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Bids to extend term limits fall short in Bolivia and Ecuador

Morales and Correa remain in power and maintain strong popular support, but their miscalculations have created the best chances yet of opening space for political competition in both countries. It presents an opportunity for political oppositions to rise to the occasion with policy proposals that reestablish checks and balances and strengthen independent institutions. Although the tide is turning against populist authoritarian regimes in Latin America, much remains to be done to restore democratic governance.

admin March 10, 2016

Political crimes and amnesty: Getting to peace and reconciliation in Colombia

With less than a month before the deadline to sign the peace accord, the government must do a better job of promoting the agreement and refuting its critics’ dishonest attacks.

Gustavo Alvira Gomez March 7, 2016

The (Re)discovery of Venezuela

In 16 years Venezuela has fallen from being a model for the anti-globalization movement to an example for doomsday planners, video gamers and screenwriters of post-apocalyptic chaos.

admin March 4, 2016

Canadians perplexed at Trump surge

After the March 1st Super Tuesday results, many Canadians are ready to concede that Trump could become the next Republican candidate. That doesn’t mean, though, that they aren’t worried.

John Parisella March 3, 2016

Why Obama’s trip to Argentina is more important than to Cuba

In terms of U.S. national interests, the more important of President Obama’s stopovers on his March trip won’t be Cuba, it will be Argentina. Here’s why.

admin March 2, 2016

Obama and Cuba: Should he stay or should he go?

With few concrete human rights improvements since he announced his embargo changes over a year ago, President Obama’s decision to travel to Cuba could be a surrender of U.S. principles or a master stroke of democratic diplomacy. It all depends how he plays it.

Christopher Sabatini March 1, 2016

MACCIH takes shape in Honduras – how effective will it be?

Whether MACCIH will have a real impact remains to be seen. But its installation in Honduras offers at least a glimmer of hope that positive changes can begin to take place. Continued pressure and monitoring from civil society, journalists, and international donors will be necessary to ensure that MACCIH reaches its full potential rather than frustrating good-faith efforts in the fight against corruption.

admin March 1, 2016

Venezuela: the challenge to attract private investment

The problem isn’t that domestic investors are treated any differently in Venezuela than foreign investors. All investors are subjected to the same arbitrary set of rules and regulations. Restoring the country’s productivity requires re-establishing predictability and respect for private property.

admin February 25, 2016

A Turning Point in Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Case?

For the first time a judicial official has affirmed what many suspected: Alberto Nisman was murdered.

Natasha Zaretsky February 25, 2016

What Bolivia’s “No” vote means for its political future

Whatever you may think of Evo Morales and his time in power, Bolivian voters’ narrow rejection of a constitutional amendment to allow him to run again is a good thing for the country’s politics and even Morales’ legacy.

admin February 24, 2016