Democracy
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ANALYSIS
Chile Tests Democracy as Kast’s Security Cure Expands Executive Power
Chile’s fight against organized crime has entered a constitutional danger zone, as President José Antonio Kast seeks sweeping emergency powers…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Colombia Finds Water Democracy Beneath La Mojana’s Ancient Raised Fields
Across Colombia’s Caribbean wetlands, ancient farmers built raised fields and canals that controlled floods, survived droughts, and worked without kings.…
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ANALYSIS
Pope Leo’s Latin America Homecoming Tests Faith, Power, and Democracy
Pope Leo XIV’s first South American journey will be measured not only by crowds and prayers, but by who gets…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Counts Petro’s Final Words Before His Bombastic, Inflammatory and Erratic Megaphone Politics Goes Silent
From late-night posts to courtroom-ordered apologies, Gustavo Petro governed Colombia through a torrent of metaphors, provocation and literary detours. As…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Tests Whether Civil Disobedience Defends Democracy or Defies It
On inauguration day, Colombia will stage two rival democratic rituals: Abelardo de la Espriella’s swearing-in in Cali and peaceful opposition…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Can Decentralize Power Without Turning Government into Roadshow Theater
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to govern from Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bogotá could challenge Colombia’s stubborn centralism. Yet…
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ANALYSIS
Peru Election Math Turns Dangerous When Sánchez Subtracts Democracy Abroad
Roberto Sánchez wants Peru's overseas ballots erased because they favor Keiko Fujimori. The demand is legally audacious, politically antidemocratic, and…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Counts Its Indigenous Nations and Finds a Larger Country
Brazil's Indigenous census portrait reveals 391 ethnic groups, 295 languages, and nearly 1.7 million people. More than a statistical correction,…
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ANALYSIS
A Nation Split by a Sliver: De la Espriella’s Narrow Win Tests Colombia’s Democracy
Abelardo de la Espriella's razor-thin presidential win has pushed Colombia toward a hard-right turn, exposing public exhaustion with violence, Gustavo…
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Politics
Peru’s Election Turns Into Democracy Test as Sánchez Allies Mobilize Against Fujimori’s Edge
With Keiko Fujimori virtually ahead and Roberto Sánchez calling supporters into the streets of Lima, Peru's presidential runoff has become…
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