The right-wing forces in Argentina and Brazil: as similar as they are different

The right-wing forces in Argentina and Brazil converge in their reaction to the expansion of rights, but differ in their historical roots and strategies for building power.
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The Caribbean community’s divide over U.S. power

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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.

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The regulation of artificial intelligence cannot be limited to preventing a global catastrophe; it must also curb the environmental and social destruction that its infrastructure is already causing in specific territories.

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Deportations under De La Espriella government: the theater of a tough-on-crime approach

Abelardo De La Espriella’s deportation policy in Colombia prioritizes a hardline approach and exclusion, while raising questions about the rights of migrants and due process.

The Caribbean community’s divide over U.S. power

While some countries in this Caribbean bloc embrace U.S. power, others seek to limit its reach, leaving the rest struggling to find a difficult middle ground.

Democracy is improving, but its checks and...

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.

AI regulation must do more than avoid...

The regulation of artificial intelligence cannot be limited to preventing a global catastrophe; it must also curb the environmental and social destruction that its infrastructure is already causing in specific territories.

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A fifth invasion? Organized crime and indigenous sovereignty in the Americas

The expansion of organized crime into Indigenous territories in Latin America threatens their sovereignty, destroys their livelihoods, and undermines their self-governance, which could constitute a fifth historical invasion.

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.

AI regulation must do more than avoid certain doom

The regulation of artificial intelligence cannot be limited to preventing a global catastrophe; it must also curb the environmental and social destruction that its infrastructure is already causing in specific territories.

Latin America does not enter a new era with every election

Latin America's electoral swings do not signal the end of progressivism, but reflect growing competition, voter dissatisfaction and political alternation.
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Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
Political scientist and economist. PhD from the University of Toronto. Senior Editor at Global Brief Magazine. Social Research Design Specialist at RIWI Corp. (Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence).
Director of CIEPS - International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP-Panama. Honorary Emeritus Professor at the University of Salamanca and UPB (Medellín). Latest books: "El oficio de politico" (Tecnos Madrid, 2020), "Huellas de la Democracy Fatigada" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2024) and "Cuando la política dejó de ser lo que era" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2025).
Professor and researcher at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State Universityt of Rio de Janeiro (IESP/UERJ). Coordinator of the South American Political Observatory (OPSA). PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.
Historian and professor at Chapman University (California). PHd from Harvard University. His writings on Latin American politics have appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other international media.
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