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Hi all. For this week’s reflections, I will be commenting on the release of Ovidio Guzmán, commonly known as one of El Chapo’s sons. More specifically, I will be comparing two responses to the incident, and give my own personal take on it. To give more background to the incident, a few weeks ago, the […] read full post >>

Hi all. For this week’s reflections, I will be commenting on a video posted for week 12, entitled “Dictatorship and Resistance”. In it, Professor Rita de Grandis speaks about the military junta in Argentina between 1976 and 1983, which was supported by the United States through Operation Condor, though the exact extent of the American […] read full post >>

Hi all. For this week’s reflections, I will be commenting on a video posted for week 12, entitled “Dictatorship and Resistance”. In it, Professor Rita de Grandis speaks about the military junta in Argentina between 1976 and 1983, which was supported by the United States through Operation Condor, though the exact extent of the American […] read full post >>

After 13 weeks we have sadly reached the end of Latin American studies 100. During these weeks we have gained insights into the history and political processes of many Latin American countries which shaped them into the states they are today. Since most weeks have shown us the dark and cruel sides of Latin AmericaContinue reading "Attempt to end the course on a positive note – Week 13: Towards an Uncertain Future" read full post >>

On November 8th this year, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was freed from prison after the... read full post >>

In the Dawson reading this week, I found his statement about Latin American states being ‘weak’ particularly interesting. I found his argument difficult because I was unsure about the term ‘weak’ he used to describe them. He stated that this is mainly because they ‘have always foun dit difficult to collect taxes, enforce their own […] read full post >>

On November 8th this year, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was freed from prison after the... read full post >>

This weeks reading was extremely depressing as it focused on the numerous amount of wars that took place in South America during the late 1900s. These were all interfered with by the US because of the countries lack of money and also the US’s desire for their ideology to be prevalent in the continent below […] read full post >>

Like all protests, the demonstrations seen in Colombia within the past few days have been a long time coming and stem from a variety of fears and grievances. According to articles I have read from BBC, The Washington Post, and NPR, citizens of Columbia fear pension and tax reforms, privatization of companies and institutions, changes …

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Hello everyone and welcome back to my final blog! Unfortunately, everything fun always comes to an end and I am very sorry to announce that this blog post is my last one! But before saying good bye, let’s talk about fun stuff! After studying the chaotic past of Latin America, it is time to discussContinue reading "WEEK 12: FUTURE?" read full post >>