Andreas Corcaci
When do states implement environmental obligations? The answer is often presented as a dichotomy between sanctions and cooperation. But making European and international law work isn't about choosing one over another, argues Andreas Corcaci. Instead, different paths lead to success, and courts and committees can improve outcomes through intermediation Read more
Lisa Strömbom
Lisa Strömbom and Gustav Agneman study the reintegration of former combatants in Colombia. Their research highlights the challenges of delivering apologies and achieving sustained peace in post-conflict contexts. Here, the authors reveal how people from different sides of Colombia's peace agreement divide react to public apologies, highlighting the challenge of achieving lasting peace. Read more
Jan Boesten
Colombians are growing increasingly frustrated at their government's failure to produce progressive advances. This failure signals a peculiar democratic deficit: oligarchic modes of rule. Jan Boesten, Lerber Dimas, Daniel Llanos RamÃrez and William Mesa argue that oligarchy offers new insights into Latin America's democratic delinquents Read more
Shauna N. Gillooly
New forms of violence are appearing in Chile. These incidents, and the struggles for control between warring gangs that they reflect, are likely being imported from Columbia. Shauna N. Gillooly says this is the result of new migration patterns and a reconfiguration in transnational drug trafficking Read more
Jamie Shenk
Colombian voters rejected the political establishment, voting 'outsider' politicians into the run-off for the Colombian presidency. However, understanding who didn’t vote in Colombia’s election tells us more about the state of Colombia’s democracy, writes Jamie Shenk Read more
Valesca Lima
The advance of left-wing, progressive parties in Latin America is driven by the mismanagement of the pandemic, the economic crisis, and the failure of right-wing populism in the region, observes Valesca Lima Read more
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