By Henry Oporto, Brújula Digital: To mark the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s founding, Brújula Digital presents its Bicentennial Special—a pluralistic journey through the many layers that shape the country’s history, identity, and future. This collection includes 17 essays by the nation’s most prominent analysts, published here. Recently, former president and historian Carlos Mesa drew a parallel between…
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Scientific research in the Bicentenary | La investigación científica en el Bicentenario
By Francesco Zaratti: Korea, an example of accelerated development, allocates 4.81% of its GDP to scientific research (R+D); 30 times more than Bolivia, seven times more than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and more than double the world average. With these numbers, it is not surprising that R+D in Bolivia is…
Failed Bicentennial | Bicentenario fallido
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: Without being a cyclical repetition of history, there are striking similarities between the “centenary” governments of Bautista Saavedra and Luis Arce: Both were in charge of leading the celebrations for Bolivia’s centennial anniversaries—Saavedra for the first, and Arce for the second—toward the end of their terms. Bautista handed over…
Geopolitics: Where Should Bolivia Look in the Subregion? | Geopolítica: ¿Hacia dónde debe mirar Bolivia en la subregión?
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: In an increasingly competitive, unstable, and fragmented international scenario, it is imperative that Bolivia clearly recognize and embrace both the constraints and the opportunities arising from its geostrategic position. Geopolitics is a fundamental discipline for understanding the interaction between geographic, economic, social, and political factors that influence a state’s strategic…
The Secret Pact Between Tuto and Samuel | El pacto secreto de Tuto y Samuel
By Ronald MacLean, El Día: In July 1997, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, the elected vice president alongside Hugo Banzer Suárez, and Samuel Doria Medina, who had run for vice president with Jaime Paz Zamora, traveled to Washington, DC. Their mission: to negotiate the acceptance of the MIR’s incorporation into the new Bolivian government. Tuto brought with…
Bolívar, the Bolivian | Bolívar, el boliviano
By Juan José Toro, Visión 360: Shouldn’t we be talking about these things instead of organizing festivals or “dog parades”? Clearly, there’s no one in the government who understands what a bicentennial truly represents. This July 24 marks the 242nd anniversary of the birth of Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios, better…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 