Argentina: Ayn Rand and Milei’s novel
Political ideas often take a form of disruptive narratives or alternative worldviews inspired by authors such as Ayn Rand.
Argentina: General Milani goes to war
Milani recently has surprised by his comments on the war in Ukraine and his enthusiastic support for both the Russian invasion and Vladimir Putin.
Uruguay in the turbulent regional context: an example to follow or an exception to the rule?
Lula da Silva’s inauguration was attended by heads of state and government from all over the world. Uruguay was represented by President Luis Lacalle Pou, who was accompanied by former presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and José “Pepe” Mujica.
The new international (dis)order, according to Putin
In his attempt to explain the invasion of Ukraine in the context of the reconfiguration of the global geopolitical chessboard, Vladimir Putin tells us a counter-narrative and draws us an alternative map of the world we are heading towards.
Latin America and the war in Ukraine: Thucydides’ second trap
The “Thucydides trap” is a term popularized by political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe “the concomitant dangers when a rising power rivals an established power,” including a potential warlike conflict between them.
China in Latin America: The Party and the Parties
China’s projection as a world power in the region is not only economic and geopolitical. It is also beginning to be so in the political and ideological dimension, in terms of what is called “soft power” and the battles for cultural hegemony.
“Stay Out of My Business…”
Cuando el principio de “no intervención” se esgrime para sustraerse de los compromisos regionales, hemisféricos e internacionales en materia de Derechos Humanos y defensa de la democracia, no se protege a las sociedades sino a regímenes y gobernantes que las lesionan.
Mercosur’s Fourth Decade of Fracture
The cross of ideas between Fernández and Lacalle Pou (“freeing oneself from the corset” vs. “getting off the boat”), minor and anecdotal, will nevertheless be recorded as an episode that reflects the existing differences and their implications: an eventual fork in the road between the countries of the Southern Cone.
Menem’s imprint on Argentine democracy
Carlos Menem’s presidency was the longest in Argentine history, covering the entire decade of the 1990s, when the world emerged from the Cold War and Latin American countries faced the challenge of inserting themselves into globalization.
Peru: the time of Don Quixote
The political crisis in the Andean country shows that there are no longer “saviors of the Fatherland” who have risen to power through coups d’état. Peru is being rescued from literature, culture and the handful of non-encumbered politicians. It seems that they have found the right figure, an interim president whom they call “Don Quixote”.