Hillary Clinton’s Central American foreign policy blunder ought to darken her presidential prospects.
Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi
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U.S. military aid
Why Repression Continues in Honduras
Military repression in Honduras is a direct legacy of U.S. meddling in the country.
Let Colombia End Its Civil War
After half a century, Colombia may put an end to its conflict—if the U.S. will allow it.
Realism about the Obama Doctrine
Obama’s foreign policy legacy will not be secured unless he addresses head-on the belief that we have the power to achieve our objectives by threats, intimidation, and coercion.
Guatemala: Suppressing Dissent at Home and Abroad
Human rights defenders in Guatemala are facing the worst environment since the civil war.
U.S. Foreign Assistance: More Guns than Butter
Aid to foreign militaries is quickly eclipsing development assistance in the U.S. foreign aid budget.
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support
Egypt’s U.S.-backed regime now claims that the progressive, anti-authoritarian activists that brought down Mubarak are simply U.S. agents.
U.S. Aid and Human Rights Violations in Philippines
As the human rights situation in the Philippines has deteriorated, U.S. military aid has ramped up.
Egypt’s Dark Tunnel
The Egyptian people face a very difficult choice. They must choose a path that does not lead toward greater violence, further economic decline, dictatorship, or even civil war. Egypt must somehow avoid the fate of Syria (a civil war with over 100,000 civilian...
Berta Cáceres Is Still Alive
Honduran authorities want Berta Cáceres in prison. Even more, they want her dead. Berta, as she is fondly known by her many friends in Honduras and beyond, is a Lenca indigenous woman, and one of the founding directors of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous...