Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Argentina to commemorate victims of the country’s military dictatorship amid renewed concerns for human rights.
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Oceanic dispersal of dinosaurs between Europe and Africa shows how low-probability, high-impact events drive evolution.
More than 6 million people have fled Venezuela seeking better living conditions – now they are boosting economic growth in their host countries.
The third-term president has used his experience and personal relationships with lawmakers to build the majorities that now support his agenda.
Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, and among the longest. it’s remarkable this hidden species has slipped under the radar until now.
A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.
Some aspects of Argentine President Javier Milei’s programme resemble the far right, but others do not. Without excluding him from this movement, we should recognize there are differences.
Widespread violence tied to Ecuadorian drug gangs has left the country looking at a draconian response.
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Despite hosting the 2023 Pan American Games and electing a president with a progressive agenda, Chile continues to grapple with entrenched economic inequality.
Some countries have managed to elevate nature and ecosystems to the status of legal entities. Do these innovations really help to protect the environment?
The former Peruvian strongman appeared frail as he left prison. But his influence on politics remains strong.
A longstanding territorial dispute could flare into open confrontation in South America.
Women represent half of Mexico’s Congress and hold key positions in politics and the judiciary. But the country is still dogged by high rates of femicide.
As detailed in a June 2023 event in Grenoble, France, business schools hold partial responsibility for the longstanding behaviour of multinational corporations (MNCs) in indigenous territories.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.
Argentinians will vote in a new president on Oct. 22, 2023. But the front-runner’s plans to slash health funding might find resistance.
The decision of the people of Ecuador to halt oil extraction in the Yasuní is a trend-setting precedent of global importance and a victory that Canadians should build upon.
Ecuador’s murder rate has shot up in recent years and now a presidential candidate has been assassinated.
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Professor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor in Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham
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Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
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Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton
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Research fellow at the International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
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Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor of Global Affairs and Human Security, University of Baltimore
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Postgraduate Associate at the Institute of Latin American Studies, La Trobe University
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Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
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PhD student of law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
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Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York