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U.S.-Guatemala: Are Donald Trump and Jimmy Morales Brothers in Arms?
By Anthony W. Fontes* Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in February 2018. / Executive Office of the President of the United States / Wikimedia Guatemalan...
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Brazil: A Moment of Truth
By Barbara dos Santos* A group of demonstrators gathered in São Paulo last week to protest Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro and show their support for other candidates like Ciro Gomes. /...
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Bolivia: The Exceptional Case of the MAS
By Santiago Anria* A rally celebrating the nineteenth anniversary of the MAS in Bolivia. / Tercera Información / Wikimedia Commons Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) is one of the most important...
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Mexico: Gambling That Austerity Will Be Enough
By Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid* Mexico City’s Paseo de La Reforma / Flickr / Creative Commons While continuing to emphasize his goal of reversing neoliberalism in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López...
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Nicaragua: Can Ortega Circumvent the Talks?
By Fulton Armstrong President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega / https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotospresidencia_sv/30962278823 / Flickr / Creative Commons While the Nicaraguan government continues to...
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Brazil: Corruption of Anti-Corruption
By Fábio Kerche* Moro, Bolsonaro, and Paraná governor Ratinho Júnior during a visit to the Integrated Center of Intelligence and Public Security of the Southern Region in May 2019/ Marcus Correa/...
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Latin America: The Perils of Judicial Reform
by Aníbal Pérez-Liñán and Andrea Castagnola* Former President of Chile and current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses the Chilean Supreme Court in 2015/ Gobierno de...
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Latin America: Total Chaos?
By Carlos Malamud* South American Presidents waving to the cameras in Santiago, Chile / Flickr / Creative Commons Democracy and democratic values are in crisis throughout South and Central America, but...
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The OAS and the Crises in Bolivia and Chile: Power Politics and Inconsistencies
By Stefano Palestini Céspedes* Protests in Chile, October 2019/ Carlos Figueroa/ Wikimedia Commons/ https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Protestas_en_Chile_20191022_07.jpg As political crises emerge...
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Why are Chile’s Protests Continuing?
By Pablo Rubio Apiolaza* Protests began in Chile October 2019/ Diego Correa/ Flickr/ Creative Commons License Chile’s political agreement in November to hold a referendum on the country’s Constitution...
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