by Antonietta Paolino | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
Colombia has been infamously plagued with terrorism and narco-warfare by consequence of different socialistic guerillas in the country; and these guerillas have been strengthened through autocratic regimes taking office through fair elections and turning the...
by Nohely Diaz | Jan 1, 2020 | Sacramento State University
Brazil is currently facing a number of struggles. One of those struggles is that indigenous Brazilians are facing the loss of their land and threats on their lives. A series of events have garnered more coverage in response to President Bolsonaro’s statements and...
by Patrisja Fongwan | Dec 7, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Much like the warring families in George R.R. Martin’s bestselling fiction series Game of Thrones, Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro have allies from beyond their borders which, like in the ending of the fictional series, just might determine who will sit on the...
by Colton Wade | May 2, 2019 | Georgetown University
Under the world’s gaze, two individuals have spent the last three months engaged in a binary struggle for power in Venezuela—Juan Guaidó, the interim president, and Nicolás Maduro, the de facto leader. Countries across the world have taken sides, as have the...
by David Ardila | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Venezuelan regime has essentially run out of vocal supporters in the international scene. A decade ago, several prominent public figures and politicians praised and defended the Chavez regime as an economic miracle, proudly pointing to falling poverty rates and...