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Save to My PortfolioSolutions for Colombia’s Displaced: The Constitutional Court, Commercial Activity and the Internal Displacement Crisis

Monday, March 10, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/John VizcainoOn March 10, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, in collaboration with the Washington Office on Latin America and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre of the Norwegian Refugee Council, hosted a panel discussion on how to solve the challenges of the displacement crisis in Colombia. A distinguished panel of experts discussed the impact of the Constitutional Court's decisions on Internally Displaced Persons and the relationship between commercial activity and the internal displacement crisis, with a particular focus on the African palm oil industry. Read More

Colombia, Internal Displacement, Central America, Latin America

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Dialogue: Engaging the Latin American World

Michael E. O'Hanlon, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, November 2007, The Brookings Institution

A Dialogue: Engaging the Latin American WorldIn October and November of 2007, Brookings Scholars Michael O'Hanlon, Diana Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz had an e-mail exchange with prominent Latin American scholars with a variety of perspectives to discuss the issues facing Latin America.  Read More

Immigration, Trade, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioImproving Government Expenditure Performance in Latin America and the Caribbean: World Bank Experiences

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
12:00 PM to
Washington, DC

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Global Governance, World Bank, Latin America, Central America, South America

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Save to My PortfolioPuerto Rico's Economic Challenge

Thursday, May 25, 2006
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInterview with Afro-Colombian IDP Leaders

Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, Dec-03, Refugee Watch

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: Their Use and Application in the Americas

Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, 26-Mar-03, International Seminar: Experiences of Displaced Populations in Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAn Immigration Bargain

Robert S. Leiken, 22-Mar-02, The Boston Globe

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioImmigration Accord Would Help Mexico Lock Our 'Back Door'

Robert S. Leiken, 18-Mar-02, The Arizona Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSpatial and Temporal Patterns in Civil Violence: Guatemala 1977-1986

Timothy R. Gulden, February 2002, CSED Working Paper 26

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInternal Displacement in the Americas: Some Distinctive Features

Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli and Roberta Cohen, May 2001, Brookings-CUNY Project on Internal Displacement

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Save to My PortfolioGuatemala after the Peace Accords

Rachel Sieder, January 01, 1999

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Save to My PortfolioMexico

Nora Lustig, September 01, 1998

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Save to My PortfolioGoverning Mexico

Monica Serrano, June 01, 1998

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Save to My PortfolioMexico

Monica Serrano, June 01, 1998

Featured Experts

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Political Economy Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An international political economy fellow, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz focuses on the the emerging economies, and the role of banking and finance and global governance. He is Deputy Director for the Partnership for the Americas Commission.
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Diana Villiers Negroponte

Diana Villiers Negroponte

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Formerly a trade lawyer and professor of history, Diana Negroponte focuses on Latin America. She researches and writes about the New Left, populism and the relationship between criminal gangs and state institutions.
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