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Poverty

From vulnerability to resilience: A paradigm shift to end poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

Michelle Muschett
Although Latin America and the Caribbean have reached their lowest poverty levels in history, more than half of their population remains vulnerable, highlighting the urgency of a new development paradigm based on resilience.
Poverty
Income concentration increases and poverty persists
Education

The crisis of the university in Latin America

Fernando Barrientos
Latin American universities are going through a profound crisis marked by budget cuts, loss of autonomy, academic degradation, and subjugation to the logic of the market.
Elections

Artificial intelligence in electoral campaigns: How and for what

Jesús Delgado Valery
Artificial intelligence is redefining electoral campaigns: it can either strengthen democracy or become its greatest threat.
Politics

The end of Dina Boluarte’s government and the pattern of presidential failures in the region

Christopher Martínez
The removal of Dina Boluarte is not an isolated event, but rather the confirmation of the pattern of instability that has characterized Latin American presidencies for more than four decades.
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International relations

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Amnesty and the Rule of Law

Juan Vicente Bachiller
The attempt by Bolsonarism to promote an amnesty law for those convicted of the 2022 assault on democracy rekindles in Brazil the debate over the limits of political forgiveness and the risk of turning justice into an instrument of impunity.

The intricate road to democracy in Venezuela: María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

María Isabel Puerta Riera
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado recognizes her peaceful struggle for Venezuelan democracy and rekindles hope for change in the country.

Marco Rubio confronts Chinese influence in Central America with visa restrictions

Henry Large
The United States toughens its foreign policy in Latin America by turning visas into a tool to curb China’s expansion in the region.

Democracy

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Gerrymandering 2025: the battle over electoral maps in the US

Xavier Rodríguez-Franco
In silence, the United States is redefining its political map with an electoral redrawing that could alter the balance of power in 2026.

Amnesty and the Rule of Law

Juan Vicente Bachiller
The attempt by Bolsonarism to promote an amnesty law for those convicted of the 2022 assault on democracy rekindles in Brazil the debate over the limits of political forgiveness and the risk of turning justice into an instrument of impunity.
Policy

Perverted democracies

Luis Pásara
Some Latin American regimes maintain voting rights while eliminating opposition. Are these really democracies, or just perverted versions of them?
Policy

Of worn-out speeches and unauthorized outlets: Reinventing...

Ángel Arellano
Chile welcomed progressive presidents, including Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, under the banner Democracy Always. But is that message consistent with what’s actually happening within each of their countries?

Elections

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The open veins of Colombia

Sara Meyer
Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) rulings expose FARC kidnappings and “false positives” as state crimes, marking a historic step toward truth and reconciliation.
Venezuela

The intricate road to democracy in Venezuela: María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

María Isabel Puerta Riera
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado recognizes her peaceful struggle for Venezuelan democracy and rekindles hope for change in the country.
China

Marco Rubio confronts Chinese influence in Central America with visa restrictions

Henry Large
The United States toughens its foreign policy in Latin America by turning visas into a tool to curb China’s expansion in the region.

COP-30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet

María Villarreal
Latin American leaders adopted a critical and diverse stance toward global challenges, ranging from the war in Gaza to the climate crisis and international governance.
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Brazilian democracy resists: lessons from the Bolsonaro case

Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup. What lessons does this case offer for democracy in Latin America?
Jerónimo Giorgi

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Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá) and PhD candidate in Law at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Specializing in migration movements, gender studies and Venezuelan politics.
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Political scientist and economist. PhD from the University of Toronto. Senior Editor at Global Brief Magazine. Social Research Design Specialist at RIWI Corp. (Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence).
Ana Paula Tostes
Political scientist. Professor and researcher at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). PhD in Political Science from IUPERJ (current IESP / UERJ). Researcher at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) - Núcleo Europa.
Leonardo Stanley
Associate Researcher at the Center for the Study of State and Society - CEDES (Buenos Aires). Author of "Latin America Global Insertion, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development", Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Irene Torres
PhD in Health Promotion. Member of the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Global Health and member of the Steering Committee of the Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings of Health Systems Global Health.

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