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Santiago Leiras

Political Scientist. Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). PhD in Contemporary Latin America from the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset (Spain).

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Cuba: a predictable electoral process without citizen participation 

No uncertainty in its results. Cuba: a predictable electoral process without citizen participation.

Javier Milei’s 120 days: a déjà vu?

Milei has established a model of unconditional alignment with the “Western world”, in particular with the United States and Israel, which is consolidated with the request to join NATO.

Javier Milei, between necessity and urgency

Javier Milei has inaugurated a new political stage in which he proposes to make a fresh start on the assumptions on which the democratic process was based since 1983, in particular, and Argentine politics in the last century in general.

Brainstorming in the midst of Argentina’s political storm

Javier Milei, obtained more than seven million votes, which represents 30% of the votes that made him the most voted candidate in the primary elections.

What is happening in the run-up to the primary elections in Argentina?

One of the conclusions that can be drawn is that political protest seems to have two channels of expression: electoral abstention or the candidate Javier Milei.

Argentina dances on the edge of the abyss

The emergence of Javier Milei in Argentina, as an expression of a traditional politics rejection phenomenon, is not new in the country.

Argentina’s democracy and the midlife crisis of the 40s

Argentina's democracy has shown proof of resilience throughout four decades of institutional development.

Has the democratic consensus been broken in Argentina?

In the past, Argentines have experienced episodes of similar magnitude to the failed attack against Cristina de Kirchner. However, the particularity of this episode is that it occurred in the midst of a process of erosion of the democratic consensus.

New Left turn in Latin America, which Left?

If Lula da Silva's electoral victory in Brazil is confirmed, we will be facing a scenario in which the five main economies of the region will be governed by the left.

Where could the Cuban regime evolve to?

Last July's demonstrations in Cuba reopened a series of expectations about the possibilities of a democratic transformation of the Cuban regime. But how could we imagine such a transition process on the island?