By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The saga Game of Thrones portrays in dramatic form how the quest for power can destroy both individuals and states and governments — and the lesson it leaves us is that only cooperation and political maturity can, or at least aspire to, build lasting leadership. We Bolivians are experiencing a bit of…
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A government on life support | Un gobierno con marcapasos
By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Foreign press: Rodrigo Paz, at the head of a Government born with a “pacemaker” and no resources An analyst foresees the birth of an administration with deep weaknesses — “more like a short-lived transitional government.” Rodrigo Paz with Edman Lara in the first press conference after the electoral victory. Photo:…
The Indigenist Imposture Collapsed | Se derrumbó la impostura indigenista
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: The MAS’s discourse, prior to the 2005 elections, had nothing indigenist about it — nor did its organic intellectuals. The left-wing NGOs, which were practically all of them, pushed a revolutionary nationalist program, anti-U.S. imperialism, anti-private enterprise, defending nationalizations of natural resources, promoting a state-run economy, betting on corporatist-style social…
Bolivia: Requires US$6 billion to confront the crisis | Requiere $us 6.000 millones para encarar crisis
By El Diario: According to Jubileo Foundation analyst Given the grave crisis Bolivia faces, estimates from Jubileo Foundation economic analyst René Martínez indicate that at least 6 billion dollars per year are required for fuel imports, debt payments, the return of foreign currency to the financial system, as well as to undertake an exchange-rate policy…
In Exchange for Nothing | A cambio de nada
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: This is the third time I’ve rewritten the text of this article. The first version I wrote before October 18, thinking that Tuto Quiroga was going to win the presidential election. The title of that article was “Letter to Hope.” Then, with Rodrigo Paz’s victory, I changed the text and…
“These 20 years isolated us from the world” | “Estos 20 años nos aislaron del mundo”
By El Deber: “These 20 years isolated us from the world,” says Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz Screenshot from the Fox News interview with Rodrigo Paz President-elect Rodrigo Paz admitted that he has spoken with leaders such as Nayib Bukele, Venezuelan political leader María Corina Machado, as well as the government of the United States. In…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 