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Argentina’s political construct and governing the future
Argentina’s politics is stuck in a nostalgic loop, hindering forward-looking solutions to long-standing social and economic challenges.
As democracies erode, Latin America’s billionaires grow richer
While inequality in Latin America rises, an elite of the ultra-rich accumulates power and wealth at the expense of weakening democracy.
An Asian perspective on the Latin American paradox: Peace without war, violence without let-up
Latin America is one of the most peaceful regions without wars between nations, but also one of the most violent in the world. Without declared war, its cities register more deaths than many countries in armed conflicts.
‘Outsiders’: A global wave with Latin American lessons
Latin America experienced the emergence of outsiders in politics before the rest of the world as a response to citizen frustration and the erosion of traditional parties. What is still surprising in other countries has become routine in the region and offers insight to understand the current challenges of global democracy.
The geopolitics of disenchantment: Trump as a symbol of a world order in dispute
Trump is not the cause of global disorder, but rather the most vocal symptom of a system that was already crumbling.
Anniversaries and power: Trump, the Fourth of July and the politics of memory
July 4, 2025, marks not only a national holiday, but also an uncomfortable portrait of the political, scientific, and diplomatic present of the United States under Trump's second term.
