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Civil society tends to become a sort of artificial reservoir for an endangered species: the democratic intellectual, protected by the international institutions

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Justin Vogler

Justin Vogler works as a freelance journalist based in Chile, teaches political science in the socioeconomics 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, Santiago Times.

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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.

Bienvenido, Señor Bush

A close scrutiny of George W Bush’s five-nation Latin American tour reveals the degree of political calculation behind the stirring rhetoric, says Justin Vogler.

Augusto Pinochet: chronicle of a death foretold

Augusto Pinochet's death closes an era in Chile but leaves a nation still split over the ex-dictator's legacy, reports Justin Vogler in Santiago.

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