Category Archives: Security

FARC Peace Accords: Back to the drawing board.

Posted on October 4, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

There was to be no “Neville Chamberlain moment” for Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos yesterday as his proposed peace process with the FARC guerrilla movement was rejected by voters by a paper-thin majority of 50.2% to 49.8%. No matter how … Continue reading →

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Mayors in the crosshairs – the dangerous world of Mexican local government

Posted on July 27, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

According to data released earlier this week by Mexico’s National Institute for Statistics and Geography (INEGI), there were 20,525 registered homicides in the country in the last year.  At a per capita rate of 17 per 100,000, Mexico weighs in … Continue reading →

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