Millennial politicians are shaking up Latin America. Here’s how they differ from the old guard. Will Freeman and Paul J. Angelo - January 11, 2022 Generational turnover is getting rid of ‘los mismos de siempre’ and making politics more unpredictable.
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver? Peter Siavelis and Jennifer Piscopo - October 29, 2020 In a global first, women will make up half the constitutional convention
Trump declared a controversial state of emergency. That can erode democracy. Bryan Rooney and Anna Lührmann - March 10, 2019 Countries with states of emergency are 60 percent more likely to see democracy erode.
Will Sunday’s elections bring economic relief and reform to Venezuela? - May 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73507" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar
It’s not just Venezuela. Elected governments don’t necessarily defend democracy or protect human rights. Jimena Galindo and Christopher Sabatini - August 11, 2017 On Aug. 8, 12 countries in Latin America raised their
Venezuela’s instability has far broader implications. Here’s what’s at stake. Annette Idler - August 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56315" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A demonstrator throws stones at riot
Venezuela’s controversial new Constituent Assembly, explained Jennifer McCoy - August 1, 2017 On Sunday, Venezuelans took to the streets to either vote
Will Venezuela’s government have a majority or a supermajority? That matters. Here’s why. John Carey - December 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles speaks
What did Tunisia’s Nobel laureates actually achieve? Monica Marks - October 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31323" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A photo taken on January 6,
How Egypt's coup really affected Tunisia’s Islamists - March 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22747" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supporters of Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party