COLOMBIA: Ceasefire Holds as Peace Deal Progresses
The permanent ceasefire between the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) appears to be holding. The ceasefire, which took effect on the first minute of Monday…
August 2016
INTERNATIONAL DAY of the DISAPPEARED: Latin America Past and Present
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/209 declares August 30th the International Day of the Disappeared. Yet for the past century, Latin America has been no foreigner to forced disappearances…
BRAZIL: Dilma Makes Final Plea in Impeachment Trial
UPDATE: Since the article’s original publication, President Dilma has has been officially removed from office by the affirmative vote of 61 senators to 20. However, she was not barred from…
CULTURE: Mexican Singer Juan Gabriel’s Death Re-Births Issue of Gay Rights in Machista Societies
Dying of a heart attack Sunday August 28 in Santa Monica, United States, renowned Mexican singer Juan Gabriel maintains a decades-long legacy continuing strong into the 21st century. Famous for what is…
LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS: Plata o Plomo - The Origins of Uribe’s Anti-Peace Process Agenda
Outspoken Colombian Ex-President Alvaro Uribe’s call for civil resistance against the Santos government-FARC peace process in Havana during its final stages must be interpreted through various contextual circumstances, principally via economic, political but perhaps…
CHILE: Bachelet Responds to Mass Protest over AFP
After weeks of unrest across Chile over the protracted issue of the role of the Association of Administrative Pension Funds of Chile (AFP), President Bachelet has responded with new proposals…
UN MEXICO: 17 Sustainable Development Objectives
Pulsamerica in honored collaboration with UN MEXICO: On Sept. 25, 2015, countries had the opportunity to adopt a set of global targets to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for…
ANNOUNCEMENT: New “The Power Watch Profiles”
The Power Watch Profiles by Pulsamerica is an updating list of up-and-coming Lat Am government authorities to watch for local, international & cross-industry changes. It profiles those who have “made it” and are…
EDITOR’S NOTES: Rio After the 2016 Rio Olympics
The State of Rio de Janeiro is hosting more than just the Olympics. It also hosts a tangible portion of Brazil’s unemployed. In fact, disproportionate benefits for multinationals are leaving Brazil’s…
GUATEMALA: Perez & Baldetti Face New Corruption Investigations
Former President and Vice President will undergo a trial for a third case of corruption allegedly involving more than U$S82 million. Specifically, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez has accused the pair…
PERU: It’s Not Just the Economy, Stupid: What Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Must Do to Govern Peru
Last week’s inauguration of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as Peru’s new president put a business-friendly technocrat back in the Casa de Pizarro, Peru’s presidential palace, and the new administration is certain…
INTERNATIONAL: Iranian NGOs Rise in Lat Am & Africa
Article by Track Persia - Many private Iranian companies are aiming at doing business in many Latin American countries and about twenty African countries, including Liberia, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic…
ECONOMY: Globalization and Developing Regions Power War in the Information Age
Current trends of globalization - particularly in developing regions such as Lat Am - are provoking renown economists as Joseph Stiglitz to question whether our so-called “knowledge/information based economy” is…