Organized crime

How does the Albanian mafia operate in Latin America?

Arturo Torres
The Albanian mafia turned Ecuador into a key hub for drug trafficking to Europe by exploiting institutional weakness, corruption, and trade routes.
Organized Crime
Ecuador’s late insertion into the structure of global organized crime
Internet

The power of nature and the fragility of the state

Carolina Elizalde
Natural disasters also put the state to the test: prevention, institutional capacity, and resource management can determine the extent of their consequences.
Culture

When sugarcane is no longer enough: Manufacturing, tourism and marketing in the new economy of Latin American rum

Pedro José Tocuyo
Latin American rum is no longer all about sugarcane: manufacturing, tourism, and premium brands are redefining who captures the value of an industry with growing global reach.
Artificial intelligence

AI: The tangled umbilical cord between two worlds

Marcelo Halperín
The AI “uprising” exposes a global state of anomie in which the weakening of multilateralism leaves Latin America vulnerable to the technological and economic power of the major powers.
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Biokleptocratic AI companies pose an existential risk

Irene Torres   |   Elyse Hauser
'' The rise of artificial intelligence entails significant environmental and social costs that, according to its critics, threaten essential common resources and deepen the concentration of power.

Brazil and AI diplomacy: lessons for Colombia and Bolivia

Roberto García Alonso   |   Ulf Thoene
Brazil is banking on AI as a cornerstone of its technological sovereignty and diplomacy, whilst Colombia and Bolivia face the challenge of translating regulation into tangible capabilities.

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.

Democracy

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What if women had their own political party?

Susana Reina
Latin American politics faces an unresolved question: should women transform political parties from within or build a feminist alternative of their own?

Petro’s Mistakes

Luis Fernando Pacheco Gutiérrez
Petro’s failure cannot be explained solely by the electoral defeat, but rather by a government marked by arrogance, instability, and an inability to turn its grand promises into lasting public policies.
Democracy

Warnings for Latin American democracies from Colombia...

Marcela Ríos Tobar
The elections in Colombia and Peru highlight the spread of disinformation and narratives of electoral fraud as threats to democracy in Latin America.
Soccer

Football as a mirror: the World Cup...

Santiago Rodríguez-Solórzano
Every four years, we think the FIFA World Cup is only about football. But all it takes is a closer look to realize that it also speaks about democracy, inequality, institutions, leadership, and the rules of the game.

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Screens with borders: The new global social media policy for the digital childhood

Ángel Arellano
Regulation for minors has ceased to be a moral debate and become a matter of state policy: some countries ban, others impose conditions, and almost all shift responsibility to platforms. Why and how?
Colombia

How can we help those affected by the earthquake in Colombia?

Fidel Cano
Following the earthquake that struck Colombia, solidarity can become a sustained chain of support that accompanies affected communities beyond the immediate emergency.
Science

Ecology and the Night of the Long Batons: Scars and new threats

Lucas Enrico   |   Maria Noel Clerici Hirschfeld
Sixty years after the Night of the Long Batons, the persecution of ecological science is resurfacing in new forms. Denialism, underfunding, and surveillance once again threaten the production of environmental knowledge in Latin America.

Cuba and the Limits of Isolation

Armando Chaguaceda   |   César Eduardo Santos
Despite its deep economic crisis, Cuba retains an international influence greater than its material weight thanks to a broad network of governments, political parties, trade unions, and social organizations that support the regime.
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