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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChina and Latin America: strategic relations in times of changeAnxiety over economic and political crises and changes in Latin America is palpable in China. Español Português
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTimes of pests: a first-hand account of Venezuela todayThe official propaganda dissolves into the harsh reality: the rich get richer, the poor stay poor, but they face...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCheap gasoline and CO2 in VenezuelaNo other country in Latin America consumes more oil-based fuel per person than Venezuela. With petrol close to zero...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela, where polarising is so easyPoliticians negotiate only when they are forced to. In a broken nation, the only thing that can make Chavism accept...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSan Salvador, not Caracas, was the world´s most murderous city in 2015With almost 200 murders by 100.000 inhabitants, probably San Salvador´s murder rate exceeds the violent death rate...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe left isn’t dead yet in VenezuelaWith a catastrophic economic situation, Chavism is running out of time. Much will depend on how Maduro deals with...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe challenges of post-Chávez VenezuelaWith high expectations nurtured by the opposition, the Bolivarian Revolution is facing parliamentary elections on...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOn the end of ChavismForthcoming elections in Venezuela may not be about the continuity or the end of Chavism, but rather on how the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAn answer to the “end of cycle” prophets in Latin AmericaThe historical successes of progressive governments are undeniable, according to Atilio Borón and Álvaro García...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe end of the progressive narrative in Latin AmericaProtests against President Dilma Rousseff are a turning point in the breakup between government and citizens in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRefugee crisis in Europe: remember Latin AmericaThis is not only a European crisis but a global one, and it should be approached as such, involving nations...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Colombia-Venezuela border crisis: the civilian backdropThe Colombia-Venezuela border crisis' media coverage should focus on the affected populations rather than in a...
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Published in: HomeChavista theory of transition towards the communal stateIf the Maduro administration steps up the counter-offensive against speculation, such measures might well result in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIs this the end of the Latin American 21st century socialisms?Public support for the Latin American governments of so-called “21st century Socialism” in Venezuela, Bolivia and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPodemos: Latin America exports political ways and meansTogether with the economic good times linked largely to rising exports, we are currently witnessing an unusual...
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Published in: HomeLatin American progressives and environmental duplicityWhat governments must do, now more than ever, is decisively leave resources in the ground, reject mining projects,...
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Published in: openSecurityThe struggle over Chavez's legacyOver a year after the Venezuelan leader's death, the Chavez narrative is still up for grabs. From openDemocracy.
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Published in: HomeGarcía Márquez and "the Latin American who came in from the cold"Former Swedish deputy foreign minister and UN ambassador Pierre Schori remembers circumstances and characters,...
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Published in: openSecurityVenezuela: taking the counter- out of revolutionVenezuela is politically polarised and so is much of the coverage of it. But just as the violence is now...
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Published in: Participation NowProject COBRA: community-owned solutions for the marginalised indigenous communities of the Guiana Shield, South AmericaProject COBRA is an EU project which advocates the position that local communities have the capacity to identify...
