Two women in the Mexican presidential race
So far, polls show a clear advantage for former Chief of Government Claudia Sheinbaum, and the internal struggle with former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard seems to have no impact.
Societies in crisis favor extremism and suicide among young people
Coauthors Luís Carlos Petry and André Bakker da Silveira
Some children and young people frustrated with their social and emotional conditions, having lost all hope, seek refuge in misogynistic groups that reinforce their feelings.
The Belt and Road ten years later, little to celebrate
The Belt and Road proposes China’s economic and commercial integration with the world through land and maritime corridors and infrastructures around the globe.
Recalculating Political Competition in Argentina
Recalculating is the desperate word with which the navigator attacks us in the midst of traffic stress. This is how the primary elections have left analysts, citizens and, above all, Argentine political leaders.
Monetary policy continuity and Latin America’s growth woes
In Latin America, restrictive monetary policies, as the effective and relevant means to control and reduce inflation, is a decision that is not objected to by governing boards or central banks.
“Against everything and everyone”: prejudice and biometrics in soccer
On June 23, the Vasco da Gama soccer club was sanctioned with the prohibition of the spectators’ entry to its stadium due to incidents that occurred after a Brazilian championship match.
The Inescapable Challenges of Police Communication
In Latin America, police communication is not the most assertive, which impacts people’s perception of security and institutions.
Economy
Future port of Chancay: Relevance for Peru and Latin America
The Chancay port, considered one of the most ambitious projects to boost international trade in South America, will begin operating by the end of 2024.
What to expect from the “Fiscal Pact” in Chile?
President Boric announced the “Fiscal Pact for Development” which incorporates a set of actions for sustainable growth, efficiency in public management and fiscal responsibility of the state.
Transgenic Corn vs. National Sovereignty
The conflict over Mexico’s restriction on the transgenic corn importation is a dispute between the interests of the U.S. agricultural industry and the Mexican government’s effort to regain its sovereignty.
Society
Renewable Energies and Cooperation among China, Latin America and the European Union
For a decade, China has been emphasizing clean energy development as a key objective of its energy diplomacy and financial approach.
The strange case of the 9,000 missing dead in Cuba
At the beginning of 2022, the percentage of fully immunized Cubans reached more than 90%. How can we explain that in 2022 there was an excess of between 9,000 and 12,000 deaths?
What school do we want for our young people in Brazil?
Coauthors Paula Alves and Michele Bravos
Between 2002 and 2023, there were 24 attacks against schools in Brazil, resulting in 45 deaths and 137 injured people, according to the Sou da Paz Institute.
Politics
Claudia Sheinbaum, the construction of new leadership
The former head of government of the capital has won the poll proposed by her party to choose its candidate for the next general elections to succeed the current president.
Putschist propaganda returns to the electoral campaign in Argentina
Coauthor Emmanuel Guerisoli
In the middle of the campaign for one of the most relevant presidential elections since the return of democracy, the propaganda of the old military dictatorship is repeated and the historical debate is relegated to oblivion.
BRICS and Lula’s Government Foreign Policy
The BRICS has been one of the central platforms of the Lula government, through which it seeks to advance the idea of greater participation and representation of the Global South countries in the international process.