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How the Drug War Spread Across the Entire World

Emily Dickinson, Washington Monthly. January 16, 2012.

Colombia’s incredible turnaround strategy has become a rare success story in the drug war, as well as its most formidable brand and export. It is, however, problematic.

Glaciers Go, Leaving Drought, Conflict and Tension in Andes

Glaciers Go, Leaving Drought, Conflict and Tension in Andes

Barbara Fraser, Daily Climate. May 20, 2009.

In a dry land where almost everyone has their eye on their uphill neighbor's water, there is already conflict in the Andes.

Retreat of Andean Glaciers Foretells Global Water Woes

Carolyn Kormann, Yale Environment 360. April 11, 2009.

Bovlia will soon be paying a disproportionately high price from global warming: the rapid loss of glaciers and a decline in vital water supplies.

For FARC's Sake: Colombia's U.S.-Sponsored Aggression Destabilizing Andean Region

Richard Gott, AlterNet. March 8, 2008.

The deaths of two senior FARC leaders will stymie the peace process and any hope for release for FARC's hostages.

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