6 December Elections: High Stakes for Venezuela
There is a lot at stake in the 6th December parliamentary election in Venezuela. Amid serious economic and social problems, the electorate faces a clear choice between continuity and change. CRISIS...
View ArticleVenezuelan Poll Surprise Opens Prospect of Peaceful Change
Group of supporters of the government’s PSUV party show their inked fingers as proof of vote. CRISIS GROUP/Sofía Martínez Venezuela’s opposition Democratic Unity coalition (MUD) won more than twice as...
View ArticleLa sorpresa electoral en Venezuela hace posible un cambio pacífico
Simpatizantes del partido oficialista PSUV muestran su dedo meñique como prueba de haber ido a votar el domingo 6 de diciembre de 2015. CRISIS GROUP/Sofía Martínez La principal fuerza política de la...
View ArticleVenezuela: The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Deputies of Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD) pose for a picture in front of a giant picture of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez after a session of the National Assembly in Caracas...
View ArticleEl Chapo Arrested, Again: Is Mexico Getting a Grip?
Recaptured drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzmán escorted by soldiers in Mexico City on 8 January 2016. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo The story of Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera – better known as “El Chapo”...
View ArticleUNGASS – A Very Modest Drug Policy Review
A woman places a Mexican flag next to shoes belonging to a few of the scores of thousands of victims of the country’s drug wars since 2006. Monterrey, 15 January 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril Today’s...
View ArticleThe National Liberation Army (ELN) Joins Colombia’s Search for Peace
Frank Pearl (L), head of Colombian government delegation and Antonio Garcia, head of National Liberation Army (ELN) delegation, shake hands after signing a joint statement to begin formal peace talks...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Toxic Combination: Too Many Guns, Too Little Food
A supporter of Venezuela’s opposition holds a national flag some streets away from the building housing the National Assembly in Caracas, on 5 January 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello Venezuela is a country...
View Article¿Y ahora, qué? Retos e incentivos del ELN para la paz
Frank Pearl (I), el representante del Gobierno de Colombia para las negociaciones de paz con el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), y Antonio Garcia, jefe del ELN, se dan la mano después de firmar...
View ArticleMuchas armas, poco pan. Viaje al centro de Caracas
Un simpatizante de la MUD sostiene una bandera de Venezuela en una calle cercana a la Asamblea Nacional en Caracas, el 5 de enero de 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello Unos pocos kilómetros cuadrados de los...
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