South America
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Venezuela: Reform Needed for Rights Progress
Human Rights Watch Conducts First Official Visit in 18 years (Washington, DC) – Venezuela needs to take urgent measures and carry…
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How Drones are Changing Colombia’s Conflict
In this video, Crisis Group expert Bram Ebus explains how drones are reshaping Colombia’s armed conflicts, the human cost of…
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Colombia Between Dialogue and the Iron Fist
After the limits of “Total Peace”, a new security doctrine promises strength. But lasting peace will require more than either…
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Right and Left Vie for Victory in Colombia under U.S. Shadow
Colombians go to the polls on 31 May to select a new president. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Glaeldys…
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Venezuela’s Bonfire of Dogma: How Chavistas are Adapting to U.S. Domination
Chavismo – the movement ruling Venezuela since 1999 – has long been something of an ideological chameleon. But the changes…
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Why slums persist
Research from Brazil suggests informal settlements persist not because people want to live in them, but because cities continue to…
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EOKA: The Revolution Cyprus Gave the World
The struggle of 1955–1959 is written in the blood of the people of Cyprus. But its reverberations travelled far beyond…
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The Venezuela Paradigm: Is Trump’s Model Intervention a Mirage?
The startling U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife for transfer to a U.S. jail has emboldened…
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New Laws and Hard Justice in El Salvador
El Salvador has introduced new laws to fight serious crime and violence. Fiona Ko Ko The government wants to stop…
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Conflict and Consequences: The Global Impact of the New Middle East War
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is entering its third week, with no end yet in sight. Crisis Group experts offer…
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U.S. Snaps up Venezuela’s Oil and Rare Minerals in Race for Supplies
Even before the price of oil spiked, the Trump administration was eyeing Venezuela’s natural resources. There is now more urgency…
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Kids on the Front Lines: Stopping Child Recruitment in Colombia
Colombia’s armed and criminal groups have recruited hundreds of children into their ranks, inflicting enormous harm on minors, their families…
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Challenges Facing Ancestral Communities in a Changing Landscape
Respecting rights, land and culture in the face of conflict. Fiona Ko Ko Indigenous peoples in Colombia have long maintained…
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Venezuela’s Oil and the Environment
Weighing needs for energy and care for our planet. Venezuela has some of the largest oil reserves in the world.…
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EU–Mercosur: Balancing Growth, Standards, and Shared Interests
A trade agreement with potential economic gains and important questions about fairness, environment, and cooperation Trade that connects, not divides.…
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Venezuela: US Risks Rights Disaster
Washington Shouldn’t Seek to Entrench Abusive Status Quo (New York) – The Trump administration’s brazen military assault risks causing a…
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