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The first victim of the Trump corollary: Venezuela

Donald Trump’s electoral victory for a second, nonconsecutive term was seen by Venezuelans—inside and outside the United States—as the last opportunity to achieve a...

Why Paraguay matters so much to China, Taiwan, and the United States

Paraguay, despite its size and remoteness, has become a key piece in the geopolitical dispute between China, Taiwan, and the United States, as it is the only country in South America that still diplomatically recognizes Taipei.

Against the usurpers: whether dictators or imperialists

The Venezuelan crisis does not mean to choose between the Chavista authoritarian rule and unilateral imperial intervention from the U.S. Both represent unacceptable forms of usurpation of sovereignty and democratic will.

The questions surrounding the reform of Mexico’s electoral system

With a legislative majority and a consultation process underway, Claudia Sheinbaum's government is pushing for a new electoral reform that opens the debate on its true objectives and its effects on competition and political plurality in Mexico.

Chavismo without Maduro: survival, negotiation and power in a new geopolitical scenario

Nicolás Maduro's forced exit doesn't spell the end of Chavismo, but rather the beginning of a survival strategy based on internal cohesion, negotiation with the United States, and adaptation to a new geopolitical order.

Good governance is not only about security: the fallacy of the national and the human

Equating good governance with security—whether national or "human"—is a fallacy that hides the weakness of the state and legitimizes militarization instead of strengthening democracy.