After twelve years of pontificate, Francis projected himself, with his words and testimony, as an Argentine and Latin American at the head of the smallest and most influential country on a global scale.

We must develop more robust legal frameworks, budget allocations with a gender perspective and public policies that truly aim to transform the structural conditions of inequality.

The region faces significant challenges in terms of financial inclusion, which has a negative impact on its economic development.

The freshness of a head of the Church who, for a brief interlude, abandoned his imperturbable complicity with the established order could inspire in us a healthy and moderate optimism.

Looking ahead to the elections, a good part of the power will be shared among the three MAS factions, whose main leaders see how their opponents are tearing each other apart and cancelling each other out.

Globalization is evolving toward a more fragmented phase, marked by geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. Faced with this changing scenario, Latin America must build its own strategy that will enable it to navigate autonomously in an increasingly complex environment.