David vs Goliath?: Ecuador-Chevron case three years on
In the eyes of many bleeding heart liberals, the 2011 ruling by an Ecuadorian court that oil giant Chevron should pay $8.6 billion in compensation to local communities devastated by […]
In the eyes of many bleeding heart liberals, the 2011 ruling by an Ecuadorian court that oil giant Chevron should pay $8.6 billion in compensation to local communities devastated by […]
The anecdote goes that, when discussing how to deal with the millions of Jews displaced by anti-Semitic skirmishes across Europe, it was Argentina which was favoured by many prominent Zionists. […]
By 1943 Brazil was at war. After a series of Nazi-led U-boat attacks and gradual dependence on US business, Latin America’s largest country officially made the Second World War truly global. Brazils siding with […]
Looming under the gaze of the desolate Cerro Rico (‘Rich Mountain’) lies the cluttered sprawl of Potosí. Formally the jewel in the Spanish crown, Potosí remains a faded reminder of […]
Asked the question “did the Vatican mishandle the child abuse scandals” and your answer might well be: “Is the Pope Catholic?” And, after months of scrutinising Church members from across […]
From the comfort of my sofa, five thousand miles from Caracas, there is, naturally, the risk I will misunderstand a situation. Stories which have serious repercussions on the country, such […]
Shortly before being sentenced, Castro would make a speech which would seal the fate of the nation. Standing in front of the judge, barely recognisable from the bearded, harsh-looking man […]
At the end of July an explosion rocked the mountainside surrounding the sweltering, coastal city of Buenaventura, Colombia. The target was specific; a generator which powered one of Colombia’s poorest […]
“With this verdict, I have recovered my dignity.” These were the words Argentina’s former President, Fernando de la Rua, chose when acquitted last week of a bribery scandal which first […]
Whilst the UK media has spent the year focusing on a worsening situation in the Middle-East, the NSA crisis and, most importantly, Tom Daley’s sexuality, 2013 has been an important […]