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…
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Samuel and Tuto seek out Dunn: they want to meet with him and discuss his proposals | Samuel y Tuto van en busca de Dunn: quieren reunirse con él y hablar de sus propuestas
By Erbol: AFTER THE FORMER CANDIDATE’S OFFER Both Samuel Doria Medina and Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga expressed separately on Monday their intention to meet with financial analyst Jaime Dunn, with the aim of incorporating his proposals into their government programs. These announcements come after Dunn offered his National Program for Wealth Generation to “non-socialist” candidates, with…
Fix the State, Save the Republic | Arreglar el Estado, Salvar la República
By Bolivian Thoughts: Rebuilding Bolivia’s Republic: A Functional State, Not a Bigger One Bolivia’s current collapse is not accidental. It stems from decades of institutional decay, overdependence on informal markets and subsidies, and the systematic replacement of merit with political loyalty. Today’s state employs over 600,000 public workers—more than double what it did before MAS…
Reasonable or absurd? Candidates’ promises focus on the economy |¿Razonables o descabelladas? Ofertas al elector se centran en lo económico
By Paulo Lizarraga, Vision 360: Political analyst says Bolivia’s situation “is marked by economic crisis” The promises made by presidential hopefuls range from gasoline at Bs 5 to the creation of thousands of jobs and even bringing back dollars to the country within 100 days. Several candidates stood out for their controversial proposals. Photo: Composition…
Are there seven differences between Tuto and Dunn? | ¿Hay siete diferencias entre Tuto y Dunn?
By Elmira Lindo, El Pais: With similar biographies and almost identical proposals, the nuances may sway the more liberal militants toward one or the other, but it prevents them from broadening their reach Tuto Quiroga is very liberal, and Jaime Dunn is also very liberal. Both promise to imprison Evo Morales in record time, disregarding…
Blank Slate for Bolivia | Tabla rasa para Bolivia
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: “Evo or nothing,” “Tuto or nothing”: two sides of the same coin, the same authoritarianism disguised as democracy. Bolivian democracy, like much of Latin America’s, has adopted a formally democratic discourse, and lately, a fashionable liberal one. But as always: by their fruits you shall know them. In politics, there’s…
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