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Guinea Bissau: West Africa's New Achilles' Heel
Cocaine trafficking has turned Guinea Bissau into Africa’s first narco-state, and a lucrative source of cash for Hezbollah and Al Qaeda as well as South American drug cartels. The double assassinations last March of the country’s president and army chief of staff may have been the point of no return as this tiny country sinks into a new era of conflict.
Iran on the Edge
After a hotly contested presidential election that resulted in street riots and a disputed claim to a renewed mandate by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran stands at a crossroads: between reformist and conservative leadership, between its revolutionary past and its post-revolutionary future.
Latvia: Coping with Economic Collapse
As Latvia experiences one of the sharpest economic downturns in the world, and thousands of people participate in anti-government protests, Kristina Rizga and Akim Aginsky report on what the global recession means for ordinary Latvians and the future of the European Union.
Guatemala: Forgotten Trauma
In some parts of Guatemala, malnourishment levels rival the worst in Africa. Now, the global economic crisis and changes in U.S. immigration policy is exacerbating the problem.
Tajikistan: Winter of Discontent
The poorest of the former Soviet republics endures a second winter of deprivation, racked by food shortages, energy cut-offs, a largely dysfunctional government, and the return of tens of thousands of migrant Tajik workers who have lost their jobs in Russia because of the global economic crisis.
Altar, Sonora: The Business of Smuggling
In the last two decades, human smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border has undergone a radical transformation. How did the business become so dangerous?
Inside Gaza
Gazan healthcare facilities have been strangled by an Israeli blockade since June 2007, when Hamas wrested control of Gaza from rival party Fatah. Now, Israel's massive offensive against Hamas has only exacerbated conditions in Gaza’s hospitals as they struggle to care for thousands of wounded civilians.
Cuba: Tropical Depression
Depression caused by Cuban politics and the faltering economy is a taboo subject on the island, but plenty of Cubans self-medicate their frustrations. Reporter Lygia Navarro travels to Havana to investigate the popular black market in sedatives.
Ecuador: Jungle Tensions
As Ecuador and Colombia engage in a diplomatic war of words over a cross-border military raid by Colombian forces social, environmental and political problems along the shared bi-national jungle border abound.
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