Whenever an authoritarian ruler succeeds in subverting democracy, the responsibility for the democratic backsliding must be more widely shared. Here’s why.
The roots of the Nicaraguan crisis: Collective guilt
By Richard Feinberg /
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 /
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.
From the Classroom
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.
Democracy & Elections
Nicaragua’s struggle for dignity and survival
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
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The protests and reactions to popular protests in Nicaragua may be a precursor to the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. This time is anyone willing to stand up to prevent the arguably inevitable?
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The IACHR returns to Somoza’s Nicaragua
By Daniel Cerqueira / dlcerqueira /
In the midst of waves of state repression against protestors, Daniel Ortega has agreed to host members of the IACHR for an on-site visit. But don’t expect him to be forthcoming.
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Laying the groundwork for insurrection: A closer look at the U.S. role in Nicaragua’s social unrest
By Benjamin Waddell /
For decades, the United States’ National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, has played a key role in shaping Nicaragua’s political arena. Today, NED grantees are at the forefront of the civil society groups supporting the current protests.
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A Tropical Spring in the land of lakes and volcanoes
By Benjamin Waddell /
Like the Arab Spring in 2010-2011, students have been at the epicenter of Nicaragua’s uprising from the beginning, but their discontent has spread like wildfire. Nicaraguans around the world are calling for change.
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