Ecuador needs to address the root causes that brought so many protesters onto the streets.
Ecuador’s Recurrent Cycle of Violence Over Indigenous Rights
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The Impact of Green New Deals on Latin America
A new wave of extractivism from the Global South is the hidden side of the energy transitions in the North.
At the UN, a Latin American Rebellion
Without a doubt, the 68th UN General Assembly will be remembered as a watershed. Nations reached an agreement on control of chemical weapons that could avoid a global war in Syria. The volatile stalemate on the Iran nuclear program came a step closer to diplomacy....
Chevron’s Outlandish Fraud Charges Deprive Ecuadorians of Justice
Chevron’s claim that it didn’t get a fair shake from the Ecuadoran legal system is laughable since it was the one that insisted on moving the case from U.S. jurisdiction to South America.
Standing Up for Democracy in Ecuador
The uprising in Ecuador that occurred on September 30 shook the world and sparked a debate about the reason for the unrest. Groups of police and members of the armed forces, disgruntled over a law that, among other aspects, eliminates police bonuses, took to the streets in protest. When President Rafael Correa went out to talk to the police, he was attacked with tear gas and later held captive in the police hospital as police officers continued to attack unarmed citizens.
Did U.S. Support for Brutal Honduran Coup Encourage Ecuador Coup?
The Obama Administration promised a break with our violent past in Latin America. Instead it has beefed up U.S. military presence in Colombia and is sending military aid to the government that took power by coup in Honduras.
Finally, a Forum for Victims of the “Wars on Drugs”
Those most affected by drugs and drug policies — from urban youth to coca farmers — usually find themselves sidelined in the debate over drug policy.
Israel: Warped Mirrors and White House Sofas
A bill that outlaws NGOs that provide information to the likes of the UN further threatens the already shaky foundations of Israeli democracy.
U.S.-Iran: Small Voice of Optimism, Deafening Chorus of Dread
An attack on Iran may be high on the wish list of U.S. and Israeli hawks, but a positive outcome is likely wishful thinking.
The Andean Crisis
On the first day, Colombian military and police forces launched an attack on an encampment of the Colombian guerrilla group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Ecuadorian territory, killing over 20 people.