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Cadastre Disaster
Brazil’s Cerrado region, the most biodiverse savannah in the world, is home to the geraizeiros, a native population of mixed...
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Apr 23, 20234 min read


The Peso Problem: Argentina’s Economic Crisis
A street artist is painting on a canvas of pesos. Families are taking handfuls of money to the grocery store, just to encounter confusion...
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Mar 12, 20234 min read


The Chilean Democracy: Unwritten and Thriving
In 2019, Chilean citizens took to the streets in one of the largest anti-government protests in the nation’s young democratic history....
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Feb 15, 20234 min read


Castillo’s Turmoil: How Institutions Hamper Peru’s New Leader
“Open the door so the next bicentennial is full of hope, with a future and a vision for a country in which we all enjoy and eat from the...
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Mar 25, 20224 min read


Every Rose Has its Thorn: Exposing Colombia’s Cut Flower Industry
Most Americans might not know it, but the vast majority of the cut flowers sold throughout the country are grown and exported out of...
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Jul 23, 20195 min read


Business for the Short-Term: The Chinese Anti-Protest Armament of the Venezuelan National Guard
Reports of civil unrest in Venezuela reveal a strange scene. From militarized police vehicles, giant cannons shoot water straight into...
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Jan 7, 20194 min read


This Land is Their Land: The Amazon’s Cloudy Future Under Tropical Trump
At the end of October, Brazil became the latest country to move to the far-right, electing the ultra-conservative Jair Bolsonaro to the...
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Dec 9, 20185 min read


Lay Down Your Arms: Why the FARC should be Included in the Colombian Democratic Process
Colombia is facing one of its most turbulent election cycles in recent years. This is the first vote in which the Fuerza Armada...
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May 28, 20185 min read
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