UN

What did Latin American representatives propose at the UN General Assembly?

Irma Torres Garrido
Organized crime, UN reform, and artificial intelligence were at the heart of Latin America’s main proposals before the United Nations General Assembly.
United Nations
Is Latin America and the Caribbean ready for the next Secretary-General?
Artificial intelligence

How many years of our lives does justice owe us?

José Luis Sampietro Saquicela
Justice is also measured in time: when a judgment takes years, waiting can become a form of injustice. Artificial intelligence can help reduce that wait without sacrificing safeguards.
Javier Milei

Where does Milei stand?

Manuel Anselmi
Milei is going through a period of contrasts: he retains electoral support and international backing, but faces growing internal tensions that are putting the strength of his political project to the test.
China

The myth of best practices and the Chinese model

Oswaldo Toscano
China’s model challenges the Western institutional recipe and shows how adaptation and improvisation can drive development.
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AI

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Artificial intelligence: new job opportunities for women

Susana Reina
Artificial intelligence may threaten existing roles for women, but it simultaneously opens up a wealth of new career paths, so long as upskilling and workplace inclusion remain central to the transition

The Pope’s Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence: The Risks the Church Sees

Constanza Cilley
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence warns of the risks of disinformation, job displacement, and the concentration of technological power in the hands of a few.

The end of anonymity: AI lowers the price of surveillance and makes freedom more expensive

Yaldimar Ruíz
Artificial intelligence is dismantling digital anonymity and turning mass surveillance into an increasingly inexpensive tool, while exercising political freedom is becoming more costly and risky.

Democracy

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Evangelize, civilize, democratize, or land, gold and oil?

Ottón Solís
Behind the justifications for military interventions by the great powers, economic and strategic interests often lie hidden, with oil being one of their main drivers.

Trump and the use of visas as a diplomatic weapon

Sebastián Godínez Rivera
Trump has turned visas into a tool of diplomatic pressure to influence decisions and strengthen U.S. influence in Latin America.
Social networks

Hostages or strategists? Party discourse in the...

Pavel Sidorenko Bautista
In the context of the attention economy, recommendation systems interpret narrative moderation as a lack of relevance. What do political parties competing in contexts of extreme polarization do to make themselves heard?
International policy

After the World Cup: The pitch also...

Luis Miguel Santibáñez Suárez
The World Cup reflected an increasingly multipolar world and offered a lesson for Latin America: autonomy and development require strong institutions, sustained investment, and a strategy of its own.

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The law is not enough

María Elisa Alonso
Legal parity does not guarantee political equality: without sanctions and changes to the culture of power, women continue to face barriers to accessing decision-making spaces.
Elections

A new test for Brazil’s polarized democracy

Kevin Casas-Zamora   |   Marcela Ríos Tobar
Brazil’s elections will test the ability of a polarized democracy to safeguard electoral integrity and sustain public trust in its institutions.
Society

The citizen who does not appear in digital statistics

Roney Lima do Nascimento
A service can show good results while leaving out those who are unable to get started. Evaluation must also look at the other side of the screen.

Rio de Janeiro, New York and Berlin: What cosmopolitan cities teach us about resistance to right-wing extremism

Alessandra Maia
Large cities show that democratic coalitions and moderation can serve as a counterweight to the rise of right-wing extremism.
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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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