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Is a referendum necessary to investigate former Mexican presidents?

By Estefania Medina and Adriana Greaves  /  

President AMLO's proposal to investigate former Mexican presidents for possible past crimes has passed through the Supreme Court and will be scheduled for a vote in Congress amid concerns that the referendum may still be unconstitutional in the first ...
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The president has the constitutional power to unilaterally terminate the embargo on Cuba

By Robert L. Muse  /  

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 terminate the embargo based upon the constitutional primacy of the president’s office in managing U.S. foreign ...
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Presidential authoritarianism: A threat to the health of democracy

By Juan Carlos Sánchez  /  

Throughout its history, El Salvador has had to fight authoritarian regimes more than once. President Nayib Bukele promised to be different, but his actions are proving to be just as big a threat to the country’s ...
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Turmoil in the Western Hemisphere

By Douglas Farah and Caitlyn Yates  /  

Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to violent extremes as a part of a deliberate destabilization ...
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