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Why Cuba denies its political prisoners

Michael Lima Cuadra
For nearly seven decades, the Cuban government has denied the existence of political prisoners, a strategy aimed at delegitimizing dissent and concealing repression.
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Authoritarianism
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Elections

Defeat as the engine of victory

Leonardo Magalhães
Lula’s comeback cannot be explained by triumphalism or a marketing formula, but rather by the rejection of Flávio Bolsonaro and a grassroots mobilization that turned the threat into votes.
Elections

Lula: the epic of victory and its limits

Gisela Pereyra Doval   |   Emilio Ordoñez Emilio
Lula’s victory in Brazil ushers in a new phase marked by the right’s parliamentary strength and pressure from an increasingly adverse regional landscape.
Elections

From exception to rule: how the runoff election is changing democracy

Flavia Freidenberg
The runoff has become the norm in Latin America, where political fragmentation and polarization are putting electoral legitimacy to the test.

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The challenge of artificial intelligence for democracy

Kevin Casas-Zamora
Artificial intelligence is already transforming democracy, and the great challenge is to ensure that it strengthens—rather than undermines—the integrity of electoral processes and democratic institutions.

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.

Artificial intelligence: new job opportunities for women

Susana Reina
Artificial intelligence may threaten existing roles for women, but it simultaneously opens up a wealth of new career paths, so long as upskilling and workplace inclusion remain central to the transition

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Brazil rediscovers its antidotes to democratic backsliding

Fabián Echegaray
The mobilization of civil society in the streets and on social media demonstrated that citizen participation can halt the advance of authoritarianism and defend democracy in the face of political disenchantment.

Digital violence against women: The invisible cost of participating

Marcela Ríos Tobar   |   Alejandra Sepúlveda Peñaranda
Digital gender-based violence seeks to silence women in public life and threatens the quality of democracies; therefore, combating it requires a joint response from institutions and digital platforms.
Costa Rica

Costa Rica: between nostalgia and resentment

Enrique Gomáriz Moraga
Costa Rica is experiencing growing political polarization between the defense of its democratic tradition and a rupture-oriented political project driven by the government.
Polarization

Bad losers and the problem of the...

Fernando Barrientos
The refusal of defeated candidates to recognize legitimate electoral results undermines the authority of newly elected presidents, exacerbates polarization, and can trigger serious institutional crises and post-election violence.

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What Mercosur can learn from the European Union to defend democracy

Caio Ribeiro Coêlho
Mercosur has already suspended countries due to democratic breakdowns. The challenge lies in applying this tool with clear criteria, without bias, and with the capacity to yield results.
International relations

Two moments and a speech

Manuel Alcántara
The U.S. military deployment in Latin America and the dispute over the UN Secretary-General’s post reveal Washington’s ambitions for power and its neocolonial drift.
Elections

Brazilian presidential runoff: Lula’s final reinvention?

Orestes E. Díaz Rodríguez
With Flávio Bolsonaro emerging stronger after the first round, Lula faces a decisive runoff that will test his ability to reinvent himself and the future of Brazilian democracy.

Judge, jury and liberator? Bukele’s changeable plans for conditional release

Charli McMackin
Bukele softens his plan to release thousands of prisoners amid political and economic pressure, reigniting questions about his motives.

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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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