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Latin America 2025: protest voting amid fragmentation and democratic erosion

Flavia Freidenberg
In a 2025 marked by punitive polls, fragmented systems, and democracies under pressure, Latin America confirmed that voting remains an instrument of change, but no longer a guarantee of stability or democratic strengthening.
Politics
Living for today: Pessimism and uncertainty challenge politics
Judicial system

Who controls power? Judicial elections in Bolivia and Mexico

Nataly Vargas Gamboa
Between the promise of democratizing justice and the risk of subjecting it to political power, judicial elections in Bolivia and Mexico reopen a key question.
Populism

In the name of God: the messianic nature of populism

Helcimara Telles  |   Vinicius Baptista Lopes   |   Horrana Grieg Oliveira
Bolsonaro and Chávez, from opposite ideological poles, share the same political resource: the use of religious symbols and narratives to construct themselves as messianic leaders and legitimize power projects that strain liberal democracy.
Science

Do not shoot at science

Victoria Mendizábal
Attacks on science are growing in Argentina and worldwide. Why defending knowledge, dignity, and social purpose in research is vital for democracy and the future.
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AI

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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.

Artificial intelligence in electoral campaigns: How and for what

Jesús Delgado Valery
Artificial intelligence is redefining electoral campaigns: it can either strengthen democracy or become its greatest threat.

From whales to algorithms: why Latin America can lead a nature-inspired AI

Amir Lebdioui  |   Ángel Melguizo   |   Victor Muñoz
Biomimicry could pave the way to more efficient and sustainable AI architectures. Latin America, with 60% of global biodiversity, has strategic advantages to lead this transition, provided it strengthens infrastructure, regulation and regional scientific cooperation.

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The decline of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Gabriel Pastor
Initial support for Trump's anti-immigrant policy is beginning to erode, as U.S. public opinion accepts border control but rejects methods that violate human rights and dignity.

The Citizen’s Powerlessness: The Gateway to the Worst Human Rights Violations in Cuba

Michael Lima Cuadra
The structural vulnerability imposed by the Cuban regime has turned citizens into hostages of the state and permanent victims of systematic human rights violations.
Democracy

Why is organized crime becoming increasingly serious...

Douglas Farah   |   Pablo Zeballos
For decades, drug cartels have wielded profound political influence in Latin America. With the evolution and diversification of new illicit markets that move trillions of dollars, the corrupting capacity of criminal networks challenges the survival of democratic institutions.
Democracy

Revamping democracy: from unfulfilled promises to resilient...

Michelle Muschett
On International Democracy Day, Latin America faces the challenge of revamping a system worn down by inequality and misinformation, but one that remains essential for resilient and equitable human development.

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If the narrative is not enough, it is time to review governance

Juan Francisco Camino
The citizens’ rejection of Noboa’s consultation laid bare an uncomfortable truth: without concrete results in security, health, and the economy, no political narrative can be sustained.
Mercosur

A strategic opportunity: The final stretch of the Mercosur–European Union agreement

Ramón Casilda Béjar   |   Ignacio Bertesaghi
In its decisive stage, the agreement between Mercosur and the EU is emerging as a historic opportunity to enhance competitiveness, modernize institutions, and reposition the South American bloc geopolitically.
Chile

From Boric to Kast: expectations, realities, and the limits of profound change

Germán Campos-Herrera   |   Rodrigo Cuevas Ossandón
The decisive victory of Kast reflects the electorate’s shift toward a demand for order and certainty, highlighting the limits of political promises and the real capabilities of governance.

Mexico: the crisis of the countryside

Ernesto Hernández Norzagaray
The protests by producers and transporters highlight a structural crisis in the Mexican countryside, marked by insecurity, food dependency, and the absence of a long-term agricultural policy.
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The hidden face of AI governance: the invisible rules keeping Latin...

Artificial intelligence
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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Nastassja Rojas Silva
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.
Alejandro García Magos
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).
Ana Paula Tostes
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.
Leonardo Stanley
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.
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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.

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