The Coyote

The border patrol would like to claim that increased enforcement is the cause for the recent 24 percent decrease in the apprehension of undocumented immigrants, but is this the primary factor?

By Trevor Cohen, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs

To read this analysis, click here.

Peace Corps Safety Measures: Making up for Past Mistakes?

Peace Corps recently pulled 158 active volunteers out of Honduras due to escalating gang violence. However, the Peace Corps’ record on safety protocol for volunteers has not been so reliable in the past, especially for victims of sexual assault.

by Melissa Beale, Research Associate at the Council Hemispheric Affairs

To read this analysis, click here.

COHA in the Public Arena

The Internet and Latin America: The Rise of the Virtual World and Emerging Cyber Security Issues – December  23,2011
By: COHA Research Fellow Alex Sanchez
Eurasia Review
Silobreaker
Today’s Defense 

Profesor Grayson on Mexico’s Drug War – December 23,2011
Interviewed By: COHA Research Associate Zac Deibel
Eurasia Review
Silobreaker

Beijing Comes to Lima: The Fifth People’s Republic of China-Latin America Summit – December 22,2011
By: COHA Research Fellow Peter Tase
Petroleum World
Eurasia Review

Nicaragua: The Other Side – December 22,2011
By: COHA Guest Scholar Fred Morris
High Beam Research