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Newly inaugurated Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed National Plan for Peace and Security would task a new National Guard with law-enforcement responsibilities. Doing so would ignore the mistakes of past presidents.
Efforts to secure and defend democracy from Russian interference have focused on the U.S. and Europe. But Latin American countries require similar attention.
With tensions running high, what can Mexico do to strengthen its position against the United States?
In a shocking vote, almost 13 million Colombians headed to the polls this past Sunday and rejected the government’s peace agreement with the FARC by a slim majority. Here are three points from Colombia’s plebiscite that we would be wise to remember when it comes to any unpredictable election.