Ecuador Has 99 Problems but a Coup Isn’t One
Guest post by Alexander Noyes On May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the country’s legislature in the…
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Are Militaries More Respectful of Human Rights Than the Police?
Guest post by Gustavo Flores-Macías and Jessica Zarkin This post is part of a series on illicit economies,…
Military Dissent and Protest: When Soldiers Refuse Orders to Use Force
Guest post by David Pion-Berlin At a time when the horrors of war are on full display in…
Militaries and COVID-19: Implications for Human Rights and Democracy
By Katariina Mustasilta and Roman-Gabriel Olar Countries around the world are increasingly relying on their militaries to battle…
Is COVID-19 “Shrinking” the State?
By Juan Tellez Much has been written lately about the potential for COVID-19 to instigate or exacerbate political…
What to do When Women Politicians are Attacked? Here are Four Ideas from Around the World
By Juliana Restrepo Sanín for Denver Dialogues. In a previous post, I discussed how women elected to public…
Repression, Regime Consolidation, and Latin America’s Authoritarian (Re)Turn
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. This week, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is planning to attend the United…