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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Energy, Environment, Indigenous Communities |
| Title: | Video: AQ Documentary: The Relocation of the Rio Rancheria in La Guajira, Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | This AQ documentary explores this controversial project from the perspectives of various members of the Indigenous Wayuu community and Cerrejon officials, raising questions about the consulta previa process, the environment, royalties, and the role of the |
Monday, December 10, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Politics And Security, Public Security |
| Title: | Violence Surges in São Paulo |
| Author/Source: | Lucy Jordan Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | The numbers are almost too much to take in: 4,100 murdered this year. This figure does not refer to a war-torn country, but to São Paulo state: the biggest driver of Brazil's economy. |
Thursday, November 15, 2012
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Assessing the Impact of the New Middle Class on Politics and Democracy |
| Author/Source: | Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Laura Sellers, Mitchell A. Seligso Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | Differences with other classes seem small-and in the case of tolerance, the opposite of what had been expected. |
Thursday, October 4, 2012
| Location: | Peru |
| Category: | Human Rights, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Peru's Fujimori may ask for Pardon this Week |
| Author/Source: | Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | Humala has said he will not grant the former president a pardon unless he or his family expressly requests one |
Thursday, September 6, 2012
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | Ecuador Shuts Down 26 Foreign NGOs |
| Author/Source: | Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | In a July 2011 executive decree, all foreign NGOs operating in Ecuador were required to sign new agreements with the state that would permit greater government oversight over their operations and finances. |
Friday, August 31, 2012
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Press Freedom, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. Grants Asylum to Ecuadorean Journalist |
| Author/Source: | Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | Before fleeing to the U.S., Palacio was facing a three-year prison sentence and a $40 million penalty for an article he wrote referring to President Rafael Correa as a "dictator". |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Elections, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Post-Election Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Juan Manuel Henao Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | AMLO, regrettably, has been unable to rise to the occasion in presenting Mexicans and the nation’s institutions with well-prepared arguments. |
Thursday, June 7, 2012
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Essays And Analyses, Peace Prospects |
| Colombia Category: | Essays And Analyses, Peace Prospects |
| Title: | Not Even a Peace Agreement Would Bring Peace to Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Andres Mejia Vergnaud Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | The actual reason why Colombia is such a violent country, and has been so for two centuries, is the fact that most of the Colombian territory resembles an open frontier where the authority of the state is nonexistent. |
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
| Location: | Chile |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | Pinera’s Approval Rating Gets a Boost |
| Author/Source: | AQ Online Americas Quarterly |
| Brief: | Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's approval rating rose to 33 percent in May. |