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Adrift in the Caribbean: Haiti and the international community

Georges Fauriol | July 2, 2021

The international community’s role in Haiti is adrift. None of this is going to end well.
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Peru’s election of Pedro Castillo: from fragmentation to polarization—or perhaps centrist reform?

Jane S. Jaquette and Abraham F. Lowenthal | July 1, 2021

How did Peru's agonizing choice between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori come about? And what is Castillo’s extremely narrow apparent victory—by a mere ...
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Iván Duque, the ex-president

Sergio Guzman | June 16, 2021

Although Iván Duque still has 14 months left in his term as President of Colombia, all indicators suggest that his post-presidential influence will be ...
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Mexico’s inept opposition

David Agren | June 11, 2021

Few voters flocked to Mexico's opposition in last Sunday's midterms, even with AMLO receiving poor grades in polls.
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Where does correísmo go from here?

Sebastian Hurtado and Roisin O'Donohue | June 8, 2021

Following its first electoral defeat in 15 years, correísmo in Ecuador faces the challenge of remaining relevant.
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Peruvian democracy faces its biggest challenge yet

Hari Seshasayee | June 4, 2021

On April 11, 2021, Peru achieved a dubious distinction that has yet to receive much public attention: for the first time in the history of global ...
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A region reacts as Secretary Blinken departs San José

Andrés Valenciano, Richard Feinberg, Javier Corrales, and Alberto Trejo | June 3, 2021

Global Americans convened a panel of regional experts and analysts to weigh in on the implications of Blinken’s visit to Central America, seeking to ...
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Ecuador’s new president: Hope for a fresh start

Daniela Maag | May 27, 2021

Guillermo Lasso was inaugurated as Ecuador's 47th president on Monday. Given a divided legislature, the new president should prioritize unity.
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Chile’s Constitutional Convention elections: institutional uncertainty and the long shadow of October 2019

Robert Funk | May 21, 2021

Two things stood out when Chileans went to the polls for last October’s national plebiscite on the drafting of a new constitution. First, nearly 80 ...
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What will be the alternative to Bolsonaro?

Letícia Chagas | May 12, 2021

Vaccine developments at the beginning of 2021 represented a crucial step toward overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, and inaugurating a new era for all of ...
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