Corruption

Argentina: Corruption strengthens in a weakening state

Alejandro Román
Recent scandals and the weak institutional response deepen perceptions of impunity and worsen the crisis of trust in Argentina’s political and judicial systems.
Structural corruption and fragile democracies: the Latin American vicious circle
The Crypto-Scandal and the Political Survival of Javier Milei
Freedom of expression

Freedom of the press is once again under siege in Latin America

Marcela Ríos Tobar
Recent measures from political power intensify the deterioration of press freedom and increase the risks faced by independent journalism.
International relations

The return of geopolitics: The triangle of pressure facing Latin America’s autonomy

Constanza Mazzina
The growing rivalry between global powers is turning Latin America into a strategic arena where infrastructure, technology, and resources define its real margin of autonomy.
Authoritarianism

Transitions without rupture: Lessons from Latin America for post-Orbán Hungary

Federico Finchelstein   |   Emmanuel Guerisoli
Latin American experiences suggest that without effective justice in the face of abuses of power, democratic transitions remain exposed to setbacks and authoritarian backsliding.
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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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Data that saves lives: towards a unified system on gender violence

Franco Salinas
Disparate figures across institutions expose a fragmented state that hinders the prevention of lethal violence against women.

Two Venezuelas: A Pending Reconciliation

Pedro José Tocuyo
Without reconciliation between the Venezuela within and the Venezuela abroad, social fragmentation will continue to limit any attempt at sustainable national reconstruction.
Autocracy

Democracy and Disorder

Inés Amézaga Feijoo
In a world that is reorganizing itself beyond the bounds of rules and oversight, democracies face the urgent challenge of resisting the advance of authoritarian leadership without renouncing their own limits.
Inequality

How much wealth concentration can democracy withstand?

Verónica Paz Arauco
Extreme wealth concentration not only deepens inequality, but also threatens the very survival of democracy by turning political power into a privilege of economic elites.

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What are the links of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Latin America?

Sergio Castaño
Iran has woven in Latin America an adaptable network based on Hezbollah and alliances with organized crime, allowing it to maintain influence despite international pressure and political changes.
Development

Prosperity in Latin America: A Region of Fragments

José Caballero
Latin America is making progress on multiple fronts, but the lack of coordination between economic, social, and institutional advances prevents these gains from being translated into sustained well-being.
Ecuador

Ecuador’s authoritarian drift

Matías Abad Merchán
Under the government of Daniel Noboa, Ecuador is undergoing a gradual transformation that concentrates power, weakens checks and balances, and reshapes democratic rules in a drift with authoritarian overtones.

Presidents, Semi-Gods, and Second-Hand Theologies

Isaac Nahón Serfaty
From presidential narcissism to the sacralization of power, contemporary leaders blend politics and religion in a dangerous staging that strains democracies.
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