Topic: Bolivia
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
Rio+20: 5 key takeaways
Here are some of the promising developments and bigger disappointments of the Rio+20 global sustainability conference, which ends today.
-
Are you up on Latin American news? Try our quiz.
Test how well you kept up with Latin America's big events of 2011.
-
Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
-
In Pictures: Bolivia protests
-
Robert Redford: Our readers' favorite films
Robert Redford celebrates his birthday today, and we asked the Monitor's followers on Facebook what their favorite films were by the legendary actor and director. Here are the top five:
All Content
-
Change Agent
13 resolutions to improve the world's food supply in 2013Nearly 1 billion people are still hungry and more than 1 billion others are overweight or obese. The need is for better access to better quality food.
-
Chile-Peru border dispute moves from battlefield to courtroom
A five-year legal battle over a Chile-Peru territorial dispute ends tomorrow. Countries have gradually moved their conflicts to the legal arena, but how the losing country reacts to the verdict will be telling.
-
Latin America Monitor
Is Latin America punishing nonviolent drug offenders too harshly?A new report reveals that punishments in Latin America for drug-related crimes – cultivation, use, or trafficking – have become as severe as those for violent offenses.
-
Latin America Monitor
Chemical weapons in Syria: What can Latin America do about it?Some Latin American nations voted against a UN resolution condemning violence in Syria this year. But the region can still send a message that the use of chemical weapons will end their support.
-
Latin America Monitor
Latin America: Region one of worst for corruptionDespite economic strides, two-thirds of Latin America averaged in the bottom half of the 2012 Transparency International corruption rankings. Countries like Brazil, however, offer some hope.
-
Focus
Turn on the TV? How telenovelas help people cope with real lifeTackling sensitive topics through entertainment and fictional characters can make it easier to get people talking about how to deal with complicated or stigmatized problems, like domestic violence.
-
Focus
Putting a price tag on violence against women in Latin AmericaA first-of-its-kind study quantifies the intergenerational price tag of domestic violence. In a region of emerging economies, where GDP growth is paramount to success, could this motivate policymakers?
-
Back on Latin America's menu: purple seaweed, blue eggs, and amaranth
As traditional foods like quinoa gain popularity world-wide, many in Latin America are seeking to get their own residents to delve into plates that were the superfoods of their ancestors.
-
50 years after Cuba missile crisis, US influence in hemisphere waning
Investment from emerging economies like China and Russia are diminishing Latin America's reliance on the US, making it more difficult for Washington to isolate regimes like Cuba.
-
Hugo Chávez vs Henrique Capriles: Venezuelan vote will have regional impact
Whether Chávez or Capriles wins will affect national issues like fighting crime, but will also impact regional neighbors like Cuba and the Dominican Republic that depend on Chávez's oil diplomacy.
-
Latin American nations push UN to drop zero tolerance on drugs
Former and sitting Latin American presidents have issued calls against the status quo on drug policy, but Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala's petition to the UN could push the drug war debate to a new level.
-
Latin America Monitor
Wikileaks' Assange marks Day 100 inside Ecuadorean embassyEcuador says it will host Assange in its London embassy indefinitely, but the decision to continue supporting the Wikileaks founder could have negative repercussions for the Andean nation.
-
Zimbabwe's president says Gaddafi's death as tragic as Ambassador Stevens'
Criticizing the US and UN, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, said the world should have condemned the violent death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the same way it did US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.
-
Latin America Monitor
US Drug Enforcement Administration may reopen office in UruguayThe reported move suggests Uruguay is playing a bigger role in trafficking drugs to the US. It is not a major producer but traffickers from nearby countries increasingly use it as a transit zone.
-
Uruguay takes 'war on drugs' in new direction: The state as dealer
The South American country is proposing a state monopoly over marijuana in part to curtail drug-related violence. But it's getting pushback – even from those in favor of legalization.
-
Latin America Monitor
Bolivia cuts coca cultivation: What about cocaine?The United Nations released a report on coca cultivation in Bolivia today showing it has decreased for the first time since 2005. But estimates of cocaine production raise questions.
-
As Argentina's economy slows, President Cristina Fernandez's popularity dips
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez's popularity dropped drastically over the past year, mostly due to a rise in inflation and an increase in street crime.
-
Terrorism & Security
UN chief plans to attend summit in Iran, drawing both support and fireUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Tehran next week to attend the summit of the Nonaligned Movement, a decision that is drawing criticism from the US and Israel.
-
Latin America Monitor
Assange asylum case ripples through Latin AmericaEcuador's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could have an impact on extradition cases throughout Latin America.
-
Ecuador to decide about Assange asylum this week
The WikiLeaks founder, who faces sex crime allegations in Sweden, hopes to be granted political asylum in Ecuador. President Rafael Correa says he sympathizes with Assange, but also feels respect for the British legal system.
-
Latin America Monitor
In historic achievement, Colombian cocaine production plunges...or does it?Colombian cocaine production fell by 25 percent from 2010, according to US data. But a UN report says otherwise. Why the discrepancy?
-
Cover Story
How Latin America is reinventing the war on drugsFrustrated with US dictates, countries across the region are floating new ideas to curb drug trafficking, from 'soft' enforcement to legalization.
-
Latin America Monitor
Armed with sticks, Colombia's Nasa tribe attacks a military baseThe Nasa tribe has long been caught in the crossfire between the Colombian government and the FARC. As fighting has increased in recent months, the tribe has asked both sides to leave its area.
-
Latin America Monitor
Is it fair to rank 'failed' states?Media outlets and think tanks like rankings because they inspire debate, but ranking failed states based on perceived failings is irresponsible, writes a guest blogger.
-
Paraguay isolated over president's ouster
The trade group Mercosur suspended Paraguay's membership after Fernando Lugo was impeached last week, though it stopped short of sanctions. Paraguay's absence has paved the way for Venezuela to be admitted.
Become part of the Monitor community