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Foreign Policy June 26, 2017
Violence Is Rising in Congo—and the United States and EU Can Stop It, if They Want To
They have immense leverage over Joseph Kabila’s repressive government.
James North
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Civil Unrest June 30, 2016
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Financial Crisis April 5, 2016
The Panama Papers—and People Power—Force Iceland’s Prime Minister to Resign
Citizens are enraged that his government enforced strict capital controls while he stashed his own money in the Caribbean.
James North
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Foreign Policy January 27, 2016
Why Haitians Are Chanting ‘Down with Obama’
They’re enraged at American complicity in the Haitian government’s blatant effort to rig the presidential election.
James North
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World Leaders November 13, 2015
Haitians Are Rising Up Against the Stolen Elections
The country is dominated more than ever by MREs—Morally Repugnant Elites—and post-earthquake aid from Washington, guided by the Clintons, has mostly benefited American subcontractors.
James North
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Politics October 29, 2015
Can Haiti’s Corrupt President Hold On to Power?
Michel Martelly is trying to impose a successor amid widespread public anger at government repression and failure to rebuild after the earthquake.
James North
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Economics June 4, 2015
Why Ecuador’s Rafael Correa Is One of Latin America’s Most Popular Leaders
He played hardball with foreign creditors and stood up to Big Oil, using increased earnings to transform education and health.
James North
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Environmental Activism June 2, 2015
Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron
For more than two decades, impoverished indigenous people have been seeking restitution from the oil giant for polluting their region.
James North
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Corporations September 23, 2014
The Resource Privilege
How law firms and lobbyists protect and whitewash petroleum dictatorships.
James North
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Immigration Policy July 9, 2014
How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border
President Obama is showing little concern for international law, and none at all for Washington’s historic responsibility in Central America.
James North