Tag: Latin America

The Carvalho Dialogue: A Continent at the Crossroads

“The convergence of criminal and political leaders, transnational organized crime, and international terrorism is overpowering both public and private sectors in several countries in Latin America.”

Conflicting Geopolitical Concerns Hamper EU-Mercosur Talks

Europe’s attempts to get its way have been complicated by the election of left-wing and Peronist governments across South America, most notably Lula da Silva’s Workers Party in Brazil and Alberto Fernández’s Justicialist Party in Argentina.

The Bolivar Legacy
Part II: Debt and Regret

We may trace the beginning of Latin American poverty and economic subordination to Bolivar’s policy of garnering support by indebting his embryonic state.

The Bolivar Legacy
Part I: In Search of a Past

Bolivar is part of Latin American identity, but in order to transcend the limits of his legacy, he must be understood as the repentant revolutionary that he was. Were he a hero, he would be a tragic one.