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How to Avoid a Venezuelan Civil War

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Foreign Affairs
Robert Muggah

Latin American Solutions for a Latin American Problem

A demonstrator is detained at a rally during a strike called to protest  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government
Reuters
Global Politics

Organised violence is ravaging Central America and displacing thousands

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The Guardian
Robert Muggah

Millions have fled El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and it’s not surprising, 43 of the 50 most homicidal cities are located in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Migrant boats stop at fishing villages to refill petrol tanks. Migration

Trump Administration in Foreign Territory as Global Crises Mount

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

The list of foreign policy issues in President Donald Trump’s inbox seems to be growing by the day.

Screenshot of Cecile Shea on WTTW US Foreign Policy

How to fight terror: Start with the facts

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Politico
Robert Muggah

The past three years have been bloody, but terrorism is far from Europe’s leading killer.

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This Week's Reads: Globalization, Inevitable and Unavoidable

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Globalization cannot be stopped, yet we can do a much better job dealing with its consequences by addressing the needs of those most adversely affected.

A man walks in front of shipping containers in Shanghai
Reuters
Global Politics

Iran's election: It's not about moderates or hardliners

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Aljazeera
Saeid Golkar

Presidential election is going to determine whether the rationalisation and normalisation of Iran is going to continue.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran Global Politics

Global Affairs Take Center Stage as Trump Welcomes Chinese President

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

The new administration has its hands full when it comes to foreign affairs.

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Latin America's Murder Epidemic

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Robert Muggah

How to Stop the Killing

Bullet holes scar the walls of the town hall of San Cristobal de las Barrancas, near Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2012.
Reuters
Global Politics

Disaster zone: Trump's Cabinet formula

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Donald Trump, a businessman-turned-president-elect, is larding his Cabinet with business people-turned-public-servants. It's never worked, and it won't work now. Here's why.

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Disaffected rust belt voters embraced Trump. They had no other hope

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The Guardian
Richard C. Longworth

Midwestern workers voted for Obama in 2012, but they have lost faith in the establishment. Trump echoed their resentments while promising change.

An illustration of a main in overalls wearing a hardhat
Jasper Rietman
Global Politics