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The Pope Code
Pope Francis has never let language barriers get in his way. Whether he’s conversing in Spanish, giving homilies in Italian, or...
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Nov 8, 20156 min read


Colombia: Giving Peace (Negotiations) A Chance
On September 23, Colombians awoke to the unexpected news of a peace accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
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Oct 19, 20154 min read


Ayotzinapa: Mexico’s Unhealed Wound
Today marks the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from the Rural Teachers’ College of Ayotzinapa in the...
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Sep 26, 20155 min read


Indigeneity, Horizontal Inequality and the Shortcomings of Peña Nieto’s Education Reform
Nestled in Mexico’s Santiago Valley, deep in the southern region of the country, lies Santiago Mexquititlán, a township of about ten...
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Aug 2, 20155 min read


Gabriel García Márquez, McOndo, and the Straitjacket of Cultural Identity
Over one year has passed since Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez passed away, leaving behind one of the richest and most beloved...
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May 13, 20154 min read


Pressing For Transparency: Mexicoleaks threatens to blow the whistle
From a country dripping with corruption has come Mexicoleaks, a media platform that seeks to engage Mexicans in the safeguarding of their...
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May 4, 20154 min read


Papacy and Diplomacy: Pope Francis’ Role in Mediating International Relations
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full...
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Apr 17, 20154 min read


#FreetheWi-Fi
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent...
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Mar 31, 20154 min read


Maduro’s Moment: The Path Ahead for the Embattled Venezuelan President
March 5 was the second anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela. During his time as president, Chavez led...
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Mar 25, 20155 min read


Women’s History Month Special: Femicide Pandemic in Mexico and Central America
As March is Women’s History Month, it marks a time for reflection on the state of human rights of women worldwide, especially those...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read


The Nicaragua Canal and Sandinismo’s Right Turn
Last 23rd of December, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega inaugurated the most expensive and ambitious infrastructural project in the...
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Mar 19, 20155 min read


Rethinking Conversations on Cuban-American Diplomacy
On December 17, 2014, Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United...
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Mar 16, 20154 min read


The Carriage of Justice: How did miscarriage become a crime in El Salvador?
Seven years ago, 18-year-old Carmen Guadalupe Vasquez Aldana was rushed to the hospital in her home country of El Salvador. Vasquez had...
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Mar 12, 20156 min read


Water Wars in São Paolo
In São Paolo, water consumption remains high, rainwater is at a record low and, not too suddenly, the city is facing its worst hydric...
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Feb 18, 20156 min read
Argentina’s Accusations Tango
On January 18, the prominent Argentine lawyer Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires. Nisman had been...
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Feb 16, 20156 min read


Reform with Cuban Characteristics: On the American Mindset
December 17, 2014: the day President Obama ended the 53-year suspension of diplomatic relations with Cuba, that tiny Caribbean island of...
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Jan 13, 20155 min read


From #Ayotzinapa to #Ferguson
Civilians in Mexico and the United States have taken to the streets in recent weeks, protesting injustice and demanding reform On...
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Dec 30, 20144 min read


Mexico and the Politics of Terror
A new chapter of Mexican history began in 2006, when former President Felipe Calderón declared war against the country’s powerful drug...
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Dec 9, 20145 min read


Peru’s Dark and Shining Nights
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced in 2009 by the Special Criminal Court of Peru’s Supreme Court to the maximum...
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Dec 3, 20147 min read


The Power of Knowledge: #GlobalActionforAyotzinapa
More than 100 Brown students gathered at Foxboro Auditorium on Wednesday, November 19 to discuss the events and implications surrounding...
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Nov 23, 20144 min read
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