Youth are rising to demand their rights and to make adults accountable for the state of the economy: how can youth be involved in the greater decisions of the world, so they become part of the solutions?

    In Latin America one can say that the distance between government elites and the people has been historically large. The term “citizenship” is still a work in process, but the organization of civil society has become stronger over the past decade. Whether this is an outcome of globalization […]

Colombia’s mining industry is trying to re-write its history. Can it turn paramilitary incursions, envorinmental chaos and land disputes into friendlier mining? Participating in the world economy with a highly strategical mineral and preserving the environment seem to be at odds with each other in Colombia . And issues like […]

Natural and agricultural resources for which there is a substantial black market, such as coca, opium, and diamonds, appear especially likely to be exploited by the parties to a civil conflict. On the other hand, these resources may also provide one of the few reliable sources of income in the […]