Argentina´s Judicial Reform: A Farewell to The Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers

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Argentina´s Judicial Reform: A Farewell to The Rule of Law and the Separation...

The Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges famously declared: “Democracy is an abuse of statistics”. Observing the evolution of the political regime in Argentina nowadays, the poet’s sentence may well have turned into a prophecy. During the...

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Mexico Plans to Re-Organize Attorney General’s Office

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Mexico Plans to Re-Organize Attorney General’s Office

Bottom Line: Institutional shifts do not address the underlying factors that contribute to criminal violence. Background: Mexico is re-structuring its federal investigational and prosecutorial ministry, the Attorney General’s Office...

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¿Es el momento de América Latina? (Spanish)

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¿Es el momento de América Latina? (Spanish)

Con humor macabro, un respetado columnista internacionalescribió hace tiempo: “En 2003, América Latina tuvo otro año normal: el crecimiento económico fue bajo; la inestabilidad, alta; la pobreza, generalizada; la desigualdad, profunda, y...

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Siguiendo el ejemplo de Bolívar… hasta el fin (Spanish)

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Siguiendo el ejemplo de Bolívar… hasta el fin (Spanish)

El 14 de abril, Nicolás Maduro venció a Henrique Capriles en  las elecciones presidenciales venezolanas por aproximadamente 1.6% de los votos, osea por más o menos  235.000 votos. El resultado fue completamente inesperado, ya que se...

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Water, The Energy Sector and Climate Change in Brazil: Huge Challenges

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Water, The Energy Sector and Climate Change in Brazil: Huge Challenges

As a Brazilian, I am very proud of the rich natural resources of my country, in particular water resources. As an engineer who had worked in the Brazilian energy sector for the last fourteen years, I am very proud of the infrastructure built...

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What constitutes free and fair?

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What constitutes free and fair?

On 14 April 2013 Venezuela held a presidential election, six months after President Hugo Chávez was re-elected and less than six weeks after the government announced Chávez’s death. Many of the questions about the fairness of the election...

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Argentina´s Judicial Reform: A Farewell to The Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers

May 23, 2013, No Comments

Argentina´s Judicial Reform: A Farewell to The Rule of...

The Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges famously declared: “Democracy is an abuse of statistics”. Observing the evolution of the political regime...

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Mexico Plans to Re-Organize Attorney General’s Office

May 22, 2013, No Comments

Mexico Plans to Re-Organize Attorney General’s Office

Bottom Line: Institutional shifts do not address the underlying factors that contribute to criminal violence. Background: Mexico is re-structuring...

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¿Es el momento de América Latina? (Spanish)

May 17, 2013, No Comments

¿Es el momento de América Latina? (Spanish)

Con humor macabro, un respetado columnista internacionalescribió hace tiempo: “En 2003, América Latina tuvo otro año normal: el crecimiento...

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Climate Change and the Amazon

April 29, 2013, No Comments

Climate Change and the Amazon

Most have heard so many times that hydropower is “clean” or “green” energy that they are surprised to learn otherwise. Unfortunately, the...

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