Category Archive: Honduras

Re: “New Study: Chinese Exports undermine Latin American manufacturing”

The article published on your website entitled “Trade Competition from China” by Osvaldo Rosales painted in a somewhat entirely deserved negative light the impacts of such Chinese exports on Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.  However, the region could also view such trade as …

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COHA in the Public Arena (January 22 – January 27)

On January 18, COHA Research Associate, Courtney Frantz was interviewed by Paul Wienburg of Straightgoods.ca on the state of security in Haiti. On January 24, COHA guest scholar Peter Tase was interviewed by Datamine concerning organic sugar exports from Paraguay …

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Peace Corps Safety Measures: Making up for Past Mistakes?

Source: Peace Corps

On December 21 2011, the U.S. Peace Corps released a statement declaring that it would be pulling out 158 active volunteers from Honduras in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing violence there perpetrated by organized criminal gangs. Furthermore, …

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The Internet and Latin America: The Rise of the Virtual World and Emerging Cyber Security Issues

Source: AP

Throughout the world, many regions have embraced the internet as a vital communication and business tool, and Latin America has been no exception. While demonstrably the expansion of internet usage has not rivaled that of the United States, Europe, or …

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The Rise of Femicide and Women in Drug Trafficking

Until recently, men have dominated drug trafficking. Government crackdowns on drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have noticeably increased women’s involvement in drug trafficking. Drug trafficking affects women directly via their participation, as well as indirectly via sex trafficking, prostitution, and associations …

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