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Rubio gets the photo; Lima, the political risk

Xavier Rodríguez-Franco
The security alliance with Washington positions Peru as a regional strategic partner, but the institutional fragility of the Fujimori government threatens to turn the agreement into a political risk.
International Relations
The Shield of the Americas does not help Latin America
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Warnings for Latin American democracies from Colombia and Peru
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Uruguay

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Costa Ricans did not vote to weaken their courts

Orlando J. Pérez
Costa Rica is facing a growing deterioration in judicial independence, while the government is pursuing tough-on-crime policies that voters have not endorsed.

Post-Raúl Castro Cuba: scenarios and political change

Carlos M. Rodríguez Arechavaleta
The death of Raúl Castro could alter the internal balance of power within the Cuban regime at a time marked by economic crisis and growing social discontent.

Welcome to oclotyranny

Bernardo Gortaire Morejón
Oclotyranny describes a new form of authoritarianism that comes to power through the ballot box and, from within the institutions, erodes democratic rules and checks and balances.

Política

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The World Cup is over, but the betting continues

Constanza Cilley
The 2026 World Cup drove a surge in online sports betting in Argentina, particularly among young people, and helped normalize it as a form of entertainment.

Costa Ricans did not vote to weaken their courts

Orlando J. Pérez
Costa Rica is facing a growing deterioration in judicial independence, while the government is pursuing tough-on-crime policies that voters have not endorsed.
Cuba

Post-Raúl Castro Cuba: scenarios and political change

Carlos M. Rodríguez Arechavaleta
The death of Raúl Castro could alter the internal balance of power within the Cuban regime at a time marked by economic crisis and growing social discontent.
Politics

Welcome to oclotyranny

Bernardo Gortaire Morejón
Oclotyranny describes a new form of authoritarianism that comes to power through the ballot box and, from within the institutions, erodes democratic rules and checks and balances.

Argentina

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Contested at the ballot box, underrepresented in power: women in Brazil’s 2026 elections

Marcia Rangel Candido   |   Clarissa Alves da Cunha
In Brazil, women constitute the majority of voters, but hold less than 20% of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, highlighting the gap between electoral weight and political power.
Cuba

Post-Raúl Castro Cuba: scenarios and political change

Carlos M. Rodríguez Arechavaleta
The death of Raúl Castro could alter the internal balance of power within the Cuban regime at a time marked by economic crisis and growing social discontent.
Politics

Welcome to oclotyranny

Bernardo Gortaire Morejón
Oclotyranny describes a new form of authoritarianism that comes to power through the ballot box and, from within the institutions, erodes democratic rules and checks and balances.

Three generations of warmis (women) defending their autonomy

Fondo de Población Naciones Unidas
Three decades ago, teenage pregnancy was a normalized phenomenon in Bolivia. Roxana Vargas, who lives in La Paz, became pregnant with Jesika, her first...
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Artificial intelligence
Global AI governance moves forward without Latin America, which adopts foreign rules while its voice remains absent from the tables where the digital future is decided.
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Leonardo Magalhães
Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
Alejandro García Magos
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).
Manuel Alcántara
Director of CIEPS - International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP-Panama. Honorary Emeritus Professor at the University of Salamanca and UPB (Medellín). Latest books: "El oficio de politico" (Tecnos Madrid, 2020), "Huellas de la Democracy Fatigada" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2024) and "Cuando la política dejó de ser lo que era" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2025).
Maria Regina Soares de Lima
Professor and researcher at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State Universityt of Rio de Janeiro (IESP/UERJ). Coordinator of the South American Political Observatory (OPSA). PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.
Mateo Jarquín
Historian and professor at Chapman University (California). PHd from Harvard University. His writings on Latin American politics have appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other international media.
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