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The Latin American State: "Failed" or Evolving?

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An open Forum for all the Latin American and European experts who wish to contribute to a dialogue on  international issues relevant for both regions.

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What do Chileans think of the Armed Forces since the death of Augusto Pinochet? This is one of the questions which is tackled by “Captive Institutions"

 

 

Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law

The Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law (TTSRL) project is aimed at framing the current nature of the threat of terrorism as it exists within the EU, and at generating insight into the various response options to terrorism that are available to European governments.

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Asia / Op-Ed/Article

The Central Asian jigsaw

05/02/2007 By Juan Garrigues

How to classify a book that includes a harsh critique of the US human rights record in Central Asia, a gastronomical anecdote about a canine tasting in Uzbekistan, the illustrated depiction of a failed road trip from Beijing to Istanbul and travel recommendations, such as, not to forget small bills for briberies?

Not an easy task. In any case, an unnecessary one. Silk Road to Ruin, by the controversial political cartoonist Ted Rall, proves as much an unclassifiable work as an entertaining one.


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Keywords

Central Asia and Russia China Cold War Conflict Democracy Fragile state Human rights Russia US

Bio author: Juan Garrigues

Juan Garrigues holds a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and an MA in International Studies from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Prior to joining FRIDE, he worked at the Centro Internacional de Toledo (CITpax) as Project Manager and as an Associate Political Affairs Officer in the Department of Political Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat.