Government
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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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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Emergency Habit Tests Democracy as Noboa Hunts Narco Power
Daniel Noboa's latest state of exception places Ecuador's security crisis back at the center of Latin America's democratic dilemma, where…
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AMERICAS
Bolivia Roadblocks Bite Back as Paz Faces Emergency Rule Reckoning
Bolivia's roadblock crisis has moved from mountain highways into La Paz's civic heart, where citizens demanding emergency powers now expose…
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ECONOMY
Economists Watch Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance as Noboa Tests Austerity
Ecuador's latest government slim-down under Daniel Noboa is billed as a move toward efficiency. Still, across Latin America, it raises…
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ANALYSIS
Bolivia Roadblocks Turn Paz’s Promise into a High-Altitude Stress Test
Bolivia's roadblocks have trapped cities, inflated food prices, and shaken President Rodrigo Paz's fragile coalition, exposing a deeper Latin American…
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ANALYSIS
Latin America Continues Voting While Centralism Concentrates Power in Capitals
Adapted from Eugene Zapata-Gareschéa's original Americas Quarterly article, this analysis examines how central governments across Latin America concentrate power, deprive…
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ANALYSIS
Boric Leaves Chile With Protected Seas and Unsettled Political Tides
As Gabriel Boric leaves La Moneda, Chile is left with a large new marine protection area, a difficult final assessment,…
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