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Carlos Domínguez Avila

Researcher-collaborator of the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of the University of Brasilia (UnB). PhD in History. Specialized in topics on quality of democracy, international politics, human rights, citizenship and violence.

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The Greater Caribbean unites with a purpose: To drive integration and change

In a scenario of international uncertainty and systemic reconfiguration, integration is an urgent necessity.

Brazil: municipal elections in times of democratic recomposition 

The Brazilian population as a whole must assume some level of civic and citizen responsibility, both in favor of democratic recomposition and in the fight against disinformation and polarization.

The international insertion of Milei’s Argentina: What will it be like?

Despite campaign speeches, it is not expected that the government will further deteriorate its relations with both economic powers and integration processes.

The presidential meeting in Brasília and the recomposition of UNASUR

After almost a decade, 11 presidents have met in Brasília with the purpose of restarting regional dialogue, reviewing the cooperation agenda and establishing the programmatic bases of a renewed UNASUR.

The recomposition of the international order: a new Tordesillas?

We seem to be approaching a new attempt to establish spheres of influence, but with serious and spurious consequences for most of the peoples, nations and states of the world.

Lula’s guayaberas and the recomposition of relations with the region

The use of a clear Latin American garment conveys the personal, political-partisan and civilizational commitment of Lula's future government to Latin America.

Digital Citizenship, Misinformation, and the Quality of Democracy

Digital citizenship is an emerging concept, somewhat ambiguous and linked to the rights and duties of citizens in the virtual world, in the knowledge society, on the Internet and in social networks.

Electoral Accountability and the Quality of Democracy in Brazil: Thinking the Unthinkable

Brazil is the fourth-largest democracy in the world in terms of number of voters, making these elections a political event of global significance.

War and peace in Ukraine: For a return to the status quo antebellum 

An effort to address the ethnopolitical claims of pro-Russian groups could eventually be made by seeking to address demands for increasing autonomy within the Ukrainian State.

The economic implications of the conflict in Ukraine for Latin America

The retraction of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian exports of certain raw materials and industrialized goods could create additional opportunities and demands for Latin American exporting companies.