Latin America global presence: a passive player in the globalization
Latin America ranks fourth in the global presence ranking. However, the gaps with the Middle East and Africa are narrowing.
Latin America
Blackouts in Venezuela: why the power system failed and how to fix it
Electricity rationing has become routine over the past decade in Venezuela. However, this blackout quickly proved to be different to most.
The political expansion of evangelical churches in Latin America
The presence of evangelical churches in the political life of various Latin American countries has increased significantly in recent years.
What foreign policy now for Brazil?
On 1 January 2019 Jair Bolsonaro will become the next President of Brazil. What could be the key elements of the new Administration’s foreign policy?
The Brazilian elections
The upcoming Brazilian elections are unfolding in an atmosphere of intense political and economic crisis, and it is not yet clear whether the second round will once again shape up as the classic confrontation between the Workers’ Party (PT) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).
The anger vote: the new (or not so new) Latin American electoral phenomenon
Latin America’s intense electoral season has reflected its broad heterogeneity; nevertheless, the recent elections have also revealed the emergence of a cross-cutting phenomenon –the ‘anger vote’– common to the entire region.
Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement
The EU and Latin American nations have the opportunity to ramp up their collective ambition and actions on climate change and the Paris Agreement.
A Brazilian perspective on the challenges facing the EU and Latin American cooperation agenda
The construction of a cooperation agenda between the EU and South America must take into account the challenges Latin American countries need to overcome to correct their democratic deficits and the negative social and political effects of their economic development models.
Costa Rica: big election surprises, increased polarisation and eroding governability?
The parliamentary elections in Costa Rica, together with the first round of the presidential elections, have opened up a new scenario with some political novelties.
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