GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Corruption Fuels a Feedback Loop in Guatemala
Oct 9, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
(JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- After strong opposition by the current Guatemalan government, the U.N. Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala left the country in September after 12 years of investigating corruption.
- Given its weak institutions, Guatemala's "safe third country" agreement with the United States will likely add to the region's instability.
- U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to punish Guatemala over migrant flows to the United States will only increase the country's institutional weaknesses if they are made a reality.
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