Latin America’s Critical Elections: Brazil at an Impasse

Such a comparison clearly shows a higher prevalence of democracy in Latin America and a better economic performance in East Asia. The two regions are likely to converge on both…

In July voting, the PRI regained control of the presidency that it had held for seven decades prior to the year 2000. Is this a “new” PRI, or will it…

One key source of the weakness of democracy in the Andean region is the isolation of the “political class” from the rest of society. There are growing signs that this…