South America
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Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age
Roughly one in every 50 species of plant and vertebrate land animal lives there and nowhere else. Oliver Wilson The…
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Handling the Aftermath of Haiti’s Presidential Assassination
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Mariano de Alba explains the state of play and what outside actors should do…
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If sanctions failed to solve Nicaragua’s crisis, will more sanctions succeed?
Before excusing himself to join his daughter’s graduation, he told me that if President Daniel Ortega were to win elections…
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The Might and the Right: How Far Will Brazil’s Military Back Bolsonaro?
Will the generals stay the course? Could they break with him, at peril to their institutional interests? These questions, crucial…
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“200 years of Freedom and Hellenism”
Press release: 4th International Literary Competition NOSTOS The Greek Cultural Organization “Nostos” participates in the festivities for the 200 years…
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‘Dark’ ships off Argentina ring alarms over possible illegal fishing
But there’s a similar scenario playing out off the coast of Argentina: each year, hundreds of foreign-owned vessels are also…
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Hundreds of fishing fleets that go ‘dark’ suspected of illegal hunting, study finds
Giant distant-water fishing fleets, primarily from China, are switching off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in…
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Hydrocarbons: Argentina going up as world goes down
Mellano added that “the world is going to phase out coal in favour of gas in the next 20 or…
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Calls for an investigation after police raid on Brazil favela left 25 people dead
Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio…
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Is Brazil ‘overkilling’ its cattle herd to meet China’s demand for beef?
China’s escalating demand for beef is being met by Brazil — the world’s biggest beef exporter — but at least…
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A Rebel Playing Field: Colombian Guerrillas on the Venezuelan Border
Venezuela’s campaign against one armed group has raised tensions. Bogotá and Caracas should temper their war of words and work…
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Brazilian group seeks to stop aircraft carrier sale to Turkish company
One wants to turn the ship into a museum. Tayfun Ozberk Defense News The other, a training ship for the…
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Brazil plunges deeper into crisis with record monthly COVID-19 deaths and trio of military chief exits
Brazil closed out its deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic by far on Wednesday as a surge of COVID-19 patients…
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Building a Democratic High-Tech Alliance
Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic must now build a technological alliance of democracies to set more favorable global…
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Thousands of minors without papers are arriving at the US-Mexico border, posing a challenge for Joe Biden
Thousands of minors without papers are arriving at the US border with Mexico, presenting President Joe Biden with a potentially…
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Deeply Rooted: Coca Eradication and Violence in Colombia
Bogotá and Washington should abandon their heavy-handed elimination efforts and help growers find alternatives to the hardy plant. ICG What’s…
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