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Democracy and society

A ray of hope for Chile's battered democracy

A young, female, and left-wing Assembly will draft a new constitution for neoliberal, conservative Chile. This is good news for Chilean democracy

By Simone Reperger

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Interviews

'The people of Colombia long for peace'

The recent protests have seen massive police violence. Yet Colombians continue to take to the streets. Kristina Birke Daniels in Bogotá explains why

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Economy and ecology

A new era for environmental protection

The Escazú Treaty — which came into effect last week — could help combat eco-social violence and environmental exploitation in Latin America

By Astrid Becker

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Economy and ecology

In Cuba, it's the end of an era

Raúl Castro's departure marks the end of an era — and coincides with Cuba's worst crisis in decades. His successors face a daunting task

By Ricardo Torres Pérez

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Interviews

'The deep divisions in the left camp were decisive'

Instead of a victory for the Left, Ecuador now has an arch-conservative and neoliberal president. Constantin Groll in Quito explains what happened

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Interviews

'We need a new quality of solidarity'

Brazilian health expert Margareth Dalcolmo on government incompetence, a collapsing health system, vaccine inequality and the urgency of national and international solidarity

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Foreign and security policy

The Caribbean's skilful vaccine diplomacy

Many of the Caribbean's sovereign states have enough vaccines to cover their populations. They knew how to profit from international competition

By Bert Hoffmann

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Democracy and society

Lula is back

After the Supreme Court annulled his corruption convictions, Brazil could now see a showdown between Lula and Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections

By Christoph Heuser

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Foreign and security policy

Joe Biden's war on corruption in Central America

Unlike migrants, corrupt elites in Central America had nothing to fear under Trump. Joe Biden wants to change that — and the elites are closing ranks

By Martin Reischke

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Future of social democracy

A triumph for Bolivia's Left

The socialists from MAS have achieved a spectacular election victory in Bolivia that could usher in a new post-Morales era

By Jan Souverein