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Latin America, United StatesDrug Policy, Peace & Security

Podcast 16 Jun 2011

The Week Ahead

by Team WOLA

Latin AmericaPeace & Security

Podcast 7 Jun 2011

The OAS talks citizen security

by Team WOLA

Agroecology and climate change in Central America

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaClimate

Podcast 28 Mar 2011

Agroecology and climate change in Central America

by Team WOLA

Preach What You Practice: The Separation of Police and Military Roles in the Americas

Latin America, United StatesPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Research 17 Nov 2010

Preach What You Practice: The Separation of Police and Military Roles in the Americas

The report provides background on the distinction between police and military functions, and calls on the Obama Administration to stop encouraging other countries’ militaries to take on roles that would be illegal for the U.S. Armed Forces to carry out at home.

by Team WOLA

Waiting for Change: Trends in U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, VenezuelaPeace & Security

Research 28 May 2010

Waiting for Change: Trends in U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean

Waiting for Change documents the complexities and disappointments of the Obama Administration’s relations with Latin America in its first year. The report identifies an underlying trend toward greater militarization of U.S. foreign policy which spans Democratic and Republican administrations alike.

by Team WOLA

DR-CAFTA and Workers’ Rights: Moving from Paper to Practice

Latin America, United StatesGender and Racial Justice, Rule of Law

Research 11 Jun 2009

DR-CAFTA and Workers’ Rights: Moving from Paper to Practice

This report finds that while the funds directed towards implementing the White Paper recommendations support commendable projects, the money is insufficient to resolve the long-standing labor problems plaguing the region.

by Team WOLA

The Promise and the Perils of Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Lessons from Latin America

Latin AmericaClimate

Research 15 Mar 2009

The Promise and the Perils of Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Lessons from Latin America

Following the Washington Consensus policies, government after government in Latin America opened its economy significantly to foreign investment and goods. New policies have generated dramatic increases in agricultural trade, but have they produced sustainable rural development?

by Team WOLA

Forging New Ties: A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy in Latin America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, VenezuelaDemocracy

Research 25 Nov 2008

Forging New Ties: A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy in Latin America

WOLA’s plan for an overhaul of U.S.-Latin America relations gives the next administration important recommendations on how the United States can rebuild its standing in Latin America by putting relations on a new footing based on engagement, respect, and collective action on common challenges.

by Team WOLA