Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald (español): Don’t shed any tears for the former leftist populist leaders Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador, both of whom were recently prohibited from running for office in their respective countries; they are getting a taste of their own medicine. During their terms in office, the two former…
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COVID-19 impactará el sistema educativo de América Latina durante décadas
Andres Oppenheimer, el Nuevo Herald: Cuando me preguntan si América latina saldrá pronto de su actual crisis económica, suelo responder que el daño económico causado por la pandemia del coronavirus probablemente sera relativamente corto, pero el daño educativo podría durar décadas. A corto plazo, es probable que las economías latinoamericanas comiencen a recuperarse pronto. Las…
Bolivia’s Interim President Pulls Out of Election
Anatoly Kurmanaev, The New York Times: Less than a year after declaring herself president of her turbulent country, Jeanine Añez abandoned her attempt to win official approval from the voters. MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Añez, said Thursday that she was abandoning her election campaign, capping a stormy year in power during which…
¡Intervencionistas! – Interventionists!
Marcelo Ostria, El Deber: In Latin America there was interference to impose governments. It is still the hallmark of Castroism, which not only intervened politically in the internal affairs of other states, but also organized bloody guerrillas to capture power. It was also a constant in the regime of Hugo Chávez and his successor. The…
Bolivia’s political limbo
Jan Souverein, International Politics and Society Journal: En el período previo a las elecciones de octubre, Bolivia está más polarizada que nunca. No está claro si eso cambiará después In the run-up to the elections in October, Bolivia is more polarised than ever. It’s not clear whether that will change after “Animales” y “hordas” versus…
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