Peru’s new law on artisanal mining aims to regulate a key sector, but experts warn that, without effective controls, it could exacerbate illegal activity and environmental damage in areas such as Madre de Dios.
Brazil is banking on AI as a cornerstone of its technological sovereignty and diplomacy, whilst Colombia and Bolivia face the challenge of translating regulation into tangible capabilities.
The final stretch of the Colombian presidential campaign has left the country caught between polarisation, political violence and rhetoric that undermines democratic coexistence.
The Amazon is facing a crisis of dispossession, violence, and democratic erosion that is testing the effectiveness of the Escazú Agreement and the protection of those who defend the territory.
The activation of Article 34 of the UN Charter places under international scrutiny not only Mexico’s disappearance crisis, but also the state’s inability to respond to the women who carry out the search efforts.
The return of anti-drug policies based on repression threatens to exacerbate violence, strengthen organized crime, and weaken Latin American democracies.
