Growing public disillusionment with democracies that are unable to guarantee welfare, representation and a shared future is putting Latin America’s political and social stability to the test.
The return of anti-drug policies based on repression threatens to exacerbate violence, strengthen organized crime, and weaken Latin American democracies.
Latin American democracies face growing pressure—disinformation, crime, migration, and inequality—that tests their capacity to withstand erosion and reinvent themselves.
Latin American experiences suggest that without effective justice in the face of abuses of power, democratic transitions remain exposed to setbacks and authoritarian backsliding.
