Government
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ANALYSIS
Latin America Faces Ortega’s Closing Door as Nicaragua Abandons Democratic Pretenses Entirely
Nicaragua’s embassy closure in Santo Domingo is more than another diplomatic quarrel. It exposes Daniel Ortega’s accelerating authoritarian project, deepens…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Judge Temporarily Bars Airstrikes When Intelligence Shows Children May Be Present
Colombia’s renewed air war against armed groups has exposed an old national wound: children recruited into violence can become battlefield…
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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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AMERICAS
Bogotá Reclaims Casa de Nariño as Presidential Power Moves Elsewhere
Bogotá’s Casa de Nariño is losing its president but not its power. As Colombia’s new government disperses across cities, the…
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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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AMERICAS
Venezuela Returns to Dialogue After Ruin, Revolt, and Repeated Betrayals
Venezuela enters its ninth government-opposition dialogue on August 1, scarred by Nicolás Maduro’s capture, catastrophic earthquakes, and twelve years of…
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ECONOMY
Argentina Locks Its Budget as Milei Rewires the Central Bank
Javier Milei wants Argentina’s fiscal discipline written into law, its Central Bank narrowed to fighting inflation, and government operations suspended…
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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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AMERICAS
Uruguay Poll Crash Puts Orsi’s Truck Scandal in the Driver’s Seat
A CIFRA poll shows President Yamandú Orsi with 20% approval and 65% disapproval after Uruguay's truck controversy, exposing a governing…
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