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Democratic erosion in the United States: a red alert for the region

The accelerated authoritarian drift of the United States under the Trump administration poses serious risks to democracy and stability throughout Latin America.

Human relationships as an indicator of well-being

As an economist trained at a public university in Colombia, I grew up surrounded by talented people determined to overcome their circumstances. Today, when...

Between sovereignty and silence: Latin America’s contradictions in the face of the Venezuelan crisis

Latin America faces its own contradiction: it condemns external interference in Venezuela, yet remains silent in the face of authoritarianism and the democratic crisis within the country.

COP30: The time of the Amazon

The climate crisis has become evident through extreme events in various regions of the planet: prolonged droughts, severe storms and floods, and unprecedented heatwaves....
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AI

Are EU–CELAC Summits obsolete?

The growing absences and divisions on both sides of the Atlantic cast doubt on whether the EU–CELAC summits remain a useful instrument for bi-regional cooperation.

The return of minimal bonds

Amid digital polarization, small communities on social networks reinvent rituals and create minimal emotional bonds that challenge contemporary loneliness.

The hidden face of AI governance: the invisible rules keeping Latin America out of the digital future

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.

Democracy

Parties, Money, and Democracy in Ecuador

The issue of public financing for political parties has entered Ecuador’s political debate following President Daniel Noboa’s proposal to eliminate it, for which he...

Are EU–CELAC Summits obsolete?

The growing absences and divisions on both sides of the Atlantic cast doubt on whether the EU–CELAC summits remain a useful instrument for bi-regional cooperation.

 The rise of authoritarian capitalism

As democracy erodes, charismatic leaders take advantage of social unrest to consolidate a hybrid model: authoritarian capitalism with a populist face. From Trump to Bukele, passing through Milei and Noboa, a generation emerges that embodies an era where economic stability outweighs democratic values.

Perverted democracies

Some Latin American regimes maintain voting rights while eliminating opposition. Are these really democracies, or just perverted versions of them?

Elections

COP-30 must address environmental migration

COP-30 faces the urgent challenge of recognizing and protecting populations displaced or trapped by the growing climate crisis.

The return of minimal bonds

Amid digital polarization, small communities on social networks reinvent rituals and create minimal emotional bonds that challenge contemporary loneliness.

The hidden face of AI governance: the invisible rules keeping Latin America out of the digital future

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.

Mexico and affective polarization: when disagreement becomes political identity

Affective polarization, already deeply rooted in Mexico and the region, is eroding institutions and turning democratic dissent into emotional conflict that hinders dialogue and civic coexistence.
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Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá) and PhD candidate in Law at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Specializing in migration movements, gender studies and Venezuelan politics.
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).
Political scientist. Professor and researcher at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). PhD in Political Science from IUPERJ (current IESP / UERJ). Researcher at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) - Núcleo Europa.
Associate Researcher at the Center for the Study of State and Society - CEDES (Buenos Aires). Author of "Latin America Global Insertion, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development", Cambridge University Press, 2020.
PhD in Health Promotion. Member of the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Global Health and member of the Steering Committee of the Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings of Health Systems Global Health.