Farah joins the podcast to speak on his recently published report for the William Perry Center on how the Bolivarian Alliance, led by the Nicolás Maduro regime, used legitimate protests in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador to sow chaos in these countries.
An interview with Douglas Farah, President of IBI Consultants
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
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 strategy.
Democracy & Elections
Chile’s quest for constitutional reform: Risk or opportunity?
By Anders Beal /
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 intensifies, could a more polarized society ensue?
Democracy & Elections
Is Haiti Unraveling?
By Georges Fauriol /
Popular protests are rocking Haiti’s government, and have included allegations of an assassination attempt against the president. Some see Venezuela’s fingerprints on parts of the unrest.
Democracy & Elections
The roots of the Nicaraguan crisis: Collective guilt
By Richard Feinberg /
Whenever an authoritarian ruler succeeds in subverting democracy, the responsibility for the democratic backsliding must be more widely shared. Here’s why.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
Venezuela, Nicaragua… We should have seen it coming
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
The political and human rights crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua were predictable. It may have been preventable too, if media, multilateral institutions and governments had reacted to the obvious and documented warning signs.
Economics, Trade & Development
Nicaragua: How Ortega’s fragile alliance of the elite set the stage for crisis
By Javier Gutiérrez / jantgut / MENU
The Nicaraguan economy grew at the fourth fastest rate in Latin America in 2017, but the lack of democracy and shared prosperity led to the violent crisis unfolding in the country.
Democracy & Elections
Nicaragua: Continuities and ruptures of a crisis
By Salvador Martí /
There’s a long road ahead towards the regeneration of Nicaraguan political life after years of democratic dismantling in the country.
Democracy & Elections
Hear no evil, see no evil: Daniel Ortega in the midst of a crisis
By Orlando J. Pérez /
Daniel Ortega has dug in his heels against a mediated solution to the crisis in Nicaragua. His intransigence and the politicization of the state makes it difficult to find a mediated exit to a looming civil war.
Democracy & Elections
Preguntas de una hija de la posguerra en Nicaragua
By Fiore Stella Bran Aragón /
Como hija de la posguerra, nacida en la década de los 90, nunca pensé ser testigo de una dictadura brutal como de la que me hablaban mis padres y abuelos. Pero ante esa repetición terrorífica de la historia de la dictadura, surgen muchas preguntas. Aquí planteo algunas.