Political turbulence limits Latin America’s economic prospects
Latin America has surprised economic analysts for the better this year. In recent weeks, multilateral organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the...
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
Modern Peru has seen its fair share of chaos and conflict. Since 2016, the South American country has had seven presidents — four of...
What the World Gets Wrong about Latin America’s Foreign Policy
The Global North has three major misconceptions about Latin America’s foreign policy. First, the region is assumed to be a homogeneous and turbulent group...
Nicaragua seizes Catholic university accused of being ‘centre of terrorism’
The Nicaraguan government has seized a prominent Jesuit-run university in the capital Managua, in President Daniel Ortega’s latest effort to lash out against the...
Rising Authoritarianism in Latin America: A Threat to Democracy
Democracy in Latin America has experienced a decline in support over the past decade, while backing for authoritarianism has grown, particularly among the youth,...
Nicaragua Spies on Its Citizens with Russia’s Help
According to the report, Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America, published in late December by the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)...
Succession Dilemmas in Latin America
One of the main problems faced by leftists in power face in Latin America is to build lasting hegemonies within constitutional frameworks that limit,...
Unbreakable Alliance of Cuba and North Korea: How Two Nations Were Linked by Communism and Resistance to US Imperialism
Even a cursory look at any map (and especially a globe) of planet Earth is enough for the observer to understand that Pyongyang and...
The Cloak of Democracy in Indonesia and Bolivia: The Pitfalls of Foreign Development Models
The idea and practice of democracy have long and complicated histories. There are large and diverse bodies of literature on each aspect of the...