Artisanal mining in Peru: the law that could bring order to chaos—or deepen it

Peru’s new law on artisanal mining aims to regulate a key sector, but experts warn that, without effective controls, it could exacerbate illegal activity and environmental damage in areas such as Madre de Dios.
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Keiko Fujimori: Dynasty, defeats, and destiny?

Caught between the legacy of Fujimorismo and the chronic crisis of Peru’s political system, Keiko Fujimori is once again betting on the presidency, presenting herself as a symbol of continuity, experience, and polarization.

Multilateralism under strain: U.S. impositions and Latin American challenges

The United States is redrawing the regional landscape through bilateral agreements that strain multilateralism and expose Latin America to new forms of digital and trade dependency.

The Cuban Regime’s Fear of Its Youth

The imprisonment of teenager Jonathan Muir reveals how the Cuban regime has turned dissenting youth into one of its primary targets of repression.

Política

Democracies Under Siege: The Dangerous Return of the Drug Wars

The return of anti-drug policies based on repression threatens to exacerbate violence, strengthen organized crime, and weaken Latin American democracies.

Keiko Fujimori: Dynasty, defeats, and destiny?

Caught between the legacy of Fujimorismo and the chronic crisis of Peru’s political system, Keiko Fujimori is once again betting on the presidency, presenting herself as a symbol of continuity, experience, and polarization.

Multilateralism under strain: U.S. impositions and Latin...

The United States is redrawing the regional landscape through bilateral agreements that strain multilateralism and expose Latin America to new forms of digital and trade dependency.

The Cuban Regime’s Fear of Its Youth

The imprisonment of teenager Jonathan Muir reveals how the Cuban regime has turned dissenting youth into one of its primary targets of repression.

Argentina

Political crisis in Bolivia, democracy on the brink

Road blockades, economic crisis, and social fracture are putting pressure on Rodrigo Paz’s government, as uncertainty grows over the country’s institutional stability.

Multilateralism under strain: U.S. impositions and Latin American challenges

The United States is redrawing the regional landscape through bilateral agreements that strain multilateralism and expose Latin America to new forms of digital and trade dependency.

The Cuban Regime’s Fear of Its Youth

The imprisonment of teenager Jonathan Muir reveals how the Cuban regime has turned dissenting youth into one of its primary targets of repression.

Ayuso in Méx(j)ico: Hispanidad and its borders

The trip revealed how the new transnational right uses cultural ties with Latin America as a political banner while hardening its discourse against Latin American migrants in Spain.
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Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
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).
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).
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.
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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