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OAS

We are the region that migrates the most

Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian
At the end of 2020, more than a quarter of the world's migrant population lived in the Americas, meaning that migrants comprised 7% of the region's total population.
Darien Gap
Every hour 37 Venezuelans crossed the Darien in 2023
Migration
What’s happening with migrant processing centers in Latin America?
Elections

Mexico 2024: the election and the fury 

Alberto Ruiz Méndez
The paradox of the largest electoral process in the history of the country is that the fury of violence, discourse, social injustice and polarization leaves voters without real alternatives to decide.
Energy transition

Guyana and the necessary discussion on just transition

William A. Clavijo
In a world that will continue to demand oil to meet its energy needs, it is unfair to deny the small country the opportunity to take a leap towards development by taking advantage of its natural resources.
Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul: where there are no innocent, people look for the culprits

Janaína Ruviaro da Silva
The climate tragedy that has devastated the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil has opened the stage for the struggle to identify the culprits for the tragedy. For some, the magnitude of the catastrophe is an expression of a political outcome.
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Climate change

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Climate change also causes migration

María Villarreal
Hunger, food insecurity and the rise of various diseases caused by climate change, as well as the global loss of biodiversity, force millions of people to leave their homes every year.

The impact of heatwaves on health

Camila Niclis   |   Sonia Alejandra Pou
The temperature recently has risen faster than in any other period on record, leading to an increase in the frequency of so-called "heat waves". These represent a serious threat to the health of the world's population.

Latin America in the face of climate change

Manuel Hermelo
The synergy between collective awareness and concrete political action is emerging as one of the keys to effectively addressing environmental challenges, aiming to mitigate their adverse effects and promote sustainable development.

Democracy challenges

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Super Election Year: Migration, Freedom and Democracy

Carlos Carrasco Muro
Migration has become a central part of the campaign discourse across the political spectrum. In this scenario, narratives that stigmatize migrants and refugees and promote xenophobic actions, are increasingly frequent.

Open Government in Mexico: a curable myopia?

Jorge Francisco Aguirre Sala
Open Government, as the form of governance that seeks to deepen the role of citizens participating in public decision-making is known, is an alternative to the chronic threat to democracies.
Militarization

Militarism, militarization and civilians 

Sebastián Godínez Rivera
Democratic erosion is not limited to the emergence of populist leaders, declining voter turnout and support for authoritarian figures. In several Latin American countries, the growing influence of the military over civilian power is increasingly observed.
Disinformation

The impact of AI on democratic politics:...

Camila Cassis  |   Teresa Bastiani   |   Fabián Echegaray
There are many challenges in integrating artificial intelligence into institutional processes and political engineering, and there is no consensus on its advantages. This double reading will condition innovations and fuel demands for external regulation.

Disinformation

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The strange case of the 9,000 missing dead in Cuba

José Gabriel Barrenechea
At the beginning of 2022, the percentage of fully immunized Cubans reached more than 90%. How can we explain that in 2022 there was an excess of between 9,000 and 12,000 deaths?
Elections

Fraud is not usual, but conspiracy theories are

Flávia Bozza Martins
Coauthors Luciana Fernandes Veiga and Vitória Peres Questioning the fairness of the process is legitimate. However, what has been observed is the use of this discourse as a political strategy to delegitimize the electoral result.
Disinformation

Digital gangsters

Arthur Coelho Bezerra
Hate speech generates engagement, a phenomenon that can be measured by the interaction of network users, and produces information that increases the big data of huge platforms.

Consequences of Disinformation in Society

Constanza Cilley
Disinformation is a central issue for people, and can even have implications for physical health.
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Nastassja Rojas Silva
Profesora de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá) y candidata a Doctora en Derecho por la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Especializada en movimentos migratórios, estudios de género y política venezolana.
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Alejandro García Magos
Cientista político y economista. Doctor por la Universidad de Toronto. Editor Senior en Global Brief Magazine. Especialista en Diseño de Investigación Social en RIWI Corp. (Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence).
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Ana Paula Tostes
Cientista política. Profesora e investigadora de la Universidad del Estado de Río de Janeiro (UERJ). Doctora en Ciencia Política por IUPERJ (actual IESP / UERJ). Investigadora del Centro Brasileño de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI) - Núcleo Europa.
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Leonardo Stanley
Investigador Asociado del Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad - CEDES (Buenos Aires). Autor de “Latin America Global Insertion, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development", Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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Irene Torres
Asesora de ciencia y políticas en el IAI (Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global) y miembro del Consejo Internacional de la Sociedad Global de Migración, Etnicidad, Raza y Salud.

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