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COLOMBIA
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22 MAR 2011
With an estimated 35,000 sexually exploited minors in Colombia, child prostitution is a widespread and lucrative industry. And, as symbolized…
ALFONSO CANO
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22 MAR 2011
Colombia's defense minister stated that the rebel supreme leader will fall soon, after his security chief was killed…
GUATEMALA
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21 MAR 2011
There is a troubling trend in Guatemala that is very hard to measure: opium poppy production, which provides the raw…
COLOMBIA
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21 MAR 2011
The weekly news magazine, Semana, reported this weekend on the role of the Israelis in training Colombias military,…
MEXICO
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21 MAR 2011
The theories about why Carlos Pascual abruptly resigned this weekend as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico ranged from reports about arms…
BOLIVIA
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18 MAR 2011
As questions arise over the integrity of its police force, the Bolivian government is attempting a major purge of its…
BRAZIL
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18 MAR 2011
On his first visit to Latin America, President Barack Obama has scheduled a visit to Rio de Janeiro's most famous…
MEXICO
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18 MAR 2011
An article in the Journal of Energy Security by Jeremy Martin and Sivlia Longmire* focus on the effect of…
MERIDA INITIATIVE
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17 MAR 2011
Reactions to recent reports that United States drones are now flying over Mexican territory were mixed this week, as Mexican…
COLOMBIA
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17 MAR 2011
The Insititute of Studies for Development and Peace (Instituto de Estudios Para el Desarrollo y la Paz …
COLOMBIA
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17 MAR 2011
Now identified as the principal national security threat, two of Colombia's most powerful emerging criminal bands (BACRIMs), are gearing up…
PANAMA
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17 MAR 2011
When President Barack Obama makes his first visit to Central America next week, Panama will most likely not be on…
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