Issue Sep 03-09 2025: In 1971, when Richard Nixon announced the beginning of the so-called “war on drugs,” a commission was formed to advise his administration on the most efficient and humane ways by which it might reach its goals. The original idea proposed by the commission was that the path forward should include reducing

Issue Sep 03-09 2025: Chile is entering the final stages of its presidential election beginning September 19th. In the lead up to the election, candidates and citizens alike are increasingly focusing on social peace in their campaigns as opposed to other social issues.

Issue Sep 03-09 2025: The erosion of confidence in democracy throughout Latin America is paving the way for leaders who promise order at the expense of freedoms.

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: The first year of the administration of Mexico’s first female president has ended. Claudia Sheinbaum’s first year is one that, beyond the polls, is disappointing due to the dullness of the administration, but also holds ominous implications for democracy.

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: If the government of current Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been poorly run, unproductive, and combative, it has nonetheless helped spark exactly the sort of useful ideological debate about the South American nation’s vast income disparities—Colombia is the third most unequal country on the continent—that have historically been proscribed and

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: What would William Shakespeare have to say about the contemporary political situation in Argentina?

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: With Rafael López Aliaga’s rise in the polls, surpassing Keiko Fujimori as Peru’s presidential candidate, several theories have emerged suggesting that the 2026 Peru elections may reflect those of its past and of Bolivia.

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: The issue of forced disappearances in Mexico has permeated across society, primarily affecting the youth who are most at risk of becoming victim to sudden disappearances.

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: Young people in Europe and Latin America are increasingly turning toward ultraconservative ideas, which often tend to provide tantalizingly facile solutions to otherwise complex problems.

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: The most revealing aspect of the Polícia Federal investigation into Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo was not just their attempt to pressure the Supremo Tribunal Federal or create diplomatic tension with the United States, but their underlying goal: securing amnesty for Bolsonaro while excluding his supporters.