How will Petro position Colombia in the region?
One of the areas in which the future president and the government’s own program of the Historical Pact did not delve too deeply is international relations. What can we expect from the new government?
What will happen to abandoned migrant children?
So far in 2022, some countries have advanced possible responses to find stable and lasting solutions for migrant children and adolescents abandoned in their territories.
Antifeminism and right-wing populism in Latin America
In the face of feminist initiatives such as the #NiUnaMenos network or the popularization of green scarves, other collectives and counter-movements have emerged that are characterized by their radical opposition to the feminist movement.
Is there a way out of the crisis in Ecuador?
The strike to demand a reduction in the price of diesel, among other claims, has turned into a really popular rebellion that does not seem to stop.
Tumultuous Summits
Co-author Max Povse and Fernando Pedrosa
Presidential diplomacy in Latin America generates impact and debates that, although they are unlikely to produce profound changes, show a snapshot of the region’s situation.
What should Petro and Márquez learn from Venezuela?
Unlike Hugo Chavez and Nicolás Maduro, the Colombian president-elect seems to understand that “pernicious polarization” and annihilation of the adversary are contradictory to democracy.
The Chilean Equal Marriage Law Should Be a Model for the Region
Although seven countries have approved equal marriage in Latin America, these laws exclude individuals from certain rights enjoyed by heterosexual spouses.
Economy
Latin America is not a fairy tale
Analysts should be aware of their responsibility in generating disappointments by inflating expectations about the magnitude and speed of the processes of change.
Global economy: instability, inflation, and monetary policy
The thesis that monetary policy is what makes it possible to achieve stability and recover growth was not only maintained, but also deepened to the extreme.
The impact of climate change on global inflation
If the inflation unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic was considered transitory, the inflationary pressure that is now being detected is evidence of a structural nature. The world economy is entering a new stage, one of higher inflation.
Society
How to understand social discontent?
Recently, an intense social mobilization has been unleashed in a relatively unforeseen manner in many parts of the world. Nothing new, except the forms and contents of this new social protest.
A continent of insomniacs, stressed out and prone to vices?
One of the assumptions acclaimed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it left a mark on the mood and health habits of the inhabitants of the planet.
The timid advance of Ecuadorian women’s rights
On April 28, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court decriminalized abortion in cases of rape after upholding the unconstitutionality of Article 150 of the Integral Penal Code. However, the presidential veto limited its scope.
Politics
Venezuela and the new geopolitical scenario
Venezuela reappeared on the geopolitical chessboard as an option to contribute to the substitution of part of Russia’s oil exports. The idea puts Biden in a dilemma.
Ecuador and the new law on the legitimate use of force
The National Assembly of Ecuador approved, with an absolute majority, the law for the legitimate use of force. The real purpose of the law is not to change the norm but to send a message.
Mercosur: it is time to consolidate effective integration
We Latin Americans have a vocation for integration. We have the intention, the spirit, the mechanisms, the institutions, we even have important and very admirable results in some areas. The only thing we lack is to effectively implement integration.