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Peru’s Multidimensional Challenge – Part 1: the political crisis

By Evan Ellis / November 8, 2020

The Peruvian Congress is set to debate whether to again try to impeach President Martin Vizcarra, just over a month after he survived a first impeachment ...
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An interview with Simon Kuper, author and life & arts columnist for the Financial Times

October 26, 2020

Listen to author and columnist for the Financial Times, Simon Kuper, as heexplains the history and politics of sports and their role in building ...
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An interview with León Krauze, News Anchor at Univision

October 1, 2020

Award-winning Mexican journalist, author, and news anchor León Krauze shares his views with our Two Gringos regarding the lead-up to the current political ...
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The story of a shipwrecked sailor named Sergio Moro

By Daniel Cerqueira / April 29, 2020

After 15 months of a troubled relationship with Bolsonaro, Moro jumped off a sinking ship in the midst of institutional pandemonium.
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Haiti: The elements of a crisis

By Georges Fauriol / July 19, 2018

Since late 2017 the Haitian government has appeared dangerously rudderless in a number of different policy areas, unable to overcome key challenges. ...
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Why populists are the new elite

By Jerry Haar / December 9, 2016

The hallmark of today’s populism, as in the past, is the belief that powerful elites—big business, the media, Wall Street, Congress, Washington insiders ...
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