Police aren't the problem, they're the solution. They just need to be better paid and better trained.

Since its creation, the Inter-American system of human rights has exceeded its founders’ expectations. But can it evolve to address the new challenges facing the Americas? Read a feature by Santiago Canton from the Summer 2009 issue of Americas Quarterly.

Alejandro Toledo, the former president of Peru, reflects on institution building in Peru and the role of the Inter-American system in defending human rights and democracy. Read this feature from the Summer 2009 issue of Americas Quarterly.

In an AQ web exclusive, Lila Barrera-Hernández spells out the details surrounding recent indigenous protests against government decrees on land use and resources in the Peruvian Amazon region of Bagua.

Mexico’s former undersecretary for international trade negotiations looks at how free trade can help Latin America to reignite economic growth.

The New York Times national immigration correspondent reviews four new books on immigration and potential policy directions for the Obama administration.