Mexico’s next president will have to revamp the country’s security policy framework, which for more than a decade has focused on militarized confrontation with criminal gangs amid more homicides than ever. Español
The US Attorney General claims these separations are justified by the Bible and will deter illegal immigration, though there is no evidence backing either claim. His is a minority position.
The most likely challenger on June 24 is the CHP’s candidate Muharrem İnce who will have an uphill battle.
América Latina tiene una larga historia de justicia politizada y de política judicializada. Cuando gobiernos y legislaturas sufren una profunda crisis de credibilidad, el papel de la judicatura es ahora central. English
Latin America has extensive experience of politicized justice and judicialized politics. Today, as governments and parliaments face a deep credibility crisis, the judiciary has become a leading political actor. Español
Presidential elections results imply that democracy in Colombia, which until now has been marred with violence, structural deficits and a lack of true alternation, will gradually become more normalised. Español
En Nicaragua no se ha logrado todavía asentar la visión de que existen seis millones de personas con capacidad de gobernar los destinos del país. Pero ahora urge convocar elecciones. English
The election is therefore offered a choice between three blocs, each of which mobilises people in terms of a different type of populism as expounded by their respective charismatic leader.
El panorama religioso cambiante en un país históricamente católico como El Salvador ha sido una mala noticia para las mujeres, que viven bajo una de las leyes antiaborto más duras del mundo. English
In Syria, one could notice some of the significant remarks denigrating others based on their religion, sect, race or color. العربية
“I’m glad to see corporate America standing with me and the other students of Parkland and everybody else,” he said, “because when we work together we can accomplish anything.”
In Nicaragua, the idea that its own inhabitants are capable of running their own country and determining their destiny is not yet an established one. Urgent elections are needed. Español