Britain's persistent colonial legacy in the Caribbean
November 20, 2018
Trinidad and Tobago made legal history in the Caribbean and in the British Commonwealth this past April 12.
News and Politics
Ongoing Paramilitary Violence in the aftermath of the Colombian Peace Deals
November 9, 2018
For more than half a century, Colombians have been caught in the midst of violence between “La Violencia”, guerilla groups, and drug lords. After one conflict ended, another began, and when there seemed to be a lull in the violence and a chance for peace, a presidential candidate would be assassinated, or a guerilla bomb would leave the country’s infrastructure devastated. In 2016, the Colombian Peace Deal between then-president Juan Manuel Santos and the (write out the acronym) FARC guerilla group seemed to be the first real sign that Colombia was emerging from its decades of violence.
Jair Bolsonaro Wins Presidential Election in Brazil
November 6, 2018
Jair Bolsonaro was named the winner of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, October 28. The election had been a dramatic split between a far-right and a far-left representative.
Inspired by hate: what Bolsonaro presidential campaign is doing to Brazilian politics
November 1, 2018
Since Brazilians went to the polling stations on Oct 7 and massively vote for an extreme-right, military presidential candidate, the world has turned its attention to the man that became next president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who has openly expressed misogynistic, homophobic, racist and militaristic views. His campaign was largely run in the social media by his fans, who are not shy of sharing fake news via WhatsApp, which turned out to be the go-to political weapon and is used by 120 million people in the country.
UN court decision rekindles centuries-old dispute over Bolivian sea access
October 31, 2018
This October, the international community saw a new development in an ongoing territorial dispute between the South American nations of Bolivia and Chile.
Partisan divide deepens as caravan of Honduran immigrants nears U.S.-Mexico border
October 25, 2018
In recent weeks, immigration has once again risen to the forefront of the American political dialogue since President Donald Trump began to vocalize his objections to the latest ‘caravan’ of Honduran immigrants heading towards
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