Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síđur From border crime in Mexico to Chavez's revolution in Venezuela, this volume presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the key conflicts, corruption, and revolutionary movements simmering or raging in every region of Latin America. In-depth, comprehensive chapters explore drug wars, immigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability, including: The Zapatista Rebellion, the Darien Gap controversy, Evo Morales, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Tupac Amaru, the Falklands, and Guantanamo Bay. |
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... police , and during President's Fox's term in office , efforts to reform the police and criminal justice system stalled because of congressional opposition . This means that Mexico's capacity to deal with the threats from narcotics is ...
... police . Since 2003 , Guatemala has been battered by street gangs and vigilante groups supported by the police , turning the country into one of the most violent in Latin America . Corruption and poor governance compound this dilemma ...
... police documents in Guatemala City con- firmed an earlier UN commission's finding that the National Police helped identify and kill leftists during its 1960-1996 civil war . The Guatemalan army was responsible for most of the killings ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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