Don’t pay attention to the voter intention polls at this moment. Although left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro is currently leading the polls there’s significant space for movement in the political realm between now and the elections.
Cuban activists had planned a national “Civic March for Change” for Monday, November 15, but the government moved in advance to quell the protest.
How are misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda disseminated in Latin America by foreign state media sources and consumed by Latin American audiences, and what are the regional policy implications of such consumption?
Often out of the spotlight of Latin America observers, Paraguay continues to make quiet but sustained economic progress. However, Paraguay’s path toward prosperity is increasingly complicated by external constraints on growth.
¿Cómo mejorar la educación? ¿Por dónde empezar? ¿La pandemia representa un momento bisagra? ¿Existe la posibilidad de redefinir una nueva escuela? En mayo de 2020, mientras comenzaban los primeros pasos de una dura cuarentena en la región, decidí poner estas esas preguntas sobre la mesa.
How do we improve education? Where do we start? Does the pandemic represent a pivotal moment?
On Sunday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, won reelection following a year of political prosecutions, bans on opposition parties, and laws to curtail the independent press.
An energy crisis is brewing in Colombia, as in much of the world. Though the government and foreign investors have joined the renewable energy frenzy, they must act quickly to lead the country through an energy transition effort that outlives the current administration.
Los Pueblos Indígenas actualmente desempeñan un papel muy importante en la política de Ecuador. En un posible acuerdo comercial bilateral entre EE. UU. y Ecuador, sin duda serán una parte interesada crucial en las negociaciones.
This November, voters in five countries across Latin America head to the polls. In Chile, Argentina, and Honduras, the electorate will have an opportunity to choose from an array of candidates from different ideological backgrounds. In Nicaragua and Venezuela, free and fair elections are far from guaranteed.
