Central America’s Second Coming of the Anti-Establishment Gretel Kahn Jan 13, 2018 There is unrest in Honduras. As the electoral commission declared the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez as President…
Made in the USA: The Question of Puerto Rican Secession Gretel Kahn Nov 16, 2017 On June 2017, Puerto Rico voted in a historic referendum for statehood within the United States. An overwhelming 97…
Impunity and Machismo: Femicide Epidemic in Mexico Gretel Kahn Oct 7, 2017 On the night of Thursday September 8, 19-year-old political science student Mara Fernanda Castillo went out…
Calling it Like it is: Venezuela’s Dictatorship Leila Mathy Sep 26, 2017 The world is finally paying attention to the long-term Venezuelan Crisis. For close to a decade, Venezuela has been…
What Would Trudeau Do?: The Effect of Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America Gretel Kahn Sep 6, 2017 During his post as Prime Minister, Stephen Harper enthusiastically promoted the expansion of extractive Canadian …
Too FARC Gone? Garima Karia Jun 30, 2017 Sixty years, 220,000 deaths, seven million displacements and one failed referendum later, the Colombian people…
Wet Foot, Dry Foot: Obama’s Race to U.S. – Cuban Normalization Michelle Klein Feb 1, 2017 After 2 years of repairing Cold War wounds between the United States and Cuba, Obama announced the end of the…
Fidel Castro’s Lead Role in the Cast of Latin-America Arshaaq Jiffry Dec 16, 2016 A man you could look to with sheer disgust. A person of power walking under a rain cloud of ignorance with the…
The Vicious Cycle of the War on Drugs Arnavi Mehta Dec 4, 2016 The War on Drugs has been central to discussions at numerous assemblies in the United Nations. The most recent…
The Big Question: Donald Trump and Latin America Michelle Klein Nov 18, 2016 The world woke up to an alternate universe on November 9, 2016 as businessman and "Celebrity Apprentice" host…