Petroleum

Rebuilding the Venezuelan oil industry: between the legacy of Chavismo and the costs of tutelage

Enrique Lemos
The reconstruction of Venezuela's oil sector is a historic opportunity for the country, but there is also a risk of repeating old practices of opacity and arbitrariness.
Economy
Venezuela: The country that didn’t sow oil
International relations

The bond between Latin America and Italy: a historic alliance regaining momentum

Lorenzo Tordelli
Latin America and Italy are entering a new phase of closer ties, built on a shared history that they hope will lead to a more stable alliance.
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.
Organized crime

The Balkan mafia in Latin America: organized crime that does not need territory

Henry M. Rodríguez
Balkan criminal networks are transforming organized crime in Latin America: less territory and visible violence, and more logistics, transnational alliances, and infiltration of legitimate economies.
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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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Governance and institutions from the ECLAC perspective in difficult times

Manuel Alcántara
ECLAC argues that, amid discontent, polarization, and fiscal constraints, stronger governance and institutions are essential for Latin America to turn its resources into development.

Javier Milei in Brazil and the new Latin American right

Bruno Fabricio Alcebino da Silva
Milei’s visit to Brazil exposed the increasing coordination between the new Latin American right-wing forces and turned Brazil’s elections into a key battleground over the region’s political direction.
Democracy

Shared values, democracy and politics in a...

Nathalie Méndez Méndez
Democratic values continue to enjoy broad support, but institutional distrust and political polarization threaten their resilience in Latin America and Europe.
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.

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Homo Fumus

Juan Francisco Camino
“Homo fumus” describes a society dominated by post-truth, ephemeral messages, and empty political narratives, where smoke displaces critical thinking and real solutions.
Outsiders

The outsider era: reaching power and learning how to hold on to it

Fernando Domínguez Sardou
De La Espriella and Milei represent two stages of the same underdog challenge: coming to power by breaking with the system and then learning to govern it without losing the identity that brought them there.
Society

Free healthcare: the paradox of Latin America

Ronald Jonathan Cañarte
Although Latin America has expanded healthcare coverage, millions of families continue to pay out of pocket for what healthcare systems fail to guarantee.

The leadership of the far right in Latin America

Diego M. Raus
The advance of the far right in Latin America raises a key question: whether it will be able to consolidate as a regional bloc capable of enduring beyond its current leaders.
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