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The Case for Centralization in Times of COVID-19

Around the world, the spread of the coronavirus has presented new challenges to governments and opened debates regarding some of the fundamental principles that shape our political systems. A particular More

Posted On : April 23, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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The Complex Relationship Between Nigeria, Boko Haram, and ISWAP

On March 4th, Nigerian authorities announced that six Nigerian soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base by Boko Haram. On March 23rd, fifty Nigerian soldiers were killed More

Posted On : April 3, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Un Día sin Nosotras: Mexico’s Women’s March and Strike

On March 8th, thousands of women and men in 120 cities worldwide marched in demand for gender equality on International Women’s Day. Among those, Latin American countries including Chile, Argentina, More

Posted On : March 22, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Chronicle of an Election Suspended: 2020 Dominican Republic Municipal Elections

After months of debate and political tension, Dominicans woke up on February 16th expecting to cast their votes in the country’s municipal elections. Instead, voters were surprised when the Junta More

Posted On : February 25, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Malawi Elections Annulled: Democracy to a High Standard?

Malawi has followed Kenya to become the second country in Africa to legally annul a presidential election. On February 3rd, the country’s constitutional court decided that the re-election of President More

Posted On : February 12, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Alejandro Giammattei: Guatemala’s New Presidency Explained

Guatemala has a new president. The centre-right candidate, Alejandro Giammattei, was sworn in on January 14, after obtaining 57.95 per cent of the votes in a second-round election against Sandra More

Posted On : January 30, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Venezuela: One Country, Three Legislatures

This year, Venezuela has added another committee to the list of chambers claiming legitimacy in what was once a unicameral legislative system. The event deepened the institutional crisis in which More

Posted On : January 16, 2020 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Opinion: A Latin American Spring?

Latin America is currently going through a period of self-discovery. Governments are discovering that their nations are not passive actors that will accept any executive behaviour. The people are discovering More

Posted On : December 16, 2019 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Evo Morales’ Resignation: No More Cards on the Table?

Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia since 2006, presented his resignation as head of state on November 11th after being “recommended” to do so by the chief of the country’s More

Posted On : November 19, 2019 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo
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Massive Protests in Chile: A Country Called Into Action

Chile is in the middle of a political crisis in which virtually every sector of society has joined together to challenge government policies. After the price of a subway ticket More

Posted On : November 6, 2019 Published By : Pablo Guzman Lizardo

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