12/08/2019 | Economia y Finanzas
Global HotSpots - Why the US Owes Central America
Today’s refugee wave is a direct consequence of past US interference in Latin America’s political and economic development.
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17/07/2019 | Sociedad
Child Trafficking: Persistent Global Phenomenon
The elimination of child exploitation is a daunting task. But it is achievable if effective programs are put in place.
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13/02/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Argentina: Who Killed Alberto Nisman?
The federal prosecutor of a 1994 terrorist attack by Hezbollah died in 2015 just after denouncing Argentina’s president for treason.
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04/10/2015 | En Profundidad
Public Health: Russia is Sick
Public health challenges facing Russia today cripple its potential for tomorrow.
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24/09/2014 | Frente Externo
Water: A Big Challenge for Africa
Can Africa provide clean, safe water for its urban and suburban communities?
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12/10/2013 | Economia y Finanzas
Big Pharma’s Expansion Into Emerging Markets
More harmful practices by Big Pharma as U.S. sales decline and patents expire
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19/07/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Curbing Gang Violence in Central America
Gang violence, fueled by the drug traffic in Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean, is having a serious effect on people’s lives and threatens to alter the social fabric of the countries in the region. Central American gangs, also called maras, named after the voracious ants known as marabuntas, are involved in a wide range of criminal activities, such as arms and drug trafficking, kidnapping, human trafficking, human smuggling, and illegal immigration.
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11/06/2012 | Frente Externo
Middle East - Syria (Opinion): Unforgivable crimes against the people of Syria
That some of my ancestors came from Syria may be one reason for the horror I feel over the tragic events in Houla, Syria, where at least 108 villagers, including 34 women and 49 children were massacred last month. Who is responsible for this tragedy?.
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28/04/2012 | Frente Externo
US - Increasing condemnation of the Cuba embargo
At the recent Summit of the Americas, Latin American governments roundly condemned the U.S. embargo on Cuba. — only days after Pope Benedict XVI had added his voice against the embargo.
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03/03/2012 | En Parrilla
Argentina - Leo Messi: Argentina's Best Export Ever?
Leo Messi's rare talent with a soccer ball has led him to the captaincy of the Argentine national team. More frequent opportunities to enjoy Messi's exploits, however, come when he dons the scarlet and blue of FC Barcelona in Spain's premier league. He is so remarkable, writes César Chelala, that he might be Argentina's best export ever.
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03/03/2012 | En Parrilla
Argentina - Leo Messi: Argentina's Best Export Ever?
Leo Messi's rare talent with a soccer ball has led him to the captaincy of the Argentine national team. More frequent opportunities to enjoy Messi's exploits, however, come when he dons the scarlet and blue of FC Barcelona in Spain's premier league. He is so remarkable, writes César Chelala, that he might be Argentina's best export ever.
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13/09/2011 | En Profundidad
Argentina's Many Troubles
In “Argentina’s turnaround tango” (Views, Sept. 3), Ian Mount paints a sympathetic but incomplete picture of the situation in my country. He is correct in pointing to the big economic gains, mostly the result of the increased price of basic commodities such as soy, corn and wheat.
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03/09/2011 | Frente Externo
In Chile, Dissent Has a Woman’s Face
In Chile, a 23-year-old woman has been leading student protests against the government of President Sebastian Piñera. Her high-profile actions are posing a serious challenge to the government — and may lead to a significant overhaul of the country’s education system, explains César Chelala.
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03/09/2011 | Frente Externo
In Chile, Dissent Has a Woman’s Face
In Chile, a 23-year-old woman has been leading student protests against the government of President Sebastian Piñera. Her high-profile actions are posing a serious challenge to the government — and may lead to a significant overhaul of the country’s education system, explains César Chelala.
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14/07/2011 | En Profundidad
A grandfather's plea for an Israeli soldier
Marking five years since the capture of Gilad Shalit, international human rights organizations continue demanding the release of the Israeli soldier.
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14/07/2011 | En Profundidad
A grandfather's plea for an Israeli soldier
Marking five years since the capture of Gilad Shalit, international human rights organizations continue demanding the release of the Israeli soldier.
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29/03/2011 | En Profundidad
Firms prefer pushing tobacco to the poorest
Facing greater restriction in the United States and other industrialized countries, multinational tobacco companies are increasingly marketing their products in developing countries, particularly among women and adolescents.
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03/11/2010 | En Profundidad
Argentina - Country in need of change
Perhaps there is no better observation of the government of Cristina Kirchner, Argentina's president, than the one given by Mario Vargas Llosa, the latest Nobel laureate in literature. When asked about it, Vargas Llosa said that Kirchner was leading a government riddled by corruption. ``I love Argentina,'' he told me recently in New York, ``and it hurts me to see what is going on in your country.''
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19/07/2010 | Sociedad
Breaking the oppression of Indian Dalits
One can fight oppression with violence, or one can fight it with education. Hema Konsotia, a 32-year-old Indian woman, has chosen the latter.
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17/07/2010 | Frente Externo
A Unique Opportunity to Normalize U.S.-Cuba Ties
The Cuban government’s recent agreement to release 52 political prisoners (the first seven of whom have already arrived in Madrid) not only signals a change in that government’s traditionally inflexible policy. More importantly, it offers the opportunity for the United States to normalize relations with Cuba, writes César Chelala.
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26/05/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Afghan kids paying price of opium addiction
The revelation that the number of opium-addicted Afghan children has reached new highs is a tragic unintended consequence of that war. It dramatically illustrates how adult war games doom generations of children to a miserable life.
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