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Justin Vogler

Justin Vogler works as a freelance journalist based in Chile, teaches political science in the socio-economics department of Valparaiso University and is studying for a PhD at the department of peace studies at Bradford University, England. He has spent twelve years travelling and working on development projects in southeast Asia and Latin America and is a regular contributor to the English-language daily, the Santiago Times.

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Chile: the politics of patriarchy

Michelle Bachelet has an impressive record as Chile's president. The country's old political elite is too busy to notice as it seeks to ensure that an antiquated baron will succeed her, says Justin Vogler.

Bolivia nears the precipice

Bolivia's current round of political turmoil has seen peasants massacred, diplomats expelled and gas reserves contested. Justin Vogler asks if South American diplomacy can save the country from implosion.

(This article was first published on 17 September 2008)

King Juan Carlos vs President Hugo

There is political sadness as well as spectacle in Hugo Chávez's spat with the king of Spain, reports Justin Vogler in Santiago.

Chile: Pinochet’s ghost, Bachelet’s swamp

The full exposure of the Augusto Pinochet network's crimes offers only temporary respite for Chile's embattled president, Michelle Bachelet. Justin Vogler, in Santiago, reports.

Argentina and Britain: the lessons of war

Argentina’s democracy and commitment to global peace are the most important legacies of the Falklands war, argues Justin Vogler.

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