ENVIRONMENT: Artificial Coral Reefs Come to the Caribbean
By Heather Redding - The Caribbean island of Bonaire is launching a project where 3D printers will be used to create artificial coral reefs. Coral reefs are vital to marine…
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ECONOMY: Universal Basic Income in Latin America: Utopia or Reality?
Although the concept of a universal basic income (UBI) is not new, it has recently entered into the public discourse of several nations and regions across the world, including Latin…
OP-ED: The Eurasian Economic Union and Latin America: What Could 2018 Bring?
By Alex Sanchez: Cross-posted from International Policy Digest - As the world becomes more interconnected, regions that are geographically distant are now becoming closer as diplomatic and trade ties develop….
SECURITY: Latin American Narco-Politics: An Internal and External Affair
Successful illicit narcotics trafficking networks in source and transit from Latin American and Caribbean countries involve significant political factors. Latin America and the Caribbean are infamously rife with narco trafficking…
SECURITY: Terrorist Organizations & Illicit Actors’ Nexus an Increasing Threat to Western Hemispheric Security
Terrorist organizations and illicit actors working together poses a new major risk to Western Hemispheric security. Modernization and the conversion of ancient traditional modus operandi hybridize to enable certain criminalities’…
OP-ED: Latin Americans fear for their Future in Transformed Catalunya
By Joe Wallen - Marta Pascal, the secretary-general of the Catalan European Democratic Party described Catalunya’s pro-migrant policy as ‘the Catalan Dream.’ “This is a prosperous and interesting territory in…
Women Travel Latin America: Author Interview: Ailana Navarez
Originally published on Women Travel Latin America; by WTLA editorial team & Ailana Navarez Women Travel Latin America interviewed Alone Together author Ailana Navarez about her travels through the region and what…
OP-ED: CORRUPTION: Big Tobacco Feeds Latin American Corruption
By Isabela Fernandez; originally published at International Policy Digest - Just how widespread is corruption in Latin America? A recent Transparency International study lays bare the region’s worrying trend, with most countries…
OP-ED: MEXICO: Open Obscenity of Nota Roja
Eight days into my university exchange in Mexico City, I caught a direct glimpse into Mexican activism. The turnstiles at Etiopia station were blockaded by a small group protesting the…
BRAZIL: SECURITY: Importance of Aiding CBRNE Planning & Response in the Developing World
Counter-terrorism hyper-conscientiousness in the 21st century is well deserved. Technological advancements imply major positive and negative employment, mutually. The FEMA Catastrophic Incident Annex of 2008 encourages entities to, “conduct planning…
MEXICO: The Penacho of Moctezuma’s Repatriation Battle
By Xokonoschtletl Gómora & Ailana Navarez - The “Penacho of Moctezuma” - an Aztec feather-and-gold headdress - allegedly pertained to Moctezuma II. Moctezuma II was the ninth ruler of Tenochtitlan who witnessed…
EDUCATION: How Latin America Can Achieve More through E-Learning
By Tom Jagger - Latin America unites a number of densely populated countries with a total population of over 600 million. However, these countries face a lot of challenges that inevitably…
OP-ED: VENEZUELA: Humanitarian Relief is the Only Option
By Savannah Fox of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy - In August, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, “President Trump has made it very clear that we will…
PUERTO RICO: Huricane Maria and FEMA’s Tango
Analyzing the relationship amid the Puerto Rican government and the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s National Incident Management System (aka NIMS) offers a unique case study to the emergency and…
ARGENTINA: South America’s Most Developed Yet Volatile Economy
By Shirley Alaba - While it doesn’t guarantee the best living standards among all the countries on Earth, Argentina is one of the best, if not the best, place to live…
OP-ED: LATIN AMERICA: Ecological Chaos: How Educational Systems Can Help
By Amanda Sparks - Problems with our environment are by no means exclusive to Latin America. It is global – disappearance of entire species, holes in the ozone, ocean warming,…
OP-ED: BRAZIL: Indigenous Land Rights: A Corruption Scandal Victim
By Emily Foecke Munden - International Development Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: While ongoing corruption probes in Brazil have dominated headlines, the laws protecting Brazil’s indigenous peoples have been…
NICARAGUA: Migration Flows and Political Instability
By Glenn Ojeda Vega - Latin America Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: At the Peñas Blancas land crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, one can see the migrant camps inhabited…
LATIN AMERICA: Identity and Dual Citizenship
Migration is a deeply entrenched concept within Latin America. Whether it is people crossing a border to establish themselves in a foreign land or a State receiving an influx of…
OP-ED: INTERNATIONAL: Russia & Venezuela: From Allies to Patronage?
By W. Alex Sánchez and Brittney Figueroa; originally published on International Policy Digest - Venezuela’s political and economic meltdown continues while President Nicolas Maduro’s priority is to remain in power. Meanwhile,…
OP-ED: MEXICO: Resilience and Solidarity
At the moment of this writing, the earthquake that shook central and southern Mexico on September 19 has claimed the lives of more than 300 individuals, has left over 2,600…
CULTURE: FILM: “Our Last Tango”: The True Story of the Argentine Dancers who Made Tango Famous
Argentine Film Festival London / Celluloid Circus / Pasimedia Present - “Our Last Tango” is above all a love story. A story of love between the two most famous dancers in tango’s…
COLOMBIA: ELN as Telling Case Study for Religion & Terrorism’s 21st Century Relationship Status
A famous dialogue segment from The Godfather II captures the distinct power of rebel organizations from general crime counterparts. In the Cuba-themed scene, mafioso Michael Corleone recounts to investor ally,…
OP-ED: ARGENTINA: Macri’s Post-Peronist Change Crusade…So Far
By Marcus Turner Jones - After 28 years under the rule of Peronism, Argentina has become an insular nation that is largely detached from the international community. Underpinned by undeniably populist…
MEXICO: SECURITY: Femicides and their Increasing Normalization
On September 8, 19-year old Mara Castilla was reported missing after getting in a car using the ride-sharing app Cabify. A week later, her corpse was found. Authorities determined the…