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…
Tag: authoritarianism
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…
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…
‘Nunca más’: indígenas bolivianos se desencantan del socialismo | ‘Never again’: Indigenous Bolivians sour on socialism
Por AFP, France 24: El Alto (Bolivia) (AFP) – Un gigantesco crucero domina el horizonte de la ciudad de El Alto, en la Bolivia sin litoral, símbolo de la transformación de un bastión indígena que será escenario de una dura disputa en las elecciones presidenciales del domingo. El “Titanic”, como se conoce al edificio más…
The Great Lithium Foul Play | La gran cochinada del litio
By Juan José Toro, Visión 360: Such shamelessness has only been seen before in the disgraceful parliamentary approval of the 1904 Treaty of Friendship and Boundaries with Chile, through which Bolivia renounced its rights over the Litoral. Luis Arce and his circle are on their way out and, despite already having their pockets full, they…
About a thousand exiles and another 200 political prisoners see the elections as a path to regain their freedom and return to the country | Unos mil exiliados y otros 200 presos políticos ven en las elecciones una vía para recuperar su libertad y volver al país
By Raúl Peñaranda, Brújula Digital: The legal proceedings stemmed from political and judicial conflicts, and both exiles and political prisoners view the electoral change as an opportunity to be tried with legal guarantees and return to Bolivia with the hope of a more impartial justice system. San Pedro prison in La Paz. Photo: Social Media….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 