From a country dripping with corruption has come Mexicoleaks, a media platform that seeks to engage Mexicans in the safeguarding of their country’s democracy. Launched on March 10th, the website is based on the principles and format of Wikileaks. ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula is a second year student concentrating in International Relations. Originally from Mexico City, she is irremediably obsessed with China and Hong Kong. She likes Latin American literature, peppermint tea, and cats. She thinks green is not a creative colour.
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From a country dripping with corruption has come Mexicoleaks, a media platform that seeks to engage Mexicans in the safeguarding of their country’s democracy. Launched on March 10th, the website is based on the principles and format of Wikileaks. ...
At long last, the Obama administration is making a decisive move on immigration reform. On November 20, 2014, the president announced that, after waiting for a year and a half on a gridlocked House of Representatives, he would use executive action to...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
At long last, the Obama administration is making a decisive move on immigration reform. On November 20, 2014, the president announced that, after waiting for a year and a half on a gridlocked House of Representatives, he would use executive action to...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
2014 was a tough year for the People’s Republic of China and its claim over territories. Last spring, the terrorist attacks in Xinjiang and Kunming displayed the increasing brutality of the Uyghur’s separatist movement. In the fall, the Umbrella ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
2014 was a tough year for the People’s Republic of China and its claim over territories. Last spring, the terrorist attacks in Xinjiang and Kunming displayed the increasing brutality of the Uyghur’s separatist movement. In the fall, the Umbrella ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
On January 18, the prominent Argentine lawyer Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires. Nisman had been commissioned since 2005 to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, the most notorious terrorist att...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
On January 18, the prominent Argentine lawyer Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires. Nisman had been commissioned since 2005 to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, the most notorious terrorist att...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
For the past week, Hong Kong has been the center of the biggest challenge against the Chinese central government since the Tiananmen protests of 1989. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have taken part in rallies across the island, demanding the Chinese...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
For the past week, Hong Kong has been the center of the biggest challenge against the Chinese central government since the Tiananmen protests of 1989. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have taken part in rallies across the island, demanding the Chinese...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
In July, after several months of discussion, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have finally established the New Development Bank. With an initial capital of $50 billion and a $100 billion reserve fund, the new insti...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
In July, after several months of discussion, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have finally established the New Development Bank. With an initial capital of $50 billion and a $100 billion reserve fund, the new insti...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The good news is that the nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the major global powers have so far delivered quite optimistic progress. Iran has been complying with its compromise to temporarily stop nuclear activities, and in exchange, some sanc...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The good news is that the nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the major global powers have so far delivered quite optimistic progress. Iran has been complying with its compromise to temporarily stop nuclear activities, and in exchange, some sanc...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
My last piece addressed the polemic surrounding the Taiwanese government’s intention to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The article commented on the Sunflower Movement’s actions to prevent the passing of the a...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
My last piece addressed the polemic surrounding the Taiwanese government’s intention to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The article commented on the Sunflower Movement’s actions to prevent the passing of the a...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
On March 17, the Taiwanese government announced that it was ready to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The agreement, which was signed in June 2013 but is still pending ratification, would allow China and Taiwan to i...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
On March 17, the Taiwanese government announced that it was ready to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The agreement, which was signed in June 2013 but is still pending ratification, would allow China and Taiwan to i...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 370 flight has been on most international news’ headlines for over three weeks now. The airplane, scheduled to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, vanished in the Gulf of Thailand on March 8. Since then, ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 370 flight has been on most international news’ headlines for over three weeks now. The airplane, scheduled to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, vanished in the Gulf of Thailand on March 8. Since then, ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Five weeks ago, Francis Torres wrote an article for BPR explaining the dangers that journalists face internationally. Among many indicators regarding the protection that journalists receive in different countries, the World Press Freedom Index stood ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Five weeks ago, Francis Torres wrote an article for BPR explaining the dangers that journalists face internationally. Among many indicators regarding the protection that journalists receive in different countries, the World Press Freedom Index stood ...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The news of the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — the most wanted drug lord in the world — has been received by many as a crucial success for the Mexican government. The fall of the Sinaloa’s Cartel leader, the world’s largest and m...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
The news of the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — the most wanted drug lord in the world — has been received by many as a crucial success for the Mexican government. The fall of the Sinaloa’s Cartel leader, the world’s largest and m...
Paula Martinez Gutierrez
Paula Martinez Gutierrez