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COHA Recommends Archive
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The US gets its response the wrong way round
By on March 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis article was featured in Latinnew.com Latin America unites easily in times like this and the outpouring for Hugo Chávez, who gave the region back its pride, is deeply genuine. Still, this is not always understood in the US. The first official statement from the White House, emphasising “a new... -
Post-Chávez test for Brazil leadership
By Dr. Sean Burges, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs as well as an Assistant Professor in International Relations at the Australian National University." on March 8, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe following article appeared in The Australian Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez has just died after a prolonged battle with cancer. While his death certainly raises questions about the longevity and sustainability of his Bolivarian revolution, it also stands as a significant test of the democracy promoting credentials of Brazil and... -
Guyanese Minister Reacts to COHA Article
By on March 8, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe following article appeared in the Guyana Times and refers to a COHA article on corruption in the mining sector in Guyana. -
COHA Recommends: Mixed reactions to spread of ‘self-defence’ groups, from Latin News
By on February 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe recent spread of ‘self-defence’ or ‘community police’ initiatives, in which neighbours of isolated communities — mostly indigenous — have taken up arms to curb the violent crime in the absence of effective government action, has become a major political issue. The federal government and some state authorities have... -
COHA Recommends: Paréntesis and Pulsamerica
By on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsParéntesis is Pulsamerica’s premier opinion page. With Latin American opinion makers and their findings often excluded from English language news sources and opinion pages, Pulsamérica seeks to inform the English-speaking world about current events in Latin America. Paréntesis, on the other hand, aims is to analyze current Latin American issues–whether in... -
“Ethically Impossible”
By on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsA Panel Discussion on Non-Consensual Medical Research in Guatemala, Africa, and the United States Thursday, February 9th 5 – 7 PM Hotung 2001 Refreshments will be served. Georgetown Law’s Committee on Human Rights in Latin America will host a panel discussion on non-consensual medical research conducted across the globe by...