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November 11, 2022
“Brazil Is Back,” Says President-Elect Lula
The leftist politician’s defeat of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s recent election is a blow against the global far right.
Laura Carlsen
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Latin AmericaJune 24, 2022
In Colombia, “a Government of the Callused Hands”
In Francia Marquez’s hometown, those have suffered the brunt of the violence and inequality are welcoming a new future.
Laura Carlsen
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Civil UnrestOctober 8, 2019
Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship
A new broad-based coalition including unions, professionals, students, feminists, farmers, and opposition parties is forging a sustained campaign of resistance.
Laura Carlsen
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Latin AmericaNovember 2, 2018
Why the Refugee Caravan Is So Big—and What We Need to Do About It
“Central America just couldn’t take it anymore.”
Laura Carlsen
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Latin AmericaNovember 17, 2017
These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America
They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.
Laura Carlsen
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Arms SpendingApril 7, 2015
How the ‘Biden Plan’ Will Worsen the Plight of Central American Refugee Children
The vice president is promoting a 2016 budget that deepens the drug-war and free-trade agendas that contributed to the crisis.
Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Drug War and Drug PolicyOctober 24, 2014
Massacre in Mexico
The murder of students in Guerrero is raising questions once again about the complicity of law enforcement and public officials in Mexico's drug wars.
Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Criminal JusticeMarch 7, 2014
What Happens When Mexico’s Drug Kingpin Falls?
US officials claim the capture of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is a major drug war victory. They’re wrong.
Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Ethical EconomicsJanuary 15, 2014
The Zapatistas at Twenty
There are two tests of social change movements: endurance and regeneration. After two decades, Mexico's Zapatista movement can now say it passed both.
Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
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International LawFebruary 29, 2012
Genocide on Trial in Guatemala
Finally, after years of persistent effort by courageous women activists, one of the world’s most brutal dictators has been indicted.
Laura Carlsen