By Carlos Corz, Visión 360: Paz Says in the U.S. He Didn’t Come to Ask for Permission; Without Bolivia There Is No Security or Full Regional Development Bolivia and 11 other countries are part of a military coalition against the cartels. President Donald Trump proposed and consolidated the bloc. Presidents Rodrigo Paz and Donald Trump…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
The Sovereignty of the Mob | La soberanía de la turba
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: An unsuspecting observer might describe what we saw in the city of El Alto, regarding the crashed airplane, as an outbreak of anarchy or a mere overflow of collective violence. In reality, it is something far more systemic and troubling: it is the full exercise of the sovereignty of the…
Protected Areas Endangered by Irregular Mining Rights | Áreas protegidas peligran por derechos mineros irregulares
By El Diario: Bolivia’s 15 protected areas face high risk due to mining rights granted irregularly decades ago, which, if efforts are made to consolidate them, could lead to the extinction of natural heritage and biodiversity wealth as a result of uncontrollable illegal mining activity. Biologist Alfredo Fuentes, a researcher affiliated with the National Herbarium…
Prisoners and Abandoned | Presos y abandonados
By Humberto Vacaflor, El Dia: The political prisoners left behind by the MAS number a thousand and they remain imprisoned under the new government, forgotten even by the media. In Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez approved a partial amnesty to free half of the prisoners of Chavismo, and is now preparing an unrestricted amnesty. But in Bolivia…
MAS Holdovers Block Change | Funcionarios del MAS frenan cambios
By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: Key positions remain under control of personnel who served the MAS; Government promises adjustments On the night of November 7, 2025, former president Luis Arce bid farewell to public officials, many of whom remain in their posts. Photo: RRSS/Luis Arce EL DEBER verified at least six cases of senior officials…
The Convenient MAS Legacy | La conveniente herencia masista
Editorial, El Dia: A phrase often attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt—probably one he never actually said—referred to the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza: “Yes, he’s a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” The phrase endured not because of its authenticity, but because of the moral truth it conveys: power often tolerates what it…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 