Pink Tide 2.0? The Same Trap Awaits

The label “pink tide” was already misleading 20 years ago. Today, with even more pronounced distinctions between the left-wing presidents and diverse foreign policy orientations—including some critical views of Cuba—such a generalization has become even more outdated and is by far too inaccurate to categorize a political trend.
Lo que la oposición venezolana puede aprender de la victoria de Barinas

La asombrosa victoria de la oposición venezolana en el estado natal de Chávez no hubiera sido posible sin el apoyo de fuerzas centristas que hasta ahora han sido excluidas de la principal coalición opositora.
What Venezuela’s Opposition Can Learn from the Barinas Victory

Rebuilding opposition unity will be key to posing an effective electoral challenge to Chavismo.
La reelección indefinida no es un derecho humano a proteger, establece la Corte Interamericana
Can Pedro Castillo deliver on his promises of reform? Experts are skeptical.

With his historic inauguration, Pedro Castillo put one crisis to rest and turned his attention to numerous others: foremost among them, how to repair a healthcare system devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and overhaul a brittle and uneven economy that has failed many Peruvians.
Desdemocratización en Venezuela (XX): La desigualdad como fracaso
Desdemocratización en Venezuela (XVI): el desafío de construir la oposición
A Global Americans Interview with Will Grant, Author of Populista: The Rise of Latin America’s 21st Century Strongman

Grant provides an informative retrospective on the Pink Tide era.
Why Maduro is relying on Courts to silence dissent more than ever before

A new report by the United Nations’ fact-finding mission shows Venezuela’s judiciary is no longer merely turning a blind eye to state repression of ordinary Venezuelans—it’s actively facilitating it.
Venezuela, en la categoría de país expetrolero
Sin datos oficiales de PDVSA, todas las cifras de fuentes internacionales indican la muerte de la industria.