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July 30, 2010
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In Lifting Kopassus Ban, U.S. Should Support Indonesian Civil Society

By Fabio Scarpello | U.S. Foreign Policy

DENPASAR, Indonesia -- Washington's decision to partially lift the ban on contact with Indonesia's Kopassus special forces command has angered human rights organizations. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the decision was a result of reforms that the TNI had undertaken. Human rights groups have countered that neither Kopassus nor the TNI has fully reformed. Both positions are partly correct.

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World Citizen: How Latin America Found its Groove

By Frida Ghitis | Economics and Business

Brazil, like much of Latin America, is showing astonishing resilience in the face of a daunting economic environment that cuts across borders. The region that popularized words such as junta and caudillo, and the countries that for decades served as the inspiration for caricatures of tin-pot dictators are becoming a place where homegrown leaders develop savvy economic policies that dazzle development experts.

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