In just nine months, Trump has launched an unprecedented offensive combining centralization of power, attacks on the rule of law, and political use of the law to push the U.S. toward autocracy.
As democracy erodes, charismatic leaders take advantage of social unrest to consolidate a hybrid model: authoritarian capitalism with a populist face. From Trump to Bukele, passing through Milei and Noboa, a generation emerges that embodies an era where economic stability outweighs democratic values.
Gustavo Petro, elected as a symbol of change, has crossed institutional boundaries and adopted authoritarian practices that threaten Colombian democracy.
Trump's immigration restrictions and education policies threaten to halt the global circulation of knowledge, with a particularly negative impact on Latin America and its integration into international scientific development.
