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Latin America’s Turning Political Tide
There are few indicators of how the next generations of leaders will govern and what the coming political era will bring.
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What Challenges Face Costa Rica’s Next President?
What types of policy changes can be expected from the administration of Luis Guillermo Solís?
Latin America: Democracy Threatened
The validity and legitimacy of democracy in Latin America is now a hot topic, agitated by factors such as the coup in Honduras or populist who asserted in electoral majorities try to run freedoms.
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A Conversation with Joaquín Villalobos
Joaquín Villalobos provided an outlook on the hemisphere’s ongoing conflicts and challenges.
Ecuador Suspends Internet Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Ecuador has now confirmed that it cut off internet access at their London Embassy for Julian Assange, the leader of the group WikiLeaks, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012. NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, about what Ecuador’s calculus might be.
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Can Dilma Weather the Storm?
Brazil faces enormous challenges, but Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is not likely one of them.
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Death of a Prosecutor
The circumstances surrounding the Nisman case have dealt a severe blow to confidence in the Kirchner government.
Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy
Richard E. Feinberg offers a scrupulously researched and judicious analysis of the economic changes that have unfolded since 2008, when Raúl Castro replaced his brother Fidel as president and initiated a reform process.
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Shifter: The Colombian People Have Spoken
Michael Shifter discusses the fallout from the Colombian referendum voting against the peace deal with the FARC
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A Conversation with Colombia’s Minister of Justice
What is the state of democratic governance and the rule of law in Colombia? Colombian Minister Yesid Reyes discusses.
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Polling the Peruvian Elections
Insight and analysis into an unpredictable presidential contest
El nuevo régimen Ortega-Murillo
La ‘victoria’ electoral de Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo con un alto nivel de abstencionismo muestra tanto el éxito de la táctica de eliminar a la coalición opositora que lideraba Montealegre, que de por sí era débil, así como también que la mayoría electoral no se desbordó por Ortega.
Venezuela’s Meltdown Continues
Venezuela faces an economic and humanitarian disaster, and the situation is only getting worse
Colombia’s Last Chance for Peace
Will the government’s new agreement to deescalate bring renewed faith — or just more skepticism?
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Chile’s Domestic Policy Priorities
Under a context of intense political reforms, the Chilean government has put forward a number of ambitious goals aiming at an integral constitutional reform.