Dispelling myths about the battle for democracy in Bolivia

After years of watching embattled Nicolás Maduro remain in power in Venezuela, many international observers did not expect Evo Morales to resign as president of Bolivia. But after massive electoral fraud, Mor

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Sobre democracia y seguridad ciudadana

Sobre democracia y seguridad ciudadana

La razón esencial del Estado: la seguridad de los ciudadanos La democracia requiere un sistema de contrapesos, controles y balances para su subsistencia y desarrollo. Por eso es que todas las democracias sólidas del m

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Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere

Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere

Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on the “Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere” held on Tuesday, February 18, 2017, a

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Arab Spring’s hope gave way to disaster

Five years ago, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in cities across the Middle East, in a movement that came to be called the Arab Spring. Authoritarian dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria were sud

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