Freeing the dollar or distributing state resources | Liberar el dólar o repartir los recursos del Estado

By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Strengths and weaknesses of Quiroga and Paz’s economic proposals analyzed The analysis was conducted by former Tierra Foundation director Gonzalo Colque, who points out that the Achilles’ heel of Paz and Lara is promising the impossible: spending more while collecting less, whereas Quiroga advocates for belt-tightening. Jorge Quiroga and…

Cochabamba, Guarayos and northern La Paz suffer diesel shortages | Cochabamba, Guarayos y el norte paceño sufren por escasez de diésel

By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Bolivia faces a severe energy crisis /Photo: Ricardo Montero Transport workers spend the night at gas stations in Cochabamba, residents accuse soldiers of favoritism in Guarayos, and social media videos reveal the irregular exit of fuel in Mapiri and Guanay. The fuel crisis in Bolivia is deepening. In Cochabamba, transport…

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…

¿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,…

Samuel and the Uncomfortable Hug: The Bet that Irritated Santa Cruz | Samuel y el abrazo incómodo: la apuesta que irritó a Santa Cruz

By El Día: The endorsement of Samuel Doria Medina’s candidacy by Alejandro Almaraz, former Deputy Minister of Lands under Evo Morales, unleashed a political storm. The gesture, seen as a wink to masismo, provoked outrage from Luis Fernando Camacho, civic leaders, and Almaraz’s old adversaries, reopening old wounds just days before the elections. Samuel Doria Medina…