At a Summit of the Americas that has been defined by its absences—Maduro, Trump, PPK—the region’s remaining leaders should stand up for free trade and democracy.
How to save a disastrous summit
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
Democracy & Elections
The Death of the PT or life after Lula?
By Grant Burrier /
To remain relevant in a rapidly shifting environment, the PT must return to its base and find new leaders capable of voicing the needs that captivate Brazil’s next generation.
Democracy & Elections
Lenín Moreno is transforming Ecuador’s presidency. Can he transform Ecuador’s democracy?
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
Ecuador still has a long way to go to recover from a polarizing ten years under populist Rafael Correa, but the first eight months of Lenín Moreno’s presidency have re-confirmed the importance of succession and regularly held elections.
In the Media
No hay transición democrática en el horizonte
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
El año 2017 avanza de forma inexorable. Cada día que transcurre en Venezuela representa un día más del gobierno dictatorial de Nicolás Maduro. Durante agosto y al iniciarse septiembre se vive una suerte de pausa, tras varios meses de protestas y más de 150 muertos en durante el conflicto político en este año.
In the Media
Chávez is dead, long live Trump
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
The US president’s style, deviating attention away from his reforms and toward controversy, should remind any careful observer of the late Venezuelan leader
Democracy & Elections
The end of an era: Setting fire to Hugo Chávez’s childhood home
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
The reactions against the founding father of Bolivarianism were the logical conclusion to a process started by his hardline followers when they abandoned the Constitution in October 2016.
Democracy & Elections
Muchas cláusulas, poco compromiso democrático
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
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En la región hay cinco cláusulas democráticas en cinco diferentes organismos. Ahora queda por ver cuál será el papel de la Argentina a cargo de UNASUR
Politics
Maduro: Hands down a catastrophe
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
In the four years since Maduro took office, the Venezuelan political machine has essentially ground to a halt and policy has gone off the rails.
Venezuela
Cuando la tiranía se vuelve degenerativa, desobedecer puede ser terapéutico
By Daniel Cerqueira /
La discrepancia entre lo legalmente estatuido y lo moralmente aceptable en Venezuela esta en un estado de flujo. ¿Tendrá un impacto la desobediencia civil en Venezuela?
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
Two reform proposals for membership in the UN Human Rights Council
By Gabriel C. Salvia and Matthias Peschke / GabrielSalvia /
The UNHRC remains a platform for human rights abusing governments around the world. But that’s no reason to abandon it. Here are a set of proposals for its improvement.
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