Category: Analysis articles

Democracy in Panama is often presented as one of the most significant achievements of its recent political history. Since the restoration of constitutional order in 1989, the country has built an institutional system that, at leas…

The present article analyzes the evolution of the Nicaraguan democratic movement from the civic uprising of April 2018 to the consolidation of a regime of structural repression. It argues that a plural citizen mobilization, rooted…

Although China’s fixation with Taiwan dates back to 1949, after the Chinese Civil War between the communists led by Mao Zedong and the nationalists of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek—when the communists were victorious a…

At the beginning of the month, at an event in Xela, in western Guatemala, I was surprised as I listened to several young people talk about their projects. It wasn’t arrogance—it was something else. I paused to reflect on somet…

Although the region shares a common history of conflict and democratic transition, current challenges vary from country to country, marked by corruption, authoritarianism, organized crime, and migration crises. This article analyz…