Peña Nieto and his fading presidential image
When President Peña Nieto was inaugurated, 61% of Mexicans had a favorable opinion of him. Things have changed now.
admin
September 30, 2016
Venezuela and its rentier model: The unfortunate persistence of relevance
Venezuela’s development challenges today are no different than they were 30 years ago—diversifying the economy. Except that today, it’s going to take more to climb out of the well dug by 17 years of chavista economics.
Andrés Cañizález
September 29, 2016
Racismo y exclusión congelados en el tiempo
Si bien mucho ha cambiado en Guatemala del siglo XX a esta parte, hay algo que parece quedar siempre igual: el rol de los indígenas en la sociedad. Pero en un país donde casi la mitad de la población es indígena, ¿qué explica la persistente exclusión social de estos grupos?
admin
September 29, 2016
Lagos no se va a atrever
Ahora que el camino para asegurar la nominación de su coalición está cuesta arriba, el debate se comienza a centrar en si Lagos se atreverá a competir en unas primarias en las que él no es el gran favorito.
Patricio Navia
September 29, 2016
Guillier: el renacimiento del bacheletismo
Si Guillier logra abrazar las banderas del cambio alejándose de la experiencia fallida de Bachelet, su candidatura será difícil de parar para un Lagos que aparece demasiado cercano a los poderes fácticos.
Patricio Navia
September 29, 2016
Collaboration and learning in Latin America’s fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism
As I saw in four days at a region-wide discussion, Latin American militaries are already collaborating on the triple threats of narcotics trafficking, terrorism and organized crime. Here are nine areas for further cooperation.
Evan Ellis
September 28, 2016
Latest from Latin Pulse – Sept. 23rd
We celebrate the Latin Pulse five-year anniversary fiesta, with out-takes and excerpts from the past year, a tradition for the program.
admin
September 23, 2016
Lula and his inexplicable corruption charges
This week a judge confirmed that Lula himself will be tried for corruption. Is this a campaign against him, to halt his political career and his presidential bid for 2018?
admin
September 23, 2016
Venezuela and a point of mediation
The CNE’s announcement Thursday September 22 showed that the Maduro government has no intention of holding a fair referendum. But the delay may have provided the international community with a positive option.
Christopher Sabatini
September 23, 2016
La importancia de la publicidad del debate presupuestario en la Argentina
El tratamiento del proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto presenta a la Argentina una renovada oportunidad para volver a debatir públicamente en qué gastos se deben priorizar los recursos del estado. ¿Qué hará la administración de Macri?
Gabriel Salvia
September 22, 2016