Chile’s 9/11: Fifty Years Later
September 11, 1973, marked not only the violent end of a political process in Chile, which had to bear its dramatic imprint for decades, but also had a significant impact internationally.
Insisting on the State
Today, the discussion in the public square is absent, not only in the face of any electoral call with the consequent trivialization of the offers, but also when seeking solutions to the problems of society.
Political power in the shadow
The impulse to maintain power vicariously is a long-standing issue present in politics, even when it adopts democratic forms of government in which there is a minimum of assured competition.
Limits of Power
There are currently three worrying cases in Latin America in which the restriction of power is being questioned for reasons of strict application of its temporal limitation.
Leadership and parties: a tortuous relationship
The relationship between leadership and parties is a long-standing issue in politics that is exacerbated in presidential regimes.
Incompetence to practice politics
Skills and knowledge are components that are required in any profession. So, the level of training of politicians to hold office should be evaluated.
The state of democracy in Latin America
The Summit for Summit 2023 is being held virtually on March 29 and 30. It is an excellent pretext to reflect on the state of democracy in Latin America.
Not every presidential interruption is a coup d’état
The use of the concept of “coup d’état”, beyond its political-constitutional conceptualization, tends to enter the realm of narrative.
Exhausted societies and fatigued democracies
The society of exhaustion consolidates the abundance with respect to formulas that, chronologically speaking are not so old, would seem to carry an unbearable longevity.
A balance of 2022 in twelve news
Although Latin America is very heterogeneous and complex, the headlines that reflected the events in the region during the year that is ending can be summarized in a dozen, one per month, which remain as a summary of what happened while dictating the agenda for 2023. According to the CAF-Development Bank, while the richest 10% … Continued