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América Latina: Cómo exterminar la corrupción policial

Este análisis fue preparado por Katie Steefel, Investigadora Asociada de COHA
January 25, 2012
América Latina: Cómo exterminar la corrupción policial

En un mundo utópico, América Latina dispondría de recursos económicos infinitos con los que diagnosticar y remediar la corrupción policial que afecta a tantos países de la región. Sin embargo, a raíz de restricciones presupuestarias, el tratamiento de este mal debe circunscribirse a los recursos económicos disponibles. Tres son las medidas básicas que deberán adoptar los países latinoamericanos contra la corrupción: apartar de su cargo a los funcionarios culpables de la cúpula policial, montar...

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Beijing comes to Lima: the Fifth People’s Republic of China – Latin America Summit

This analysis was prepared by Peter Tase, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs
December 22, 2011
Beijing comes to Lima: the Fifth People’s Republic of China – Latin America Summit

On November 21, the Peruvian capital, hosted the fifth China – Latin America Summit, in which for two days were discussed a roster of urgent topics involved in order to achieve further development in terms of commerce and trade between China (PRC) and Latin America.  The Summit was attended by over a thousand business leaders and public officials from the PRC and from all of the Latin American countries.  Since the world financial crisis...

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Latin America’s Pacific Alliance Plans for 2012

This analysis was prepared by Gustavo de Lima Palhares, COHA Research Associate
December 21, 2011
Latin America’s Pacific Alliance Plans for 2012

During the Second Pacific Alliance Summit on December 4, 2011, held in Mérida, Mexico, the Heads of State of Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru took a significant step towards the formation of what could turn out to be an unprecedented trading alliance, inspired by the July 28, 2011 Presidential Declaration of Lima . In its initial period, the coalition will consist of the aforementioned countries. However, the current members are encouraging additional Latin America...

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Security’s Ugly Side: How to Uncorrupt the Corrupt

This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate Katie Steefel
November 29, 2011

In an ideal world, Latin America would be able to identify endemic unlimited financial resources which its leaders could draw upon to combat the police corruption that afflicts so many of the region’s nations. However, given the region’s severe budgetary restrictions, any plans to alleviate this scourge must be within the countries’ financial limits. There are three crucial steps that must be taken by Latin American countries in order to combat corruption: fire any...

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Latin America and the Zombie Factor

This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Fellow Alex Sanchez
September 13, 2011

Crossover analyses between fictive works such as zombie films and TV series like Game of Thrones continue with the publication of major works like Theories of International Politics and Zombies. Most zombie-films and books deal with disasters appearing in the U.S. or Europe (with the book World War Z, being one of the few exceptions), but Latin America remains virgin territory for these kinds of analyses. Given the plethora of issues currently affecting the...

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