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5 solutions for Mexico's drug violence and security challenges
Drug violence has made an impact in Mexico and threatens to escalate and surpass the US border. This challenge could have far-reaching consequences for Central and North American security. Unless we act now to solve these common issues, we are placing the future competitiveness and prosperity of the entire region at risk. Here are five main points of action to move forward on Mexico's security challenges.
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How do key countries rank on corruption?
Every year, the group Transparency International releases its Corruption Perception Index, which measures the perception of corruption – misuse of public resources, bribery, and backdoor deals, to name a few - in countries worldwide.
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5 reasons why Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier is infamous
With the return of "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti, it recalls a time when one family ruled the island nation.
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The 8 worst countries on Transparency International's list
Nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index has a ranking below five, meaning that not just the following five countries have a corruption problem.
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The Monitor's View: Making the world flat-out against corruption
The latest ranking of perceived corruption among nations doesn't show much change. But other evidence points to a grassroots rebellion against graft in hopes of a culture of honesty.
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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.
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Terrorism & Security
And the most corrupt nation this year is.... (+video)It's a tie between Afghanistan, North Korea, and Somalia. Elsewhere, bankrupt Greece, one-party China, and various 'Arab Spring' nations stand out in Transparency International's annual rankings.
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Mexico inaugurates new President Peña Nieto, but takes on 'old' party reputation
Corruption will likely be a constant challenge for Peña Nieto and his PRI party, which ruled Mexico for 71 years largely through graft before it lost the presidency in 2000.
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Russian NGOs say new law makes them look like spies (+video)
The majority of Russian NGOs with outside funding sources have given notice that they will not submit to the law and some are bracing for a legal battle to protect their existence.
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Russian beauty queen puts spotlight on Russia's official corruption
Her public denunciation of Russia's corruption surprised some this week. It also coincided with one of the Kremlin's periodic efforts to convince Russians that something is being done about it.
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China's challenge with corruption
China's leaders have been decrying corruption - and doing very little about it - for decades. But some corruption experts say there may be reason for a little more hope this time around.
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Backchannels
Report: $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each weekIt's a staggering claim, but it was made by the country's Supreme Audit Bureau.
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Ukraine heads to the polls, with pro-Russian government in lead
Ukraine's Sunday polls look set to reinstall a government that has aligned the country more closely with Russia. But at least three opposition parties are poised to establish a counterbalance.
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Saakashvili's party loses as Georgian democracy takes step forward (+video)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced that his party would go into opposition, after being topped by the party of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili in Monday's elections.
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Russian NGOs in panic mode over proposed 'high treason' law
Russia's new definition of high treason, which is likely to pass, could apply to any behavior that undermines 'constitutional order, sovereignty, and territorial and state integrity' in authorities' eyes.
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Chavez vs. Capriles: Corruption takes center stage in Venezuela's election
Opposition candidate Capriles expelled his top aide after a film showed him accepting cash from an unknown source. Are corruption accusations enough to push his campaign off track?
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Backchannels
Iraq's exiled vice president sentenced to death as violence growsIn an interview before he was sentenced to death in absentia, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi warned Iraq is on a slippery slope to more violence.
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SEC ruling will spotlight financial dealings of firms in Africa
SEC ruling will require oil and mining companies to disclose payments to foreign governments. It could put those operating in resource-rich Africa at odds with governments that prefer secrecy and at a disadvantage to less-regulated companies.
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Investor alert: Bribery risks are rising
Despite government crackdowns and shareholder demands for greater transparency, the risks of bribery will increase as multinational corporations push further into emerging markets.
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Opinion: People in Myanmar (Burma) must learn to 'think freedom'
Whatever the military's motivation for allowing reforms in Burma (Myanmar), the people – led by Aung San Suu Kyi – are cautiously beginning to exercise their newfound freedom. But transitional democracies are notoriously unstable. People must learn how to think and act democratically.
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Mongolia strikes it rich, but at what cost?Vast mineral deposits are bringing wealth to this country of 3 million. Now Mongolia is in a race to stem the threat of corruption.
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Why Mexico and Paraguay are embracing controversial parties of the past
Both countries voted out single-party systems that ruled their nations for most of the 20th century. But now both are looking to bring back the very same systems they were so relieved to see fall.
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Mongolia's top election issue: how to spend new riches
Mongolians vote for a new parliament today that will have to decide how the landlocked, still poor country should spend the expected windfall from its mining boom.
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Opinion: Aung San Suu Kyi signals change in Burma, but investors should proceed with caution
Changes in Myanmar (Burma) are hopeful. Aung San Suu Kyi, once the country's most famous prisoner, is visiting Britain for the first time in 24 years. But foreign investors operating in Myanmar will still face challenges upholding international standards for human rights.
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5 solutions for Mexico's drug violence and security challenges
Drug violence has made an impact in Mexico and threatens to escalate and surpass the US border. This challenge could have far-reaching consequences for Central and North American security. Unless we act now to solve these common issues, we are placing the future competitiveness and prosperity of the entire region at risk. Here are five main points of action to move forward on Mexico's security challenges.
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Argentina officially indicts civilians for role in 'dirty war'
This spring, the conviction of two brothers for crimes against humanity in Argentina's 'dirty war' highlighted the role civilians played in the military’s systematic repression between 1976 and 1983.
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Greek 'island of the blind'? More like 'island of welfare cheats'
On a Greek island, at least 600 are suspected of falsely claiming to be blind to get disability money. It's part of the rampant fraud that prompted Athens to halt payments to 200,000 last week.
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Difference Maker
An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forestYevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. What she did to try to save it may change Russia forever.
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Cover Story
Is Myanmar about to rejoin the world?One of the three most closed and isolated countries in the world is opening up. The long-repressed Burmese say it's unbelievable - but they want to believe in a new Myanmar.
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