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The pulse of Latin American democracy
Democracy in Latin America is showing signs of a slight recovery, but remains characterised by stagnation and deep divides between countries.
Crime and Democracy: Latin America’s Crossroads
The expansion of organized crime in Latin America no longer only threatens security; it also silently erodes institutions and puts democracy across the region at risk.
When naming is intervening: Terrorism, organized crime, and sovereignty in Latin America
Labeling organized crime as terrorism does not only toughen penalties: it redefines the threat, reconfigures the state's responses, and strains sovereignty in Latin America.
Presidential Elections in Peru: Does Politics Matter?
Elections in Peru reveal a profound political crisis marked by fragmentation, weak party structures, and an economic model that erodes representation and democratic stability.
The Diplomatic Legacy of Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio’s speech in Munich outlines a pragmatic diplomacy that seeks to reorder the transatlantic alliance beyond the liberal consensus of the post–Cold War era.
Remittances sustain economies, but empty households
While remittances break records and ease the economies of many countries in the region, millions of Latin American households are being reshaped around an absence that leaves social, educational, and emotional marks.