News of political and institutional news in Latin American countries, especially when it concerns the health of their democracies.
Inter-American Watch Monday, February 7th, 2022 The Americas Iran’s influence in Latin America is a dangerous reminder for regional leaders Latin Americans across the continent should be alarmed by the growing presence and engagement of Iran in the region, and enforce Interpol Red Alerts against suspected terrorists. Those reckless governments collaborating with the Iranian regime…
Inter-American Watch Friday February 4th, 2022 The Americas LatAm’s Fight Against Corruption “Grounds to a Halt’ The fight against corruption in Latin America has grounded to a halt, says Transparency International, adding that the scourge is undermining democracy and human rights in the region. Near Shore Americas: https://nearshoreamericas.com/latin-america-corruption-halt/ Brother of former Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 The Americas In 2021, most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced a marked increase in murders Resurgent violence was to be expected after some of the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted. Much of the population found themselves sinking deeper into poverty. With schools late to reopen,…
Inter-American Watch Monday, January 31st, 2022 The Americas Putin is already in Cuba and Venezuela Russia has slowly been sinking its teeth into the region for decades and the West has said nothing. So has China. The issue deserves more attention. The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-is-already-in-cuba-and-venezuela-south-america-influence-western-hemisphere-ukraine-11643567547 The Economist: Russia has become a crucial ally of…
Inter-American Watch Friday, January 28th, 2022 The Americas Honduras’ next president sworn in amid uncertainty Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as Honduras” first female president, facing high expectations to turn around the deeply troubled country amid uncertainty about whether an unfolding legislative crisis will allow her the support she needs. U.S. News and World…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday January 26th, 2022 The Americas Corruption in Latin America: Uruguay is top of the class, Venezuela is the red lantern According to Transparency International, corruption has been entrenched in Latin America for a decade, with little progress and many setbacks in terms of democracy and human rights, which today warned of the…
Inter-American Watch Monday, January 24th, 2022 The Americas US to use Summit of the Americas to press nations on democracy The United States will assess the “commitment to democracy” of the region”s leaders in order to decide who will be invited to the Ninth Summit of the Americas, to be held in Los Angeles on…
Inter-American Watch Friday, January 21st, 2022 The Americas Former Latin America presidents and activists warned that the region is torn “between democracies and dictatorships” During a forum organized by the Inter-American Institute for Democracy, Luis Almagro, secretary general of the OAS, argued that “social backwardness is generated” by totalitarian regimes such as those in…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday January 19th, 2022 The Americas Chavez gave millions to illegally finance the Left in Latin American The former Chief of Intelligence of the Venezuelan regime said in a letter published in Spain, that the late Venezuelan president ordered more than 20 suitcases full of hundreds of thousands of dollars to leftist politicians…
Inter-American Watch Monday, January 17th, 2022 The Americas Breaking Latin America’s authoritarian wave We enter 2022 with democracy facing a dangerous decline worldwide. The pandemic has accelerated a democratic backslide, as authoritarians are emerging everywhere. Latin America is no exception. National Interest: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/breaking-latin-america’s-authoritarian-wave-199272 Former intelligence officer reveals Russian clandestine military bases in Venezuela Former director…
