History

A World Cup, an old wound: “whitening” in Latin America

The racist controversies at the World Cup reignited an old debate: how the ideal of “whitening” shaped national identity in Argentina and much of Latin America and continues to shape its inequalities.

The wounds that never fade: Memory, colonialism, and identity

Latin American identity continues to bear the marks of colonialism, sovereignty, and the power struggles that still shape its present.

Latin America is condemned to repeat its history

Path dependency is leading to increasingly degraded societies, in which a better future seems almost impossible.

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.

The Americas lose a friend

With former US President Jimmy Carter in hospice care, Latin America and the Caribbean are about to lose a respectful interlocutor who cared deeply about the region.   

Armenian presence in Latin America

Coauthor Júlia Tordeur The community of citizens of Armenian origin in Latin America, although not the largest, stands out as one of the most active, heterogeneous and influential in the region.