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How far can U.S. pressure on the Cuban regime go?
The Cuban regime’s deepest crisis coincides with a strategy of maximum pressure driven by Washington. The objective is to force a political transition, but the use of force no longer appears to be an implausible scenario.
The challenge of artificial intelligence for democracy
Artificial intelligence is already transforming democracy, and the great challenge is to ensure that it strengthens—rather than undermines—the integrity of electoral processes and democratic institutions.
De la Espriella and greater North America
Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory in Colombia strengthens the advance of the right across Latin America and brings Bogotá closer to the hemispheric project promoted by the United States.
The politics of decline
Latin America's growing middle class has reshaped politics. Today, fear of downward mobility is driving electoral volatility, political frustration and demands for stability.
Hyperglobalization 2.0: Why AI has not slowed the world down
Trade wars suggest deglobalisation, but the AI race is wiring the world together at unprecedented speed.
The everyday architecture of violence: When drug policies generate more insecurity
In Latin America, most drug-related insecurity is caused not by drug use itself, but by policies that persist in combating it through prohibition and punishment.