaribbeanJupleen KuarOctober 10, 2023Georgetown UniversityHaiti, Dominican Republic, Border Dispute, Canal, Violence, CaribbeanComment
President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo Reinspires Guatemalan Democracy Latin America & CaribbeanMadeline KellyOctober 10, 2023Georgetown UniversityGuatemala President, Guatemala, elections, democracyComment
Gangs Blockade at Major Oil Terminal Leads to Catastrophic Hunger in Haiti Latin America & CaribbeanChloe Hornbostel de Moura e SilvaNovember 16, 2022Georgetown UniversityHaiti, Hunger, Gang Comment
A Cadeia Brasileira: Brazilian Jails are More than Just a Punishment Latin America & CaribbeanChloe Hornbostel de Moura e SilvaNovember 16, 2022Georgetown UniversityBrazil, Prisons, inequality, Drug Trade, prison reform Comment
Right-Wing Candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga Wins Mayoral Election in Lima Latin America & CaribbeanMarcia Salas VilchezNovember 16, 2022Georgetown UniveristyPeru, Mayor, Right-Wing, electionsComment
Mexican Mayor and 19 Others Killed in Town Hall Shooting Latin America & CaribbeanGabrielle CunninghamOctober 28, 2022Georgetown UniversityMexico, assassination, SecurityComment
Mexican Government Accused of Using Spyware to Track Journalists and Activists Latin America & CaribbeanSamantha MonteiroOctober 28, 2022Georgetown UniversityMexico, AMLO, Spyware, surveillance, press freedomComment
SIGLA, a Georgetown-affiliated Database on Latin American Political and Legal Institutions, Officially Launches Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaApril 13, 2022Georgetown UniversityCenter for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University, SIGLA, database, institutions of governance, Mexico, Brazil, ColombiaComment
Guatemala Reverses Course on Same-Sex Marriage Ban Latin America & CaribbeanShray DewanApril 4, 2022Georgetown UniversityGuatamala, same sex marriage, AbortionComment
Leftist Gabriel Boric sworn in as Chile’s Youngest President Latin America & CaribbeanLiv McAuslanApril 4, 2022Georgetown UniversityChile, Gabriel Boric, Progressivism, InaugurationComment
Nicaraguan Court Sentences Opposition Leader Cristiana Chamorro to Eight Years in Prison Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaApril 4, 2022Georgetown UniversityNicaragua, Opposition, dissidents, ArrestsComment
