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In an article in Aftenposten 14 May 18 Norwegian Latin America researchers criticize Oslo Freedom Forum for being politically biased in relation to Latin America, weakening its credibility as a human rights forum. See also the response and follow-up.
Article (in Norwegian) by Leiv Marsteintredet on how presidential democracies solve the problems caused by presidential successions, related to the present situation in Venezuela.
In an article published in Aftenposten 22 February Cecilie Hirsch, PhD candidate at the University of Oslo, critcizes the newspaper's coverage of the elections in Ecuador for being based on several erroneous allegations.
In this article (in Norwegian) from Aftenposten 1 February 2013 Benedicte Bull, associate professor at the University of Oslo, and Osvaldo Dorich criticize an article by Bård Larsen for repeating Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet's key arguments.
Article (in Norwegian) from Klassekampen 10 January 2013 by Audun Solli, PhD candidate at the University of Oslo, about the political future of Venezuela if Hugo Chávez' health prevents him from continuing as president.
Ten years have passed since Brazil's history took a new turn with the election of Lula da Silva as president. In this blog post (in Norwegian) Torkjell Leira explores the importance of Lula's years in office.
Article (In Norwegian) from NRK Ytring October 15th by Jemima García-Godos. The negotiations between FARC and the Colombian government, which began in Oslo on Wednesday 17th, could not have had a better starting point. It is allowed to hope that they will succeed, writes the author.
Article (in Norwegian) from Klassekampen 13 October by Camila Gianella and Catalina Vallejo from Chr Michelsen Institute, on what to expect from the peace negotiations between FARC and the Colombian government.
An article on 25 August by Johannes Nymark, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) focusing on the removal from office of president Fernando Lugo in Paraguay and the reactions from Latin American countries and the USA, sparked a lively debate in Bergens Tidende with Leiv Marsteintredet (4 Sept and 11 Sept), University of Bergen and Dave Watson (6 Sept and 17 Sept), The Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Latin America (LAG).
South America is an example that it is possible to overcome international crises without a social disaster. The only thing that is needed is political will, writes Heidi Lundeberg, leader of The Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Latin America (LAG), in this article in Aftenposten on 15 August.
Article (in Norwegian) from Bergens Tidende 28 June by Camila Gianella, researcher at Chr Michelsen Institute, about the population in Espinar in Peru fighting an intense battle against the mining company Xstrata. Several protesters have been killed in violent clashes with police. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund has invested in Xstrata.
Pentecostals often points out Guatemala as an example of the miracles God works, writes Gina Lende, researcher at PRIO and Menighetsfakultetet, in an article in Stavanger Aftenblad 29 May.
Rather than attacking Argentina for renationalizing petroleum companies, Spain should take lessons from the country's crisis management, argues Johannes Nymark in this article in Klassekampen 26 May.
Article by Jorge Balarezo on the ongoing conflict about the Conga mining project in Peru and the challenges it represesents for Humala's government (Engl.)
Hans Egil Offerdal and Benedicte Bull on the work of the Mexican philosopher Enrique Dussel in an article in Bergens Tidende 16 April 2012.
Torkjell Leira comments an article in Morgenbladet, arguing that indigenous peoples and the environment pay the price for Brazil's economic progress.
The discrimination against Haitians in the Dominican Republic, and the work of Sonia Pierre, is the topic of this article by Jørgen Yri, NTNU, published in Adresseavisen.
Article by Cecilie Hirsch and John-Andrew McNeish regarding the conflict between lowland indigenous and the (indigenous led) government in Bolivia.
Article by Marcos Fabián Mosenson on Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s current challenges.
The reactions in Bolivia are strong after a violent police action against indigenous demonstrators, state Cecilie Hirsch, PHD fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo / Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and John-Andrew McNeish Associate Professor at Noragric, UMB in this article published in Klassekampen.
There is a lot to learn from the students' and pupils' fight against the Chilean education system, writes Benedicte Bull from the University of Oslo in this article pblished in Klassekampen.
With a focus on solving the Cubans daily poeocupations, president Raúl Castro has proven to be more pragmatic than his brother Fidel, write Hans Jacob Ohlidieck and Even Underlid from the University of Bergen in this article in Bergens Tidende.