The official narrative on security collides with reality in Mexico

Although the government boasts a sharp drop in homicides, the rise in disappearances, the expansion of criminal control, and territorial violence paint a far more alarming picture.
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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.

Feminism: Between legal advances and political backlash

Although feminism has accumulated legal advances in the region, the rise of political and cultural resistance calls into question their effective translation into women’s everyday lives.

The Strait of Hormuz and the Fragility of the Global Energy System

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Colombia: the battle for the center

With no clear majorities and no room to move toward the extremes, the candidates are focusing their strategy on appealing to a moderate electorate that will decide the election.

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.

Feminism: Between legal advances and political backlash

Although feminism has accumulated legal advances in the region, the rise of political and cultural resistance calls into question their effective translation into women’s everyday lives.

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The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows how a single critical chokepoint can destabilize the global energy system, exposing its profound fragility in the face of geopolitical conflicts.

Argentina

The U.S.–Cuba Negotiation: Transition or Adaptive Resistance?

Dialogue between the countries reflects an asymmetric and limited negotiation, in which external pressure seeks structural change while the regime prioritizes its survival.

Feminism: Between legal advances and political backlash

Although feminism has accumulated legal advances in the region, the rise of political and cultural resistance calls into question their effective translation into women’s everyday lives.

The Strait of Hormuz and the Fragility of the Global Energy System

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows how a single critical chokepoint can destabilize the global energy system, exposing its profound fragility in the face of geopolitical conflicts.

Peru seeks a new president

Peru heads into elections marked by political fragmentation, uncertainty, and a fatigued democracy that points to a decisive runoff.
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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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