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The FSLN drops the mask: from electoral farce to one-party rule

Enrique Martínez
Daniel Ortega's declaration that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections exposes the FSLN's transition from electoral authoritarianism to outright one-party rule.
Foreign policy
Nicaragua and the geopolitics of isolation
Authoritarianism
Dynastic succession and authoritarian radicalization in Nicaragua
Inequality

The politics of decline

Pedro José Tocuyo
Latin America's growing middle class has reshaped politics. Today, fear of downward mobility is driving electoral volatility, political frustration and demands for stability.
Artificial intelligence

Hyperglobalization 2.0: Why AI has not slowed the world down

Nicolás M. Perrone
Trade wars suggest deglobalisation, but the AI race is wiring the world together at unprecedented speed.
Extremism

What can we expect from the rise of the far right in Latin America?

Franz Flores
The rise of far-right governments across Latin America raises questions about democracy, polarization, populism and institutional resilience throughout the region.
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The truth in times of synthetic images

Daniel Andrés Mosquera   |   Yolanda Suárez Topete
In the era of synthetic images, artificial intelligence blurs the boundary between seeing and believing, eroding shared truth and democratic trust.

AI and digital refuge: How technology is redesigning our bonds

Constanza Cilley
In Latin America, artificial intelligence no longer merely connects us; it has become a digital refuge that replaces part of our bonds.

AI and satellite data: An opportunity with major challenges for Latin America

Daniela Moctezuma Ochoa
The combination of artificial intelligence and satellite data opens enormous potential to solve urgent problems in Latin America, but it also exposes the region’s dependency and the technological challenges it faces.

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The everyday architecture of violence: When drug policies generate more insecurity

Javier Sagredo
In Latin America, most drug-related insecurity is caused not by drug use itself, but by policies that persist in combating it through prohibition and punishment.

Foreign policy and the electoral contest in Brazil in 2026: Washington wants to go to the polls

Ivan Filipe Fernandes   |   Abraão Aguilera
Brazil's presidential race is now being fought in Washington as well, where Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro seek to turn foreign policy into electoral capital.
Democracy

Democracies Under Siege: The Dangerous Return of...

Javier Sagredo
The return of anti-drug policies based on repression threatens to exacerbate violence, strengthen organized crime, and weaken Latin American democracies.
Democracy

The pressure on fatigued democracies

Manuel Alcántara
Latin American democracies face growing pressure—disinformation, crime, migration, and inequality—that tests their capacity to withstand erosion and reinvent themselves.

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The American Friend

Manuel Alcántara
The figure of the "American friend" continues to symbolize an unequal power relationship, from the Cold War to contemporary transatlantic and Latin American politics.
Political leaders

The Fujimorist restoration

Jesús Tovar
Keiko Fujimori’s return to power heralds a revival of Fujimorism, which promises order but revives the tensions and risks of the past.
Cuba

Perestroika without glasnost in Venezuela and Cuba

Ernesto Hernández Norzagaray
Venezuela and Cuba are experimenting with a limited economic opening to preserve political control, following the model of China and Vietnam without opening the door to democratic freedoms.

International financial architecture in times of geopolitical rivalry and climate change

Leonardo Stanley
Geopolitical tensions and the decline in climate finance are redefining the rules of development for emerging countries.
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