By Brooke Ryback The international community generally views the 2016 Final Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the insurgent group, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejèrcito del Pueblo (FARC-EP), as a progressive achievement towards implementing a gendered perspective in peacemaking. Eight years in, women’s participation at the negotiation table in Havana between 2012…
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Tensions Resurface Between Venezuela and Guyana: A Case of International Concern
By Brooke Ryback December Tensions Long-standing tensions between Venezuela and its eastern neighbor, Guyana, escalated over the course of December 2023. An ongoing land dispute over the border area of Essequibo, an oil and mineral-rich territory which covers two-thirds of Guyana, has strained the relationship between the two countries for over a century. However, tensions…
One Month into Mexico’s Decriminalization of Abortion: The Domestic and International Ramifications Thus Far
By Brooke Ryback The Decision On 6 September 2023, Mexico’s supreme court decriminalized abortion nationwide. The Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación ruled, “the crime of abortion in the Federal Penal Code is unconstitutional as it contradicts the right to decide for women and persons with the capacity to gestate.” The official document, posted…
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