Elections do not equal democracy. Snap elections give opposition parties no time to recuperate, to groom candidates or to build a base of support.
Rojava is a project born of a historical experience, built and fought for by people who have understood that the only future is that which begins today.
Vote Leave's former chief technology officer claims he needed this data to check that donations to his company were legal – despite receiving no donations.
The Uruguayan Frente Amplio, a political reference for most Latin American progressives, is perceived as a bulwark against the "turn to the Right" in the region. Español
El Frente Amplio, referente político para buena parte del progresismo latinoamericano, es visto como uno de los bastiones que resiste el actual “giro a la derecha” en América Latina. English
Presidential candidate Humberto de la Calle, a key figure in reaching the peace agreement with the FARC, on the challenges Colombia faces if it is to preserve democracy. Interview. Español
Inicialmente, las milicias aseguraron territorio, garantizaron la ley y el orden, y lograron cierta legitimidad. Pero se han convertido en bandas criminales despiadadas, que compiten con las de narcotraficantes. English
The fear is that populism, Italian style, has achieved power. But neoliberal policies rule more than ever, tinged with populism, opening the way to Lega’s far-right, racist (and neoliberal) politics.
What are the origins of sectarian consciousness in Syria? Did it appear from nothing or was it always dormant and waiting to erupt? العربية
El 77% de los colombianos cree que la información que recibe por redes sociales sobre las elecciones de este año es falsa. Estamos frente a una crisis de confianza en donde la sinergia de ciudadanos empieza a tomar protagonismo para combatir fenómenos como las fake news.
Political polarisation consists of the amplification of divergence and consequently displacement towards extreme ideological positions. When this intensifies, the centre becomes more narrow, but this is not happening in Colombia. Español
