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October 14, 2016
What to expect from Chile’s local elections
Local elections in Chile have traditionally served as a test of the incumbent party. But this year, with both the governing and the opposition party coalitions dogged by corruption scandals, anything can happen.
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October 13, 2016
Behind the “No:” a lesson in political participation from Colombia’s plebiscite
The October 2nd plebiscite and its stunningly low voter turnout demonstrated the inherent weaknesses of popular referenda and the need to think creatively about how to restore people’s participation in the electoral process.
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October 12, 2016
The divided vote over the peace process
Last Sunday Colombians shocked the world by voting against the peace agreement that President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC leaders have been negotiating for four years.
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October 7, 2016
TLC entre Uruguay y Chile, un paso hacia la convergencia
Con la firma de un tratado de libre comercio entre Chile y Uruguay se comienzan a abrir las puertas de una posible futura convergencia entre Mercosur y la Alianza del Pacífico. ¿Llevará este acuerdo a la integración comercial de Mercosur al resto de América Latina?
Nicolás Albertoni
October 6, 2016
Can the same thing happen here? Lessons from Colombia and Brexit
There are a number of parallels between the shocking vote results in Colombia and the UK and the current U.S. presidential election. Could a similar surprise occur November 8th?
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October 6, 2016
Winning the paranoid way in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has one of the highest approval rates in the region, but he is still going to great lengths to secure his re-election November 6th at all cost. Is this just Ortega playing it safe or a permanent power grab?
Greg Weeks
October 6, 2016
The regional agenda for the next U.S. president—and why Trump needs to listen
With new market friendly governments in Argentina, Peru and Brazil and a looming collapse in Venezuela now is not the time for the U.S. to retrench its economic agenda in the region. Unfortunately, no one is standing up for trade.
Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams
October 4, 2016
Peña Nieto and his fading presidential image
When President Peña Nieto was inaugurated, 61% of Mexicans had a favorable opinion of him. Things have changed now.
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September 30, 2016
Venezuela and its rentier model: The unfortunate persistence of relevance
Venezuela’s development challenges today are no different than they were 30 years ago—diversifying the economy. Except that today, it’s going to take more to climb out of the well dug by 17 years of chavista economics.
Andrés Cañizález
September 29, 2016