Natural Security Series: New Mines Mean Bloodshed in Brazil
Earlier this month, reports emerged of a massacre by illegal prospectors of approximately 20 indigenous people from the Warikama Djapar tribe in Vale do Javari, […] More
Brazil
Brazil’s Democracy Suffers from Corruption
Brazil is increasingly becoming a less stable country and has been ranked one of the most worsened countries over the past year by the 2017 […] More
South America Faces Fears of Fragility
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for military exercises on August 26 and 27, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not […] More
Brazil Post-Rousseff
Brazil’s Senate has voted 61-20 to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, finding her guilty of manipulating the country’s budget. Rousseff’s Vice President Michel Temer, […] More
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Next Steps in Brazil
The Olympic Games have come to an end – without a major hitch – and now Brazil must once again face its internal issues: a […] More
Brazil: Getting its House Back in Order Post Olympics
The Olympic Games have been a nice distraction for Brazil but will leave the country with nothing gained – the negatives balancing out the positives […] More
The Games Have Been a Distraction
With the Rio Olympics wrapping in just a few days, The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with Director of Research at the Rio-based Igarapé Institute, […] More
Prestige Over Policy
The Olympic Games are supposed to bring international prestige to host countries, if all goes well. But Rio 2016 is an example of a government […] More
Rio Olympic Games: A Missed Opportunity
The Rio Olympics – which kicks off tonight with the opening ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium – is a missed opportunity for Brazil to assert […] More
Low Expectations
The Olympic Games kick off today in Brazil – a country plagued by a political crisis and economic downturn. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke […] More
No Major Effect
The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro – starting today – had the potential to boost Brazil’s international image. Director of the Wilson Center’s Brazil […] More
Threat of Terror Attack During Rio Games Low, But Rising
The threat level of an organized Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) attack during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – […] More
Brazilian President Suspended, Awaits Impeachment Trial
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has been suspended from office and will face an impeachment trial after the vote on Thursday in the country’s senate. Although […] More
Brazil’s Prospects Under a New Government
Brazilians have been engulfed in the worst crisis to afflict the country since the end of the military dictatorship in the mid-80s. Although Brazil impeached […] More
Brazil: Markets Bullish on Rousseff Impeachment Proceedings
367 members of Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted Sunday to advance impeachment proceedings aimed at ousting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. That’s 25 more votes […] More
Russian Influence in Latin America
On November 30, 2015, on the sidelines of the United Nation COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris, the Presidents of Peru and Russia signed an […] More
The Gerasimov Doctrine
Through hybrid warfare and the Gerasimov Doctrine, Russia is increasingly blurring the lines between war and peace, business and crime. Russia’s involvement in Latin America […] More
Security and Commerce
As a native Costa Rican and Professor of political science, Constantino Urcuyo Fournier has a unique perspective into Russia’s increasing involvement in Latin America. As […] More
Russia in Latin America: A Challenge to the U.S.
With global attention focused on Russia’s role in the Syria quagmire, the media is barely covering Vladimir Putin’s aggressive maneuvers in Ukraine, let alone his […] More