Las encuestas son mal camino para escoger candidatos
El uso de encuestas para dirimir candidatos de una coalición es un camino seguro para la eternización de los mismos de siempre en la política.
The next UN Secretary General
On Thursday, July 21st, the Security Council of the United Nations had its first vote to narrow down the list of candidates for the next Secretary General. Could a women be elected for the first time?
The risky business of environmental activism in Latin America
Despite relatively better human rights records and environmental protection policies, Latin America and the Caribbean lead the world in murders of environmental activists. Why?
Volver al mundo es más complejo
Con Cristina, Argentina se aisló del mundo. Con Macri cambiamos: volvimos a Occidente y peleamos por la Secretaría General de las Naciones Unidas. Aislarse es malo, someterse también. ¿Puede Argentina equilibrar su política exterior?
Putting lipstick on a pig: Has the age of coups returned under a pro-democratic guise?
In Venezuela, Honduras, Egypt, and—most recently—Turkey, the armed forces have pointed to violations of the constitution by sitting, elected presidents as the justification for a coup. But are coups ever constitutional?
Latin America in the Republican platform: Cold War ideology meets the art of the deal
The newly released Republican platform twists itself in pretzels attempting to accommodate Trump’s positions, its own historical positions and its need to oppose the current administration’s position wherever possible.
Bridges to nowhere: Corruption in the BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRICs) were first grouped together in 2001 as the countries most likely to produce rapid economic growth (South Africa joined in 2010). Today another phenomenon binds the BRICS together: corruption scandals that have hit state-funded infrastructure companies and the projects they’ve overseen.
Candidatos para 2017 escondidos en 2016
La carrera por la nominación presidencial se está dando más cerca de la desacreditada cocina política que de cara a un electorado que demanda transparencia y el derecho a participar.
Latest from Latin Pulse – July 15th
This week Latin Pulse includes a wide-ranging discussion of the various crises affecting Venezuela, including the political and economic situations as well as a discussion on the peace process in Colombia and accusations of human rights abuses by the military in Honduras.
La verdad no tiene remedio
Colocada entre la espada y la pared de seguir repitiendo la promesa de la gratuidad o reconocer que hizo una promesa irrealizable, la Presidenta Bachelet ha optado por negar la realidad. En cambio, ha decidido seguir asegurando que la gratuidad llegó para quedarse y que es cosa de tiempo antes de que llegue a ser universal.