Latin America

The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2012 was launched on 28 February 2012. This edition, the seventh in a series, was published by Lynne Rienner and can be ordered at www.rienner.com

At a time of growing popular demand for representative politics, the protection of rights, and access to justice, this report by CIC's Camino Kavanagh and Dr. Bruce Jones examines the ability of the United Nations to provide 'rule of law' support to member-states and national reformers.

Read the full CIC Policy Paper here

Inter-regional Dialogue on Organized Crime and State Capture

“The cartels have not yet corrupted the government’s senior levels, but sooner or later they will, because they have millions of dollars and you need to be a saint to reject them."

-- Zainab Bangura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leone, (Feb. 2009).