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August 16, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: August 16, 2023

Latin America’s anti-incumbency wave rolls through Argentina; Governments look to lithium to spur industrialization; assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate reveals state capture by organi…

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February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

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December 29, 2023

2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

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May 12, 2020

World Order
New Book by CFR President Richard Haass a Primer to Help Readers Better Understand Today's Interconnected World

“This is a critical time to understand what is taking place in the world, why it is taking place, and how it will affect our lives,” writes Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relat…

July 30, 2015

Brazil
The Case Against Rousseff’s Impeachment

As President Dilma Rousseff’s polling numbers fall far into the single digits, the calls for her impeachment grow louder. In Congress, PMDB lower house head Eduardo Cunha has broken with Rousseff, in…

October 20, 2020

Bolivia
Understanding Bolivia’s Election

Exit polls indicate socialist candidate Luis Arce will become Bolivia’s next president. The peaceful vote signaled an end to a year of electoral uncertainty, but the victor will now confront social u…