Energy

The Strait of Hormuz and the Fragility of the Global Energy System

William A. Clavijo
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows how a single critical chokepoint can destabilize the global energy system, exposing its profound fragility in the face of geopolitical conflicts.
Why and how does the war in Iran impact Latin America?
Cuba

The U.S.–Cuba Negotiation: Transition or Adaptive Resistance?

Carlos M. Rodríguez Arechavaleta
Dialogue between the countries reflects an asymmetric and limited negotiation, in which external pressure seeks structural change while the regime prioritizes its survival.
Elections

Presidential Elections in Peru: Does Politics Matter?

Carlos Ugo Santander
Elections in Peru reveal a profound political crisis marked by fragmentation, weak party structures, and an economic model that erodes representation and democratic stability.
Elections

Peru seeks a new president

Milagros Campos
Peru heads into elections marked by political fragmentation, uncertainty, and a fatigued democracy that points to a decisive runoff.
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AI

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The Latin American dilemma facing artificial intelligence: adapt or design the future?

José Luis Sampietro Saquicela
Latin America faces a historic crossroads: to adapt to artificial intelligence designed by others, or to create its own technological future with justice and digital sovereignty.

From the gender gap to algorithmic bias: keys to inclusive AI

Cecilia Galván
The revolution of artificial intelligence faces its own mirror: algorithms also inherit the biases and inequalities of the society that creates them. Understanding this is key to building a truly inclusive AI.

Artificial Intelligence with real biases: New challenges for gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gemma Galdon-Clavell   |   Ana Pirela-Rios
In a region marked by deep inequalities, artificial intelligence reflects and amplifies society’s gender biases, turning a technological challenge into a human development problem.

Democracy

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From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime

Irene Torres   |   Milton Castillo
Wildlife trafficking has become entrenched as a transnational organized crime network that exploits legal loopholes, demanding cooperation and protection beyond borders.

Crime without borders: The Brazilian model expanding across the region

Henry M. Rodríguez
The expansion of transnational criminal networks reveals structural failures of the state and the consolidation of an illicit governance that challenges regional security.
Populism

The real threat to democracy is not...

Maxwell Cameron   |   Federico M. Rossi
The crisis of democracy does not stem from mobilized masses, but from economic elites who, operating from within, have learned to govern without accountability.
Policy

2025: America in realignment

Luis Miguel Santibáñez Suárez
The year 2025 left democracies alive but exhausted and a reconfigured political map. Amid fears and emergencies, the majority chose security. Are we facing a drift toward a punitive order?

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Remittances sustain economies, but empty households

José Luis Sampietro Saquicela
While remittances break records and ease the economies of many countries in the region, millions of Latin American households are being reshaped around an absence that leaves social, educational, and emotional marks.
Politics

The Diplomatic Legacy of Marco Rubio

Sebastián Godínez Rivera
Marco Rubio’s speech in Munich outlines a pragmatic diplomacy that seeks to reorder the transatlantic alliance beyond the liberal consensus of the post–Cold War era.
Women

Women: Equal in discourse, vulnerable in everyday life

Constanza Cilley
In Latin America, formal advances in gender equality coexist with persistent violence that continues to limit the autonomy, safety, and everyday lives of millions of women.

To Hell and Back

Fabián Bosoer
An urgent rereading that reveals how chained crises and extreme leadership can drag entire societies into catastrophe.
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