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What Hannah Arendt Teaches Us About Revolution

September 8, 2026

In a recent discussion of On Revolution by Hannah Arendt, I found myself reflecting on how lessons from the Cold War era about the American Revolution can remain entirely relevant today, in the midst of the technological revolutio…

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Guatemala Hosts IFLRY Seminar with Participation from IPADES

September 1, 2026

Ciudad de Guatemala, agosto de 2026 The Institute for Peace and Development (IPADES) participated in the international seminar “Free and Fair Trade in a Changing World,” organized by the International Federation of Liberal You…

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Forum: Where Is Central American Democracy Headed?

August 21, 2026

Institutions, Freedom, and New Authoritarian Trends Agenda Allan Ortiz | Founder, GuateActiva Topic: Guatemala: Democratic Institutions, Rule of Law, and Governance Challenges. Enrique Martínez | President, IPADES Topic: Nicaragu…

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Democracy in Panama: Between Institutional Formality and Pending Challenges

July 13, 2026

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…

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The Democratic Struggle in Nicaragua: From Civic Protest to Structural Repression

July 6, 2026

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…

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IPADES Calls on the Next Generation to Strengthen Democracy and Shape the Region’s Future

June 25, 2026

Panama City, Panama — June 2026 The Institute for Peace and Development (IPADES) participated in the Global Leaders Forum and the Youth Democracy Network, held in Panama during the high-level week of the 56th General Assembly of…

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China and Its Ambition Toward Taiwan

June 11, 2026

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…

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Exceptionalism in Youth and a Magnanimous Local Spirit

May 27, 2026

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…

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IPADES Takes Part in the 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference.

May 26, 2026

The Institute for Peace and Development (IPADES) participated in the 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference, held from May 12 to 14, 2026, at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. The conference is one of …

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Venezuela, between dawn and dusk

May 25, 2026

A good part of the epic episodes in the Chavista narrative have a common trigger: daybreak—perhaps because of the element of surprise, or perhaps because of the romanticism woven into the discourse. It was at dawn on February 4,…

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