A Socialist Rebound in Bolivia
On October 19, Bolivians elected Luis Arce of the Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement for Socialism) party to the Presidency with a striking 50 per cent of the vote, well ahead More
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
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
The Peruvian Mining Boom: Indigenous Struggle for Land and Livelihood
Peru is the third largest producer of copper and zinc in the world, and the leading producer of gold in Latin America. The mining industry has been a site of More
#NiUnaMenos: Solidarity for Latin American Women’s Rights
“Ni una mujer menos, ni una muerte más” (“Not one woman less, not one more death”), said Susana Chavez Castillo, the late Mexican poet and women’s rights activist, in response More
Uruguayan Democracy
Uruguay’s Remarkable Rebound from Authoritarianism
Export Promotion and Import Substitution in Brazil
A Case Study of Demand and Supply side Constraints