MEXICO CITY — It is difficult to say whether the Cubana de Aviación airliner’s crash in Havana a few weeks ago or the mock elections in Venezuela on May 20 are the best illustration of the utter bankruptcy of the 21st century socialism that Hugo Chávez and Raúl Castro have so loudly touted. They are both tragedies… Seguir leyendo The Bankruptcy of 21st Century Socialism
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Has Latin America’s Crusade Against Corruption Gone Too Far?
After two years of trials and investigations, the Lava Jato, or Car Wash, scandal continues to wreak havoc on Brazil’s politics.
“El 80% que odia al PRI está en disputa”
Jorge Castañeda se ha unido a la campaña de Ricardo Anaya como coordinador estratégico de Por México al Frente, la coalición que integran el conservador PAN y los progresistas PRD y Movimiento Ciudadano.
La enchilada migratoria de Trump no es tan mala para México
La inmigración ha formado parte de la agenda México-Estados Unidos desde hace años.
Se aproxima una tormenta perfecta a México
Los países no desaparecen, pero a veces sí se enfrentan con tormentas perfectas.
A Perfect Storm is Coming to Mexico
Countries don’t disappear, it has been said, but sometimes they do encounter perfect storms.
The Regional Repercussions of Honduras’s Botched Election
Once again, a serious breach of representative democracy has occurred in Latin America. Despite all the regional legal tools that have been created in recent years, an unfair and scarcely free election was probably stolen, or at best, tainted to the point that the result cannot be considered reliable.
Latin America’s Annus Mediocris
From a peace agreement in Colombia to major cross-border anti-corruption efforts, 2017 was shaping up to be a banner year for Latin America. Then came Donald Trump, whose threats of military intervention in Venezuela, together with anti-trade and anti-immigration policies at home, sent shock waves throughout the region.
Campanazo
Mayolo López Reforma “Los muertos que vos matáis gozan de cabal salud”, revira Ricardo Anaya en el primer mitin de su precampaña por la Presidencia. Figura estelar de la coalición Por México al Frente, el panista queretano parte plaza como virtual único espada de ese impensable bloque opositor hasta hacía unos cuantos meses. Para asombro… Seguir leyendo Campanazo
Where Is Latin America Headed?
The recent presidential vote in Chile, along with the Nov. 26 contest in Honduras, signals the beginning of a yearlong electoral cycle in Latin America.