Dozens of scholars, researchers, activists and policymakers from institutions across the globe arrived at UC Santa Barbara for a three-day international conference from Oct. 25-27, aimed at discussing the crucial questions at the heart of geopolitical, economic and environmental futures across the “Global South,” with an emphasis on the Amazon region. The conference, titled “The
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While democratic elections are held regularly in Peru, critics say that the results often have more to do with settling scores and politicians getting rich than installing effective governments.