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pa / reuters | Raquel Cunha

Democracy and society

Costa Rica is not an outlier, but a warning sign

Yesterday’s election marks the start of an authoritarian transformation, legitimised by a democratic mandate

By Daniel Mann

picture alliance / Anadolu | Fabio Teixeira

Democracy and society

Democracy can’t be imported

Intervention can force change at the top, but it cannot deliver democracy. In Venezuela, the decisive struggle is between internal power blocs

By Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, Jonas Wolff

picture alliance/Reuters/Agustin Marcarian

Economy and ecology

Strength in partnership

The EU–Mercosur deal is more than a trade agreement. It is a commitment to rules-based cooperation in an increasingly unstable world

By Bernd Lange

picture alliance / REUTERS | Tuane Fernandes

Foreign and security policy

The show must go on

The absence of the president and the first lady shows that Venezuela is not a one-man dictatorship and never has been

By Anja Dargatz

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Cristobal Basaure Araya

Democracy and society

Fear over vision

José Antonio Kast sweeps to victory, riding a wave of frustration and deep distrust toward the ruling left

By Cäcilie Schildberg

pa / newscom | Gladjimi Balisage

Foreign and security policy

Return of the gunboats

Trump’s mix of military muscle and tariff pressure signals a bid to fold Latin America back into a compliant US ‘backyard’

By Herbert Wulf

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Moises Castillo

Democracy and society

Triumph of the old order

The election results in Honduras are still uncertain. But one thing is clear — the ruling left-wing party has suffered a massive defeat

By Daniel Mann

picture alliance / Anadolu | Lucas Aguayo Araos

Democracy and society

Chile needs a miracle

The upcoming elections will reveal whether the country gives in to fear — or finds the courage to believe in a more just society

By Cäcilie Schildberg

picture alliance / Anadolu | Jorge Mateo Romay Salinas

Democracy and society

Capitalism for all

After 20 years of socialist rule, an outsider wins the election in Bolivia. Centrist politician Rodrigo Paz takes over a country in crisis

By Christine-Felice Röhrs

picture alliance/AP/Ariana Cubillos

Democracy and society

‘This is Norway’s prize, not ours’

María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize — yet in Venezuela, the celebration is conspicuously absent

By Anja Dargatz