The Economic Consequences of Criminal Violence
Guest post by Ethan B. Kapstein and Adityamohan Tantravahi Among its many deleterious effects on social well-being, violent…
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Why Human Rights Are Losing Their Good Reputation
Guest post by Hannah Baron Human rights organizations and advocates continue to decry the lethal war against crime…
Explaining the Political and Social Unrest in Cuba
Guest post by William M. LeoGrande “The only thing that could cause a social explosion in this country,”…
Why Are There So Many Political Assassinations in Brazil?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Mariana Carvalho The 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro’s local councilor…
What’s Driving Police Violence in Colombia?
By Aila M. Matanock and guest contributors Leonardo R. Arriola, David Dow, and Michaela Mattes Colombian police have…
Why Isn’t Jair Bolsonaro Deploying Brazil’s Military for Policing Missions?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Igor Acácio In Rio de Janeiro and other parts of Brazil,…
The Rise of Criminal Governance in Mexico
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Joel Herrera On Wednesday morning, March 31, 2021, armed convoys were…
Who Counts in Conflicts During the Pandemic?
Guest post by Sophia Dawkins When the WHO declared a pandemic last March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed…
Violence Against FARC Ex-Combatants Threatens Peace in Colombia
By guest contributor Angela D. Nichols and permanent contributor Christopher J. Fariss Access the Spanish translation here. Since…
Election in Peru
Last Tuesday, Peru swore in its third president in just over a week. Large protests against government corruption…