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#CortesNoMafias: Guatemala’s Constitutional Court under attack

By Will Freeman  /  

Last year, Guatemala suffered major setbacks in its anti-corruption efforts. Fresh attacks on the independence of the Constitutional Court may be the final nail in the ...
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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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Latin America: Civil and political rights in the time of a pandemic

By David Lovatón Palacios  /  

Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights ...
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Born the year of Woodstock and still on the cutting edge at 50

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While the Inter-American Foundation may have lacked the rock-and-roll-star power (and mud) of its fellow 1969 creation, the IAF set the path for development assistance to build civil society, private initiative and democracy in the ...
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In pulling U.S. aid to the Northern Triangle, the Trump administration opens a window for Beijing

By Timothy S. Rich & Andi Dahmer  /  

The abrupt removal of U.S. funds will exacerbate a decline in positive perceptions of the United States and open up an opportunity for Sino-Latin American ...
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In a familiar scenario in the region, Salvadorans upset with traditional parties are betting on a political maverick

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Nayib Bukele, a former FMLN member now running as a third-party candidate, is expected to win the first round on February 3rd. The question now is whether or not he will amass sufficient support to avoid a runoff on March ...
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2019: Trends, risks and hard questions in Latin America

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Unresolved challenges of organized crime, weak governance and extra-hemispheric actors threaten instability and to erode U.S. influence. It’s time for U.S. policymakers to face some tough ...
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