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Ready, Aim, Foreign Policy: How the Pentagon Takes Over More and More Areas of Foreign Policy

Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, MexicoPeace & Security

Research 20 Apr 2008

Ready, Aim, Foreign Policy: How the Pentagon Takes Over More and More Areas of Foreign Policy

In a little-noticed but disturbing transformation, U.S. foreign policy decision-making is moving from the Department of State to the Department of Defense.

by Adam Isacson

The Captive State: Organized Crime and Human Rights in Latin America

Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, PeruPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Research 28 Feb 2008

The Captive State: Organized Crime and Human Rights in Latin America

Throughout Latin America, organized crime is a serious and growing problem. Clandestine power groups are in part responsible for the surge in crime rates and, in some countries, have accumulated vast influence over government institutions.

by Team WOLA

Youth Gangs in Central America: Issues in Human Rights, Effective Policing, and Prevention

El Salvador, Guatemala, HondurasPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Research 1 Nov 2006

Youth Gangs in Central America: Issues in Human Rights, Effective Policing, and Prevention

A WOLA report addressing Central American youth gangs and related issues in human rights, effective policing, and prevention.

by Team WOLA

NicaraguaDemocracy, Rule of Law

Research 1 Nov 2005

CrossCurrents Vol. 7 No. 3

The November 2005 issue of CrossCurrents, covering the roles of Central American militaries, the state of democracy in Nicaragua, and organization changes at WOLA.

by Team WOLA