An interview with a UN peacekeeping veteran who says combat units are far more effective with a strong female presence.

The false notion that the armed forces are inherently cleaner is dangerous to democracy in Latin America.

The former president tried to bring the armed forces out of the shadow of the last dictatorship. Will his successor reverse course?

“We are still very far away from seeing what the results will be,” says AS/COA Online’s editor-in-chief as Mexico’s president faces security and economic challenges.

"We’ve got to find a way to talk about the morality of recreational drug use," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in The Washington Post.

Countries are empowering generals to deal with critical policy challenges. They are missing the point.

A massive, peaceful protest in Uruguay reflects institutional strengths, not weaknesses.