Recent Updates, Analysis and Multimedia

Displaying 553-564 results out of 564

Sort by

Layout

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

Spring 2007 Latin America Policy Research Guide

Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, MexicoDemocracy, Rule of Law

Research 2 Apr 2007

Spring 2007 Latin America Policy Research Guide

A guide to U.S.-Latin America policy issues for first-term Members of Congress

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

Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, VenezuelaDemocracy

Research 1 Mar 2006

CrossCurrents Vol. 8, No. 1

The March 2006 issue of CrossCurrents, covering US insecurity in Latin America, the MAS victory in Bolivia, and upcoming elections in the region.

by Team WOLA

Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: the Impact of U.S. Policy

Bolivia, Colombia, MexicoDrug Policy

Research 4 Nov 2005

Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: the Impact of U.S. Policy

This major work is the first systematic, region-wide documentation and analysis of the collateral damage caused by the U.S. war on drugs.

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

Bolivia, Cuba, MexicoRule of Law

Research 1 Jul 2005

CrossCurrents Vol. 7 No. 2

The July 2005 issue of CrossCurrents, covering a conference on youth gang violence in Central America, Cuba Action Day on Capitol Hill, protests in Bolivia, and investigations on murders in Juárez, Mexico.

by Team WOLA

Bolivia, Guatemala, MexicoDemocracy, Rule of Law

Research 1 Dec 2003

CrossCurrents Vol. 5 No. 3

The December 2003 issue of CrossCurrents, which covers the state of democracy in Colombia, Argentina, and Guatemala, the fall of the Bolivian government, and a WOLA congressional delegation to Ciudad Juarez.

by Team WOLA