Por Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao, Reuters: LA PAZ, 17 ago (Reuters) – Los primeros resultados oficiales en Bolivia mostraron al centrista Rodrigo Paz, del Partido Demócrata Cristiano, liderando la elección presidencial del domingo con un sorpresivo 32,04% de los votos, según el tribunal electoral del país. El expresidente conservador Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, de la…
Month: August 2025
Diplomacy in Times of Fiscal Adjustment: Should Embassies Be Closed? | Diplomacia en tiempos de ajuste fiscal: ¿Hay que cerrar embajadas?
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: The establishment of diplomatic missions between two states is not an act of ideological loyalty, personal sympathy between heads of state, nor a matter of political improvisation. Bolivia has been facing a recurring fiscal deficit for over eleven years, an external debt surpassing $13 billion, and a steady loss of…
What Were We Thinking 20 Years Ago | En qué pensábamos hace 20 años
Editorial, El Día: We are what we think, and in Bolivia we have spent too many years trapped in a comfortable but false narrative. A narrative that, for decades, convinced us that being on the left meant being on the right side of history; that the State had to be big, generous, and omnipresent; that…
The Church’s contribution to the construction of Bolivia | El aporte de la Iglesia a la construcción de Bolivia
By Francesco Zaratti: On the Bicentenary of Bolivia’s independence, several aspects of the republican life of the country that Simon Bolívar was forced to found were highlighted. I, too, an adopted son of this land, wanted to honor that date, together with Susana Anaya, by reviewing the sources of energy that have supported Bolivia’s development….
¿Qué está en juego para el medioambiente en las próximas elecciones de Bolivia? | What’s at stake for the environment in Bolivia’s upcoming elections?
Por Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: El 17 de agosto, los bolivianos elegirán presidente, vicepresidente y 166 parlamentarios. En cuanto a políticas ambientales, el país encara decisiones cruciales sobre compromisos climáticos, desarrollo del litio, minería ilegal de oro y deforestación en la Amazonía y la Chiquitanía. La mayoría de los candidatos son ambiguos o silencian estos temas,…
Changes in the High Military Command, landing of a Russian plane, and arrival of Venezuelans generate uncertainty just hours before the elections | Cambios en Alto Mando Militar, aterrizaje de avión ruso y llegada de venezolanos generan incertidumbre a horas de las elecciones
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: There are questions Former Defense Minister Javier Zabaleta called the change in the High Military Command an “absolute irresponsibility,” while the Conade warns of risks of election suspension and calls on opposition parties and civic groups to unite in defense of the vote. Conade calls for the defense of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 