Rural Colombia: The Potential for the Future
The problems of Colombia’s rural populations have been extensively analyzed, mostly regarding their participation in the country’s historical domestic armed
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Energy and Environment
From the Army Base to the Presidential Palace: What to Expect of Guatemala’s Otto Pérez Molina
The turn-over in Guatemala’s leadership from Álvaro Colom to former army general Otto Pérez Molina demonstrates a dramatic shift in
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Brasil, Chile y Bolivia: El endeble equilibrio económico-ambiental
Esmerados en satisfacer su demanda de energía, los Gobiernos de Brasil y Chile impulsan proyectos de construcción de represas que
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The Price of Civilization: Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, Trapped between Development and Environmental Constraints
In Brazil and Chile, the government-backed plans to build two dams in order to increase their domestic energy supplies, have
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Titling Scams and Suspicious Canal Bids: Panamanian Corruption Spreads to Land Holdings and Prominent Politicians
Endemic corruption in Panama’s government threatens to jeopardize the recently enacted free trade agreement with the United States and Panama’s
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Pumping Petroleum from Hardisty to Houston
Protests over the United States’ potential endorsement of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline have increased, springing the issue into national
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