Articles
Democracy and society
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22.08.2024
Venezuela’s leader wants to sit out his election fraud with the help of his global partners. But in South America, he is increasingly seen as a threat
Democracy and society
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06.02.2024
The recently re-elected president of El Salvador is the prototype of a modern autocrat. But how successful is the ‘Bukele model’ really?
Democracy and society
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24.01.2024
Considered a fringe doctrine globally, libertarianism has long been socially acceptable in Latin America — and now it has seized power
Democracy and society
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15.09.2023
Latin America is under the control of drug cartels. With a new strategy, the continent wants to free itself from the stranglehold of the mafia
Economy and ecology
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06.06.2023
The promise to protect the Amazon brought Brazil back into the international arena. But saving the environment was never a priority for Lula
Democracy and society
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11.04.2023
President López Obrador is planning to re-centralise power. To achieve this, he wants to put a leash on Mexico's independent electoral institute
Democracy and society
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21.10.2022
Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru are drowning in the aftermath of the pandemic with no lifeline in sight — the result is political instability
Latin America
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06.06.2022
At the Summit of the Americas, the US wants to reaffirm its democratic leadership role in the region. Latin America doesn’t show much enthusiasm
Democracy and society
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03.03.2022
Even prior to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia gained a foothold in Latin American countries. Yet the war is starting to show cracks in the [...]
Democracy and society
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06.12.2021
While Latin America’s centrist parties collapsed, people lost faith in democracy. Now, autocrats are rising across the continent
Democracy and society
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10.09.2021
The recent round of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition may actually be able to break the country's political deadlock
Economy and ecology
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05.07.2021
El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele's legalisation of Bitcoin as an official tender has raised many eyebrows. But what's behind the move?
Democracy and society
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23.02.2021
It’s not just the state which is failing, but an international community that preaches democracy while financing a corrupt elite
Latin America
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04.09.2020
Why Trump drives a wedge between Latin American nations to have his candidate lead the Inter-American Development Bank
Latin America
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26.05.2020
In the shadow of the coronavirus, democratic principles are thrown overboard in Latin America
North America
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18.02.2020
North America's 'NAFTA 4.0' promotes workers' rights, environmental protection – and reduces China's regional influence
Latin America
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13.12.2019
Even under the leftist government, violence is soaring. President López Obrador relies on the military and centralised power
North America
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24.06.2019
Trump attacks immigration and aggravates its causes. But Mexico’s humanitarian approach has also failed
Latin America
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10.04.2019
Across Latin America, the military's gaining power and moving into politics – with support of Christian fundamentalist groups
Latin America
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17.01.2019
The UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala is becoming a victim of its own success
Latin America
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26.09.2018
Amid economic collapse and political unrest, Latin America has to deal with the largest refugee crisis in its history
Latin America
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09.03.2018
China is investing heavily in Latin America, but benefits to the continent may prove negligible
Latin America
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02.11.2017
All over Latin America, parties are using questionable tactics to cling to power
Latin America
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25.09.2017
Latin America’s long history of corruption
Future of social democracy
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27.04.2017
A progressive bill of rights shaped by citizens themselves sends shudders through the country’s conservative heartlands