Why Piñera Is the Frontrunner to Return as Chile’s President
Chile may become the latest Latin American country to shift to the right.
Patricio Navia
March 30, 2017
los esfuerzos de Guillier para alejarse del Gobierno
El hecho de que Guillier haya dicho que Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia nos han sacado ventaja resulta paradigmático. Si bien Perú crece más que Chile, Ecuador y Bolivia están en recesión.
Patricio Navia
March 23, 2017
Los hijos de los Presidentes
Lo mejor que pueden hacer los políticos para proteger a sus hijos es actuar como políticos y defender la independencia de las instituciones. En la medida que sepan construir cortafuegos entre sus intereses privados y su función pública, se estarán protegiendo ellos y protegerán también a sus familias.
Patricio Navia
March 23, 2017
Guillier golpea la mesa a los partidos de la Nueva Mayoría
La advertencia con tono de amenaza de Alejandro Guillier resulta una jugada muy riesgosa. Como resulta improbable que así lleve a la NM a comprometerse a realizar primarias, el senador se encontrará ante la compleja decisión de tener que renunciar a ir a primera vuelta en noviembre o tragarse su bravata, con los costos de credibilidad que eso implica.
Patricio Navia
March 16, 2017
President Trump finally acts presidential
He may have surprised many, but he was too short on specifics, promising to increase spending and cut taxes without actually explaining how.
Patricio Navia
March 9, 2017
When did the Latin American left lose its electoral mojo?
The electoral setback for the Ecuadorean left confirms a trend of defeats.
Patricio Navia
March 2, 2017
Ecuador is the left’s only electoral hope in Latin America
After a series of electoral setbacks for leftist candidates and incumbent coalitions over the past two years, Lenín Moreno, the candidate of the ruling left-wing Alianza País coalition will get the largest share of the vote.
Patricio Navia
February 23, 2017
The Latin American connection in Brazil’s corruption scandal
The Lava Jato corruption scandal triggered an earthquake that radically changed the political landscape in Brazil — one whose aftershocks are still being felt throughout Latin America.
Patricio Navia
February 16, 2017
The left/right and new/old electoral divides in Chile
The spectacular collapse of President Michelle Bachelet’s popularity and generational divisions among Chilean voters have opened up the 28-year democracy’s party system with unknown consequences for this year’s presidential elections.
Patricio Navia
February 15, 2017
So far from God, so close to Trump
In his first two weeks in power, President Donald Trump has made good on many of his controversial campaign promises, one of which has directly struck Mexico, Latin America’s second-largest country.
Patricio Navia
February 9, 2017