Clouds Over Colombia
In 1998, Colombians were filled with optimism about the possibility of a negotiated settlement to the armed conflict that has ...
Central America After Mitch
In late October 1998, Hurricane Mitch pummeled Central America, causing extensive damage to the region, especially to Honduras and Nicaragua ...
Surviving Mitch
The survivors of last October's devastation in Honduras and Nicaragua have lived through a double hurricane: a four-day meteorological event ...
U.S. Deepens Involvement in Colombia’s Internal War
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On July 23, a U.S. military surveillance plane crashed in Colombia with five U.S. soldiers and two Colombians aboard, ...
Book Review Essay: Shining and Other Paths: War and Society in Peru, 1980-1995
The Communist Party of Peru, otherwise known as Shining Path, launched its "popular revolutionary war" in 1980, giving rise to ...
Chiquita’s Brand of Crisis Management
In the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, business interests—both domestic and foreign—sought to use the crisis to advance their own interests ...
A Community Response in El Salvador
The wind moved suddenly, shaking the branches of the mango trees. Just a few days before, a wave of humidity—different ...
