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Foreign and security policy

The last bastion against Trump

Brazil’s election is a test of sovereignty in an age where political, family and business power are converging

By Sandra Weiss

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Democracy and society

Adiós sovereignty

After years of authoritarian rule, many Venezuelans see US control as a way out of political decay — making the new protectorate surprisingly stable

By Anja Dargatz

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Daniella Fernandez Realin

Democracy and society

What if the right fails?

The right is losing support across Latin America. But that alone will not bring the left back to power

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / Anadolu | Magdalena Chodownik

Economy and ecology

Cuba’s last hand

This game of poker is ultimately about one thing — who dictates the terms for the country’s transformation

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / Anadolu | Lucas Aguayo Araos

Democracy and society

The return of the iron fist?

Colombia is not just electing a president. The country faces a choice between authoritarian repression and political integration

By Oliver Üllenberg

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Democracy and society

Circus of the macabre

In the upcoming elections, Peru must choose between the left and the right. Yet the real winner remains a system that breeds corruption and chaos

By Sandra Weiss

pa / Zoonar | Galyna Andrushko

Foreign and security policy

The rise of the in-between

In a polarised world, Europe and Latin America risk being sidelined unless they turn shared interests into concrete cooperation

By Ingrid Ross, Sebastian Sperling

picture alliance / Anadolu | Zed Jameson

Democracy and society

Cuba has its back against the wall

As fuel runs dry in Havana, Trump’s blockade risks humanitarian disaster and a dangerous new normal

By Bert Hoffmann

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