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Breathe, think, and vote again: reflections on nepotism and Brazil’s runoff election

Alessandra Maia
As Brazil heads into the presidential runoff, the country faces the challenge of choosing between the desire for change and the risks posed by the concentration of power and political nepotism.
Africa

The search for a capable state in Africa and Latin America

Danilo Desiderio
Africa and Latin America share common challenges: building capable states that can turn economic growth into jobs and more broadly shared prosperity.
Artificial intelligence

How many years of our lives does justice owe us?

José Luis Sampietro Saquicela
Justice is also measured in time: when a judgment takes years, waiting can become a form of injustice. Artificial intelligence can help reduce that wait without sacrificing safeguards.

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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

The Pope’s Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence: The Risks the Church Sees

Constanza Cilley
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence warns of the risks of disinformation, job displacement, and the concentration of technological power in the hands of a few.

The end of anonymity: AI lowers the price of surveillance and makes freedom more expensive

Yaldimar Ruíz
Artificial intelligence is dismantling digital anonymity and turning mass surveillance into an increasingly inexpensive tool, while exercising political freedom is becoming more costly and risky.

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Where does Milei stand?

Manuel Anselmi
Milei is going through a period of contrasts: he retains electoral support and international backing, but faces growing internal tensions that are putting the strength of his political project to the test.

From Liberation Theology to Pentecostalism: religion and the construction of the Brazilian right

Sahasranshu Dash
Religion has been central to Brazil’s political transformation, from the Liberation Theology that helped propel the left to the rise of Pentecostalism as a conservative force.
Social networks

Hostages or strategists? Party discourse in the...

Pavel Sidorenko Bautista
In the context of the attention economy, recommendation systems interpret narrative moderation as a lack of relevance. What do political parties competing in contexts of extreme polarization do to make themselves heard?
International policy

After the World Cup: The pitch also...

Luis Miguel Santibáñez Suárez
The World Cup reflected an increasingly multipolar world and offered a lesson for Latin America: autonomy and development require strong institutions, sustained investment, and a strategy of its own.

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Trump and the use of visas as a diplomatic weapon

Sebastián Godínez Rivera
Trump has turned visas into a tool of diplomatic pressure to influence decisions and strengthen U.S. influence in Latin America.
China

The myth of best practices and the Chinese model

Oswaldo Toscano
China’s model challenges the Western institutional recipe and shows how adaptation and improvisation can drive development.
War

Evangelize, civilize, democratize, or land, gold and oil?

Ottón Solís
Behind the justifications for military interventions by the great powers, economic and strategic interests often lie hidden, with oil being one of their main drivers.

The law is not enough

María Elisa Alonso
Legal parity does not guarantee political equality: without sanctions and changes to the culture of power, women continue to face barriers to accessing decision-making spaces.

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