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The War on Colombia’s Poor
January 2012
Ross Eventon

The EU's proposed free trade agreement with Colombia will worsen the already serious human rights violations in the country, as its drive to access to cheap raw materials for European corporations means forcing local people off their land.

Durban’s greenwash outcome
January 2012
Praful Bidwai

The outcome of Durban is a disaster for global climate protection and the survival of millions. 

 
Durban and the climate change deniers
November 2011
Praful Bidwai

The EU could play a valuable role in preventing another flawed climate deal if it neutralises the US and brings other ditherers on board while starting talks on future obligations for the emerging economies.

Social and environmental impacts of sugarcane production in Brazil
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November 2011
Carlos Vinicius Xavier, Fábio T. Pitta and Maria Luisa Mendonça

In this publication, data and recent analyses will be presented on the expansion of sugar cane monoculture for ethanol production in Brazil, and in particular on the monopolisation in the sector due to mergers and the takeover of production plants by foreign companies

Land, conflict and the challenge of pro-poor peace-building
October 2011
Jennifer Franco
Jun Borras

There is a lot of contention over approaches to land reform policy, in terms of how to involve the state, the market and communities; but what matters most for a socio-economically and politically sustainable solution, is that the policy is genuinely 'pro-poor'.

USAID's Alternative Development policy in Colombia
October 2011
Ricardo Vargas

Alternative Development as practised by USAID and the Colombia government was always guided more by security rather than development considerations. This report examines the key aspects of USAID's alternative development policy and its implementation in Colombia during the last decade. A...

Drug Policy Briefing Nr. 38
TNI marks 35th anniversary of assassination of Orlando Letelier
September 2011
TNI

35 years ago, on 21 September 1976 Orlando Letelier, former TNI Director, was killed by a car bomb in Washington DC. TNI remembers his life.

Conflict, poverty and marginalisation
July 2011
Amira Armenta

Since the 1990s, the Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó communities have specifically been the target of violence and subsequent displacement.

Meeting the challenge of feeding the world and cooling the Earth
July 2011
Jun Borras

Two papers analysing the recent experience of Latin America, and Cuba in particular, support arguments that a shift from industrial-large scale farming to small-scale farming can bring environmental, economic and political benefits.

Alternative Development from the perspective of Colombian farmers
July 2011
Susana Ojeda

There is considerable debate on whether Alternative Development is successful from the point of view of experts and politicians, but what do Colombian farmers targeted by these programmes think and what are the implications for their daily lives?

Drug Policy Briefing No. 36
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