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Kakistocracy in Latin America

The current era of weakened democracies is gradually leading to the formation of governments composed of low-quality members.
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Don Quixote and the crisis of the fifties or the last tramway

This text was sent by Cuban journalist and intellectual José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez, from prison in Cuba.

Echoes of Havana: a harmful influence in the realm of ideas

Cuban influence has historically materialized on two main fronts: cultural diplomacy and academic intervention in the region.

Milei’s first year: the chainsaw and his critics

The criticisms of this model by the most judicious progressivism have two solid elements: the increase in poverty and the difficult sustainability of this radical economic program.
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Climate change

Why should we talk about climate justice?

The notion of climate justice brings to the table the unequal historical and present responsibilities of countries, companies, and individuals regarding the climate crisis.

Brazil: an environmental disaster foretold

Southern Brazil is underwater. What was exceptional is now part of the new normal. Adaptation, climate emergency plans and the valuation of ecosystems must be incorporated into policy. It is about the world we will leave to our sons and daughters.

What is the update on the energy transition in the region?

Every crisis imposes challenges, but also opens windows of opportunity and change that are seized by some. Others, however, are prostrated in despair and fear.

Democracy challenges

Precarious states

In Latin America, the absence of state control—or, if preferred, the state’s precarious capacity to delineate its territory and exercise sovereignty under international treaties—is stark.

Democracy is in decline in Latin America. Is it possible to reverse it?

There is a consensus. Rescuing democracy requires strengthening the institutions that are its pillars, which in turn depend on a society that trusts them.

Can there be democracy without political parties?

The centrality and control that political parties have over the decisions made in the executive, legislative and judicial branches makes it difficult for them to receive the respective corrective measures.

Venezuela and Latin America, democracy, chaos, and...

It's not just democracy versus dictatorship at stake in the Venezuelan crisis. It encompasses the trajectories of the region as a theater for great power competition or as a collective of countries and governments capable of unified action.

Disinformation

Digital gangsters

Hate speech generates engagement, a phenomenon that can be measured by the interaction of network users, and produces information that increases the big data of huge platforms.

RT: Disinformation without borders

Twenty-first century democracies cannot ignore the lessons of Cold War disinformation campaigns, reformulated by their autocratic enemies in the current digital age.

Fraud is not usual, but conspiracy theories are

Coauthors Luciana Fernandes Veiga and Vitória Peres Questioning the fairness of the process is legitimate. However, what has been observed is the use of this discourse as a political strategy to delegitimize the electoral result.

From the dark room to entering the tunnel

Denialism and a shift to the far right that is pushing the planet towards a foretold catastrophe.
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Harris y Trump

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Harris or Trump: What’s better for Latin America?

Elections
A Harris victory, which represents continuity, would offer a more favorable scenario both economically and politically for U.S.-Latin America relations.
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).
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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.
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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.
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Science and policy advisor at IAI (Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research) and member of the International Council of the Global Society on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health.
Dondload PDF Health, climate and environment
in Latin America and the Caribbean
The compendium "Health, climate and environment in Latin America and the Caribbean", produced in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and supported by the World Meteorological Organization, explores the complexities of climate and environmental crises in the region. The texts in the book, written by leading experts and academics, address the challenges and risks of the region in the midst of climate and environmental crises.
Dondload PDF VIOLENCE AGAINST SCHOOLS IN BRAZIL
Perspectives on extremism among youth and prevention strategies
This book, co-organized with the Aurora Institute, seeks to raise awareness about violence against schools in Brazil and promote a qualified discussion on the subject. The book gathers 7 articles written by 13 specialists from academia and civil society organizations that analyze from different perspectives the growing violence in schools in Brazil, its roots, modalities and consequences. The articles also present recommendations for actions and public policies to prevent this phenomenon and make school communities part of the solution.
Dondload PDF Impacts of climate change
in Latin America and the Caribbean (2022)
Scientists have been warning about the causes and impacts of climate change for decades. Human activity currently affects most ecosystems and our actions continue to modify the functions of Earth systems globally.