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Manuel Alcántara

Director of CIEPS - International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP-Panama. Professor Emeritus at the University of Salamanca and UPB (Medellín). Latest books: "The profession of politician" (Tecnos Madrid, 2020) and "Traces of a tired democracy" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2024).

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The Greater Caribbean and the Global Challenge: Integration for Geostrategic Action

Faced with a changing international order, the Greater Caribbean must urgently assume a firm and coordinated integration in order to leave fragmentation behind and consolidate itself as a relevant geostrategic actor.

The Lure of Power

Although presented as democratic, some consultation practices hide behind their façade authoritarian mechanisms that seek to perpetuate certain individuals or projects in power.

Is it reasonable to insist on democracy?

The limits of democratization based on elections alone have been widely debated, without addressing the structural fragility of the State and its lack of institutionality.

Lessons from a frenetic month

The new order that began to be enshrined on January 20 with President Trump’s inaugural speech and his frenzied issuance of executive orders in...

The political playing field

The ground for politics in the terms in which it was defined during the last century is precarious and on the verge of vanishing completely.

Panama: a quarter of a century that may go to the dustbin of history

Panama is one of the weakest links in the increasingly contested globalization chain that MAGA is now directly threatening to achieve its objectives.

Kakistocracy in Latin America

The current era of weakened democracies is gradually leading to the formation of governments composed of low-quality members.

Reconciliation with Politics

In the last month, a sequence of diverse events can be considered to argue for the existence of a favorable arena of evident reconciliation with politics.

Precarious states

In Latin America, the absence of state control—or, if preferred, the state’s precarious capacity to delineate its territory and exercise sovereignty under international treaties—is stark.

Mexico in September

With the presidential succession, September seems to have confirmed the predominance of dependence. This is indicated by their shared stance on the "Spanish issue."