Free Healthcare: The Paradox of Latin America

Although Latin America has expanded healthcare coverage, millions of families continue to pay out of pocket for what healthcare systems fail to guarantee.
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Uruguay

How does the Albanian mafia operate in Latin America?

The Albanian mafia turned Ecuador into a key hub for drug trafficking to Europe by exploiting institutional weakness, corruption, and trade routes.

The power of nature and the fragility of the state

Natural disasters also put the state to the test: prevention, institutional capacity, and resource management can determine the extent of their consequences.

When sugarcane is no longer enough: Manufacturing, tourism and marketing in the new economy of Latin American rum

Latin American rum is no longer all about sugarcane: manufacturing, tourism, and premium brands are redefining who captures the value of an industry with growing global reach.

Política

The forgotten gender gap in water: From the workforce to water governance

The gender gap in the water sector does not only disadvantage women; it also limits institutions’ ability to address the growing water crisis.

How does the Albanian mafia operate in Latin America?

The Albanian mafia turned Ecuador into a key hub for drug trafficking to Europe by exploiting institutional weakness, corruption, and trade routes.

The power of nature and the fragility...

Natural disasters also put the state to the test: prevention, institutional capacity, and resource management can determine the extent of their consequences.

When sugarcane is no longer enough: Manufacturing,...

Latin American rum is no longer all about sugarcane: manufacturing, tourism, and premium brands are redefining who captures the value of an industry with growing global reach.

Argentina

The delegates’ club in Peru: When a few decide for everyone

The selection of candidates by delegates, although legal, reduces party members’ participation and concentrates power in party leadership, deepening the crisis of representation in Peru.

The power of nature and the fragility of the state

Natural disasters also put the state to the test: prevention, institutional capacity, and resource management can determine the extent of their consequences.

When sugarcane is no longer enough: Manufacturing, tourism and marketing in the new economy of Latin American rum

Latin American rum is no longer all about sugarcane: manufacturing, tourism, and premium brands are redefining who captures the value of an industry with growing global reach.

Petro’s Mistakes

Petro’s failure cannot be explained solely by the electoral defeat, but rather by a government marked by arrogance, instability, and an inability to turn its grand promises into lasting public policies.
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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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