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Democracy and society

A clear majority

Newly elected President Claudia Sheinbaum wants to continue the left-wing policies of her predecessor. But the challenges facing Mexico are enormous

By Yesko Quiroga

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Foreign and security policy

Ecuador in a stranglehold

Gang wars, drug trafficking and military repression: how did Ecuador mutate from a peaceful country to a danger zone?

By Sara Meyer

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Democracy and society

From protest to progress

Despite all the opposition and obstruction, the past half-year in Guatemala has shown that the corrupt elites are no longer in control of the country

By Daniel Mann

Sara Meyer

Democracy and society

Guatemala’s long shadow of corruption

President Arévalo has promised to fight corruption. But he faces the mammoth task of dismantling the deeply flawed structures of his predecessors

By Sara Meyer

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Democracy and society

El Salvador’s self-proclaimed saviour

The recently re-elected president of El Salvador is the prototype of a modern autocrat. But how successful is the ‘Bukele model’ really?

By Sandra Weiss

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Democracy and society

Argentina’s self-styled libertarian

Considered a fringe doctrine globally, libertarianism has long been socially acceptable in Latin America — and now it has seized power

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters/ Cristina Chiquin

Democracy and society

A coup d'état in slow motion

No matter how optimistic one may want to be, the real struggle for a better and less corrupt Guatemala will only begin with Arévalo’s inauguration

By Sara Meyer

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Foreign and security policy

Venezuela’s Guyana intentions

Is Caracas bluffing? Or are Maduro’s recent moves meant to signal intent, namely, to take Essequibo by force?

By Ivan U. Klyszcz

Reuters/ Latin America News Agency

Interviews

‘Chilean society remains polarised’

Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet on the 50th anniversary of the military coup, the dispute over the constitution and social inequality

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Democracy and society

A glimmer of hope

Colombian President Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ initiative might be the country’s last chance to reach lasting peace anytime soon

By Sara Meyer