Let’s start by remembering the historic episode that gave Bolivia its name, after years being known as Elevated Peru. The country’s Independence was proclaimed on August 6, 1825, disobeying the Spanish authorities. Five days later, the Deliberative Assembly gathered to…
The latest impasse between Trump and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) concluded with an “agreement”, which both present to their respective key audiences in their own countries as a victory. A few weeks ago, Trump boasted that he had achieved…
Summary: After almost two years of investigations, the Mueller Report was released. Many Democrats—both in the House of Representatives and in the streets—are calling for an impeachment proceeding, but the country remains divided on the matter. Nancy Pelosi proposes to…
Last week, Venezuela occupied, once again, an important space in the U.S. legislative agenda. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unanimously and bipartisanly approved the VERDAD Law—acronym for Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act. The following is a…
With an area of almost 1.29 million squared kilometers, Peru is one of the most diverse countries with respect to the geography, altitudes, climates, flora and fauna, and, in short, a wide palette of landscapes. Travel blogs and columns specialized…
I take this opportunity to make a parenthesis on the country-by-country analysis, which is the objective of the series Latino Debates, to talk about Sustainable Development in our countries. Sitting on my desk is the Quadrennial report on regional progress…
The transcendence of an event that took place in 2008 has not had the broadcasting it deserves: Ecuador’s Constitution, which was approved this year, established—specifically, in article 71—Nature’s Rights. The first paragraph of the Article establishes: “Nature or Pacha Mama,…
Two weeks ago, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden formalized his campaign to run for the Democratic primaries with an extraordinary video that went viral on social media. During the first 24 hours after the announcement, Biden’s campaign raised a…
Colombia is one of the most important countries in the region, as well as in the US foreign policy agenda. Relevance in the region Let’s begin analyzing its relevant weight on the region, taking some notes from our last Latino…
Latino Debates: Colombia There probably is not another country in Latin America where historical memory has a more central role in public debate than in Colombia. The reader might recall that on October 2nd, 2016, Colombians were consulted on whether…