Avoiding the Thucydides Trap: The South American example
Why the shifting power balances between Brazil and Argentina didn’t result in the conflict identified more than 2,500 years ago by Thucydides.
Grant Burrier
August 18, 2017
Five Latin Americans leading the fight to protect the environment
This month, Global Americans honors the environmental activists that risk their lives to speak out against extraction projects that put environments and communities at risk in Latin America.
Jimena Galindo
August 18, 2017
Argentina’s voters look towards the future, not the past
In Sunday’s primary elections, Argentine voters rejected a return to Peronism, and bet on Macri’s Cambiemos coalition for a second time.
Lucas Perelló
August 17, 2017
Las vulnerabilidades de Piñera
La estrategia de polarización que promueve el Gobierno de Bachelet en torno al eje autoritarismo-democracia probablemente no va a funcionar. Pero la estrategia de convertir la segunda vuelta en un referéndum sobre el ex Presidente bien pudiera funcionar.
Patricio Navia
August 17, 2017
Toda la carne NM a la parrilla reeleccionista
Desde el plebiscito de 1988, la Concertación/Nueva Mayoría ha recurrido a la división autoritarismo-democracia cada vez que corre riesgos de perder una elección. Por eso, el Gobierno ha anunciado que ordenará el cierre del penal de Punta Peuco, donde cumplen sentencia decenas de violadores a los derechos humanos. Lamentablemente para la izquierda, el efecto de esa herramienta es cada menos útil.
Patricio Navia
August 17, 2017
The Trump Doctrine in Latin America
In Latin America Vice President Pence finds himself in a role now familiar to many White House officials: telling leaders abroad that they should ignore his boss’ bluster. Truth is there’s often little change from the past.
Greg Weeks
August 16, 2017
The hidden significance of Pence’s swing through Latin America—even when cut short
Yes, Pence is trying to clear up the damage done by President Trump’s clumsy remarks. But let’s not lose sight of the countries the vice president is visiting and the vice president’s rhetoric on his listening tour—even after he cut it short.
Christopher Sabatini
August 16, 2017
Primarias legislativas: Macri se fortalece, pero no tanto
La fuerza política del presidente Mauricio Macri se consolida en las elecciones primarias. ¿Podrá repetir este mismo triunfo en las proximas elecciones generales?
Gabriel Salvia
August 15, 2017
Mexico paga la cuenta
A leaked transcript of a phone call between Trump and Mexico’s Peña Nieto revealed the border wall was not the most important topic on Trump’s agenda.
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August 11, 2017
Investigative journalism: Latin America’s riskiest business
In the past decade, journalism has become a deadly profession in Latin America. Attacks on freedom of expression aren’t restricted to journalists; human rights and environmental activists have been targets as well.
Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan
August 11, 2017