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Mapa de banderas de América del Norte y del Sur, incluida Groenlandia.

El Pacto de Seguridad del Tratado de Río y las consecuencias imprevistas de amenazar a Canadá, Groenlandia y Panamá

This article is also available in English here. La presente traducción es cortesía del autor. Las recientes declaraciones del presidente electo Donald Trump sobre la política…
flag map of North and South America including Greenland

The Rio Treaty’s Security Pact and Unintended Consequences of Threatening Canada, Greenland, and Panama

The legal obligations the second Trump administration may have to Canada, Greenland, and Panama refer to a NATO forerunner: the "Rio Treaty"
McNamara stands at a podium with members of the press sitting next to him and answering questions.

International Law was Key to Solving the Cold War’s Greatest Crisis. It Still Provides Lessons for Managing Crises Today.

The multilateral response to the Cuban Missile Crisis serves as a compelling example of international organizations acting as forums for negotiation and action, a role which remains…
Judges sit at a conference table behind a sign that reads "Tribunal Supremo Electoral" (Supreme Electoral Tribunal)

Landslide Victory by Guatemala’s Social Democrats Spurs Furious Backlash

The joy of Arévalo’s victory across Guatemala is now tempered by the knowledge that continued threats of violence and rogue prosecutions will continue, with the ever-present…
Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro is surrounded by supporters as he gives a speech next to his running mate Francia Marquez at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, on June 19, 2022 after winning the presidential runoff election on June 19, 2022.

Colombia’s Presidential Transition Will Test the Region’s Left and US-Latin America Relations

The election of ex-rebel Gustavo Petro and black feminist human rights activist Francia Márquez signals potentially dramatic change.
Asylum seekers wait for news outside El Chaparral port of entry on the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. It is raining and some carry umbrellas.

Western Hemisphere Migration is a Long-Term Challenge

The Biden administration hosts the Summit of the Americas next week. The region cannot afford to wait until 2026 for the next high-level convening.
Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez smile after officially registering their names to run for President and Vice-President on March 25, 2022 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Getty Images)

Colombia’s `Second Independence?’ Likely Left Victory Marks Historic Shift

Pending a runoff, a ticket led by a former insurgent and Bogotá mayor with a Black feminist activist may seek new regional, global alliances.
Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting of the Standing Committee sit behins desks with microphones in Vienna, July 5, 2021. They wear face masks.

Appetite for Obstruction: How Autocrats Subvert Democracy’s Infrastructure

Russia's block on a recent human rights meeting is part of a pattern of authoritarian powers rending the fabric of rules-based institutions.
A Misak indigenous man plays a flute in front of police officers during a protest next to the statue of Cristobal Colon on June 09, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia.

OAS Panel Catalogues Colombia’s Rights Abuses, as President Duque Doubles Down

The report and his defiance underline the need for an effective US policy rooted in defending human rights, democracy, and the peace accords.
Police fire water cannons at demonstrators. A cannon hits a demonstrator flinging them through the air. The air is orange and hazy.

Duque’s War in Colombia: High Stakes For UN, OAS, and Biden Administration as Human Rights Crisis Spins Out of Control

Amid widespread protests, continued US support for Duque will further erode implementation of the peace accords and spur deeper conflict.
Cell room doors are seen at the Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, on August 13, 2018. - A former regional jail, the facility has been contracted by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees.

The U.S. Bears International Responsibility for Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention

A sterilization performed without the patient’s prior, full, free, and informed consent is a human rights violation.
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Venezuela at the United Nations in New York on April 10, 2019 in New York City.

The Specter of Interventionism is Haunting Latin America

A series of coordinated moves - OAS decisions, UN debates, declarations to the press by senior U.S. officials, and the revival of the Rio Treaty - are building a narrative towards…
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