How Well Are Latin American Nations Handling Covid-19?
How are Latin American and Caribbean nations coping with the spread of the new coronavirus?
Security & Drug Policy
Latin America’s citizens persistently cite rising levels of violence as their main concern. Undoubtedly, developments linked to heightened insecurity and often tied to the drug trade undermine democratic processes and stunt economic growth. The Inter-American Dialogue’s work on security examines criminal trends throughout Latin America and promotes exchange between US and regional analysts, policymakers, journalists, and business leaders on how to address this growing challenge. Since 2008, the Dialogue has also worked to supply Latin American governments and nongovernmental organizations with independent analysis on current drug control policies as well as non-traditional or alternative strategies.
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Will Tougher Penalties Reduce Mexico’s Femicides?
What can Mexico do to eliminate violence against girls and women, and to what extent can the root causes of femicide be addressed through policy?
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Member in the News: Rafael Pardo
Rafael Pardo, Member of the Dialogue & former minister of defense of Colombia, has published a new book titled La guerra sin fin: Una nueva visión sobre la lucha contra las drogas, or “The War with No End: A New Vision for the Fight against Drugs.”
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Temo que un paso en falso o un descuido en cualquiera de las partes, pueda originar un brote de violencia. No es sorprendente que el Gobierno de Maduro haya condenado las operaciones militares estadounidenses antes sus puertas y esté tratando de capitalizarlo y alimentando los sentimientos nacionalistas.
No hay justificación para usar barcos de la Armada de este tamaño en medio de una pandemia. El momento es extremadamente desafortunado.