Police officers in Brazil participated in a strike because of unfair and low wages.The result of this strike was as expected; mad chaos erupting. Just in eight days: 144 murders occurred, which is more than a six-fold increase in murders as well as much more looting, assaults, and vandalism. Now, 1000 police officers have come back to the job, however that… Read more »
It appears as though the harsh immigration and trade policies Trump is planning to enforce with Mexico will reunite the countries of Latin America. Leaders of various Latin American countries have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the new American President as well as their intentions to stand in solidarity with the Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto. This comes as quite… Read more »
I think this is another example of the unpredictable nature of Trump’s presidency. I disagree that NATO is “obsolete”- it is important both now—in the fight against terrorism—and in the future— stabilizing geopolitical hot spots such as the Arctic. It acts as a unifying part of the global security network. I am glad that the US is putting more pressure… Read more »
A tweet seems to says it all. “Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take in thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia! Why? I will study this dumb deal!” But is this tweet accurate? Australia’s Prime Minister Turnball seems not to be sure. What is this deal that President Trump is referencing? It is an November 2016 one-time agreement… Read more »
Honduras, dubbed the most dangerous country for environmentalists, is under fire for it’s violent and even deadly offenses against environmental activists. Over the course of the past decade, an expansion of mining, agribusiness and energy projects in the area has caused tensions between the government and those who wish to protect the land. Many Honduran politicians and businesspeople have escaped prosecution… Read more »
Considering that there was fifty people present I think it is fortunate that only six people died. I find it interesting that initially it was being called a terrorist attack yet now the suspect has no terrorism related charges. I also found it interesting because I do not often see anti-Islamic attacks in Canada on the news yet it is… Read more »
Chile has gone into a state of emergency because of wildfires! These wildfires are not stopping and have burned 130,000 hectares (more than 321,000 acres), doubling in the past two days. Not only is this upsetting to the environment, but these wildfires are so out of control that they have now killed 11 people; five firefighters, two policemen and three local… Read more »
In this article, the first thing that struck me was that the gang was throwing decapitated bodies over the walls, then I read that some of the bodies were dismembered. After reflecting on this I thought about how the families would react, how they would respond to the question of, “How did blank die?” I couldn’t even fathom thinking about… Read more »
In Colombia the UN has placed troops in zones to verify a ceasefire and cessation of hostiles. Recently, four troops were sent home due an incident in which they danced with FARC rebels at a New Years Eve party. This may seem to be an extreme course of action for a little bit of fun, but letting this type of… Read more »
For this week’s regional report, I really found the article “Behind fence, Mexico’s notorious Juarez is wary of Trump’s wall” to be the most interesting out of my four articles. I was really interested in this since it kind of goes with our unit right now on boundaries. I knew already that Mexico and the United States has fences up… Read more »