The Costa Rica Consensus

The Costa Rica Consensus

In a recent speech at the Newseum, former Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias describes concrete ways of moving beyond our over-militarized world.

Monroe Doctrine 2.0

Monroe Doctrine 2.0

Keeping our Latin American neighbors seemingly independent, but still supportive of U.S. corporations, requires new methods.

The Lowest Form of Military Aggression

On July 1, 2010, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly authorized the U.S. military to undertake policing duties in Costa Rica, based on an expired “Cooperation Agreement.”