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Hemisphere Weekly: high hopes for a new Chilean constitution

November 4, 2020

After more than half of eligible voters showed for the national referendum, Chile is now on a two-year path toward a new constitution.
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The politics of Chile’s new constitution

By Patricio Navia / November 4, 2020

Patricio Navia writes on the challenging path ahead to draft the new Constitution in Chile after the results of the referendum.
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Chile’s populist moment?

By Robert Funk / October 29, 2020

"Chile's compromise constitution may not satisfy anyone, but failure will satisfy no one." While ignoring the reality of the government's limitations ...
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Is a referendum necessary to investigate former Mexican presidents?

By Estefania Medina and Adriana Greaves / October 23, 2020

President AMLO's proposal to investigate former Mexican presidents for possible past crimes has passed through the Supreme Court and will be scheduled for ...
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Chile y la Constitución: modelo neoliberal “contra las cuerdas”

By Emilia Rojas Sasse / October 23, 2020

Muchas reformas se han hecho a la Constitución de Pinochet. Pero no acabaron con los problemas que detonaron las protestas. ¿Optará Chile por la redacción ...
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The president has the constitutional power to unilaterally terminate the embargo on Cuba

By Robert L. Muse / October 8, 2020

While the Helms-Burton Act imposes conditions that must be met before the Cuban embargo can be lifted, the president has "the authority to unilaterally ...
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Presidential authoritarianism: A threat to the health of democracy

By Juan Carlos Sánchez / May 14, 2020

Throughout its history, El Salvador has had to fight authoritarian regimes more than once. President Nayib Bukele promised to be different, but his ...
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Turmoil in the Western Hemisphere

By Douglas Farah and Caitlyn Yates / April 15, 2020

Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to ...
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Chile’s quest for constitutional reform: Risk or opportunity?

By Anders Beal / March 19, 2020

Chile’s plebiscite has been pushed to October 25 after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. But as debate over reforming the country’s constitution ...
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