International
The Paris Peace Forum—What’s Not to Like?
“international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring durable peace.”
16 de November de 2018
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International
Why you’re wrong about Latin America
When Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was bussed to trial in New York on Tuesday morning, Brooklyn Bridge was closed.
16 de November de 2018
International
Why a ‘Great Wall’ Won’t Stop the Cross-Border Gun Trade
Legal gun sales – and black market forces – keep arms flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border
9 de November de 2018
International
A new mega railway across Latin America
This idea has gained momentum as Peru, Bolivia and Brazil join forces to build a corridor that would stretch over 3,800 km from the port of Santos, in Brazil, across Bolivia to the port of Ilo, in Peru.
9 de November de 2018
International
Nationalists of the world, unite? Steve Bannon’s populist path proves rocky.
Populism’s global resurgence has alarmed many, as has former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s effort to empower populism’s international proponents.
2 de November de 2018
International
A Real Immigration Crisis Is Coming to America Sooner Than You Think
While there is no need for American troops on our border now, that day is coming.
2 de November de 2018
International
Brazil took a hard turn to the right. Now what?
An ultraright populist just won the presidency of Latin America’s largest country.
2 de November de 2018
International
How cities, not states, can solve the world’s biggest problems
Cities, not nation states, are the dominant form of human civilization in the 21st century.
31 de October de 2018
International
Cities seek cash, tech to activate plans for safer, greener future
As 1.4 million people move to cities each week, local abilities to keep residents safe can become strained, increasing the risk of disasters, warned the United Nations secretary-general.
30 de October de 2018
International
Brazil’s Foreign Policy Lurches Rightward
An ultra-right populist just won the presidency of Latin America’s largest country.
30 de October de 2018
International
Bolsonaro’s politics of anger mark a return to Brazil’s past
The new leader of Latin America’s biggest democracy and economy doesn’t care about your feelings
30 de October de 2018
International
Brazil election: Your guide in five charts
Displacement and deforestation
29 de October de 2018
International
Brazil’s New President Set to Give Military More Clout
Ex-army captain has promised to appoint military men who served alongside him under dictatorship
29 de October de 2018
International
Who is Jair Bolsonaro, the man likely to be Brazil’s next president?
Brazilians are voting Sunday in a presidential election that’s captured global attention largely because of one man: Jair Bolsonaro.
28 de October de 2018
International
As middle class falls, crime rises in Latin America
According to the Pew Research Center, the crime rate has fallen in the United States over the past 25 years.
26 de October de 2018
International
With longtime leftist out of the picture, Brazil lurches right
Brash, hard-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is cleaning up in Brazil
25 de October de 2018
International
How Jair Bolsonaro entranced Brazil’s minorities — while also insulting them
Brazil is a majority nonwhite country, a multicultural mix of ethnicities.
24 de October de 2018
International
Colombian city helps young shun ‘life choice’ of gang violence
CALI, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a boy growing up in a slum in Cali, one of the most world’s most violent cities, Andres Felipe Gonzalez knew his chances of a life without crime or becoming a victim of crime were slim.
17 de October de 2018
International
Environmental Rights: Threats to Activists in Brazil
Environmental defenders in Brazil are at risk — last year, 57 were assassinated and the numbers are increasing.
16 de October de 2018
International
A Caravan Of 1,600 Honduran Immigrants Has Crossed Into Guatemala, Hoping To Reach The US
A caravan of about 1,600 hungry and tired Honduran immigrants crossed into Guatemala on Monday with the hopes of making it to the United States.
16 de October de 2018
International
Brazil is at war’: election plays out amid homicidal violence
Francine Farias had just completed a census of her tumbledown favela on the outskirts of one of the world’s most violent citieswhen she heard a volley of gunfire and her count was rendered suddenly out of date.
15 de October de 2018
International
Why Cape Town’s murder rate is rising
“IT’S going to be crazy tonight,” sighs Craven Engel, a pastor in Hanover Park, a township on the fringes of Cape Town.
15 de October de 2018
International
Smart city experts should be looking to emerging markets. Here’s why
From the crowded markets of Dakar and Karachi to the informal settlements of Addis Ababa and Rio de Janeiro, urban technology seems to be thriving everywhere
15 de October de 2018
International
Agile Cities: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
By merging the biological, physical and digital worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the way people live. The
15 de October de 2018
International
Brazil’s Military Poised to Amass Power After Three-Decade Wait
General Antonio Hamilton Mourao would be Brazil’s vice president.
14 de October de 2018
International
Book: The Rise of the Narcostate
This book is our sixth Small Wars Journal–El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017.
11 de October de 2018
International
Can Brazil’s Democracy Be Saved?
A dangerous right-wing populist who preys on division and disunity looks to be headed for the presidency
9 de October de 2018
International
Brazilian Democracy on the Brink
After years of corruption scandals, economic malaise, and deepening political polarization, Brazilians have lost faith in the promise of democracy, and could soon elect a dangerous authoritarian to the presidency.
5 de October de 2018
International
Cities Need to Welcome—Not Resist—Refugees
A surge in migrants has fueled populist backlashes in cities around the world. But urban areas have a key role to play in mitigating the crisis.
4 de October de 2018
International
‘Brazil is at war’: election plays out amid homicidal violence
Latin America’s largest democracy suffered a record 63,880 homicides last year and the phenomenon is driving some to support the hardline policies of candidate Jair Bolsonaro
4 de October de 2018