Ideology

Democracy is improving, but its checks and balances remain at risk. Why?

Support for democracy is rebounding in Latin America, but it coexists with low satisfaction with government, tolerance for executives operating without checks and balances, and an electoral shift to the right that does not yet amount to a profound ideological transformation.

The leadership of the far right in Latin America

The advance of the far right in Latin America raises a key question: whether it will be able to consolidate as a regional bloc capable of enduring beyond its current leaders.

De la Espriella and greater North America

Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory in Colombia strengthens the advance of the right across Latin America and brings Bogotá closer to the hemispheric project promoted by the United States.

What can we expect from the rise of the far right in Latin America?

The rise of far-right governments across Latin America raises questions about democracy, polarization, populism and institutional resilience throughout the region.

The voluntary blindness of Colombia’s self-righteous elite

Ideological convictions can become the filter that prevents people from recognizing risks when they come from their own side.

‘Hondurasgate’ and the tragedy of automatic alignment in Latin America

A transnational disinformation network involving actors from Honduras, Argentina, Israel, and the United States reveals how automatic alignment continues to undermine Latin American autonomy and deepen external interference in the region’s political disputes.