by Justin Kopek | Jun 9, 2020 | Arizona State University
On November 10, 2019, facing claims of election fraud and demands from the country’s military for his resignation, Bolivian President Evo Morales stepped down, after almost 14 years at the head of the government. To supporters of Bolivia’s first indigenous president,...
by David Ahern | Mar 1, 2020 | American University
When Martín Vizcarra first assumed the Peruvian presidency in 2018, he appeared to be the unlikely hero to restore the nation’s faith in democracy. Vizcarra inherited the office of President Kuczynski after he (and much of his cabinet) was toppled for his...
by Shannon Donnelly | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
According to political scientist Juan J. Linz, the countries that are most vulnerable to democratic breakdowns are those that are relatively new democracies, and this is no exception for Brazil.[1] Brazil is a young democracy, having only been fully democratized in...
by Lillian Young | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
Chile is frequently considered the gem of democracy in Latin American, but recent protests reveal that Chile’s democracy is unstable and rapidly deteriorating. Ongoing protests over rampant inequality sparked by a rise in subway fare began in October, resulting in...
by Antonietta Paolino | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
Colombia has been infamously plagued with terrorism and narco-warfare by consequence of different socialistic guerillas in the country; and these guerillas have been strengthened through autocratic regimes taking office through fair elections and turning the...