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Time to Cry for Argentina? A Judicial Ruling’s Global Reverberations
Written by Samuel George
By ruling that Buenos Aires must repay sovereign bond holdouts, Judge Griesa may have complicated similar programs in Europe while derailing any hope of Argentina’s reentry into the global financial system. It is tough to blame Judge Thomas Griesa for throwing the book at Argentina. The enigmatic South American nation […]
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Problems of the mining industry in Peru
Written by Juan Arellano
One old saying well know by Peruvians is: “Peru is a beggar sitting on a golden bench”. Even though its interpretation can be controversial, in some ways it represents an idea that is well accepted by much of the population: that the country is poor because it does not […]
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Egypt: The Right to Water
Written by Rayna Stamboliyska
Water is indispensable to human life. As a basic need, it is highly vulnerable to exploitation and has been recognized as a human right in several international human rights treaties and declarations. Addressing the right to water in terms of sustaining life highlights how important proper policies are for securing […]
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Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Written by Bojana Ruzic
2 Dec 2012 Belgrade It’s Sunday. I’ve got message on WhatsApp from Nenad. Brussels first snow, he wrote. Then we chatted a bit. Look at Brussels last night was written under the photo he sent me. He knows how much I love Christmas markets. Last year he sent me a […]
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Climate Change Crisis: Cheap Today, Expensive Tomorrow
Written by arzaba
Since the very first moment I opened my eyes in this world, I remember financial crisis existing in my common surroundings. Crisis in my home country of Mexico, crisis in my hometown, and crisis in my family. Sadly, this tiny word that causes a lot of hassle exists in almost […]
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All books and no play makes Jack an out-of-work boy
Written by vlemus
The author would LOVE to thank Ligia María Orellana for her awesome drawings and her awesome self. I have a friend who’s studying abroad, in Mexico. She’ll have a PhD in Demographic Studies before she turns 30. This is highly unlikely in Latin America and even less likely in Central […]
