One region, all voices

Our columnists

Ariel Sribman Mittelman

Politologist and Doctor in Political Science from the University of Salamanca. He specializes in the succession of power and vice-presidency in Latin America.

Sort by

What are the economic prospects for Latin America?

The Financial Times recently presented a five-point map for understanding the global economy in 2024: demographics, climate change, technological progress, knowledge diffusion and economic growth. This map does not forecast an easy year for the region.

Before the vice president, we only have questions

One fateful day in the late 18th century, the American Founding Fathers decided to invent a hitherto unheard-of figure: the vice presidency.

October 26: the Salvadoran 18 Brumaire

Two thousand years ago, Polybius stated that upright regimes tend to degenerate over time. Not only democracy, but also democracy.

National Unity and Elections in Argentina

The government of national unity seeks to avoid political confrontations and strengthen the Executive, providing it with the support of the political forces to face critical circumstances.

The Dilemma of Plurinationality in Bolivia and Latin America

The plurinational character of Bolivia is an ideological creation. Attention: it is neither more nor less than the unity of the Bolivian nation. In postmodern terms, both are social constructions.

What we know and what we ignore about democracy

If we take into account Polybius we would know that democracy is not necessarily displaced by autocracy, it is usually transformed into demagogy.

Political fracking in times of polarization

Over the last decade, we have seen political fracking grow at a disturbing rate, where certain actors fracture and pollute society for their own benefit.

Will Latin America be relegated to the periphery of the metaverse as well?

Latin America must make decisions in this sector, but lacks the scientific-technological and economic power to lay its own wiring.

Democracy and Demagogy in the Fernández’s Argentina

Democracy is an attribute of the political system. It explains the distribution of power within society. Justice is precisely the opposite: the politicization of Justice is one of the most serious threats to it.

Latin American Vice Presidents and Corruption: Ways of Life

It is vox populi the hypothesis that Cristina Fernández's determination to hold political office has more to do with her ambition for power than with the immunity that such office confers on her.