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The official narrative on security collides with reality in Mexico

Carlos Barrachina
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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Ecuador
Ecuador’s late insertion into the structure of global organized crime
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Feminism: Between legal advances and political backlash

Susana Reina
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

William A. Clavijo
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.

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

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

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When naming is intervening: Terrorism, organized crime, and sovereignty in Latin America

Thallita Lima
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

Susana Reina
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.
Energy

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William A. Clavijo
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.
Cuba

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

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

Argentina

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Presidential Elections in Peru: Does Politics Matter?

Carlos Ugo Santander
Elections in Peru reveal a profound political crisis marked by fragmentation, weak party structures, and an economic model that erodes representation and democratic stability.
Energy

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

William A. Clavijo
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.
Cuba

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

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

From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime

Irene Torres   |   Milton Castillo
Wildlife trafficking has become entrenched as a transnational organized crime network that exploits legal loopholes, demanding cooperation and protection beyond borders.
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Leonardo Magalhães
Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
Alejandro García Magos
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).
Manuel Alcántara
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).
Maria Regina Soares de Lima
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.
Mateo Jarquín
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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