The presidential front-runner may be hard to pin down politically, but his “us vs. them” rhetoric is part of a long Latin American tradition. Milei’s...
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OLIVER STUENKEL JUNE 22, 2023 COMMENTARY Reviewing the strategies of populists with authoritarian tendencies, political philosopher Jan-Werner Müller...
As declarações do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sobre a ditadura venezuelana, durante a passagem de Nicolás Maduro por Brasília, prejudicam a...
Lula’s Fraught South America Summit BY OLIVER STUENKEL MAY 24, 2023 Brazil’s effort to restart regional dialogue is good news. The challenge...
OLIVER STUENKEL APRIL 27, 2023 COMMENTARY Corruption allegations, a drought, and economic struggles may threaten the Colorado Party’s seven-decade...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL APRIL 25, 2023 A diplomatic heavy hitter is back at the helm of Latin America’s largest country—but the path to an influential...
Episode 4: Entre Amigos – Europas neuer Blick auf Brasilien und Südamerika In dieser Folge spricht Dr. Timo Blenk mit Prof. Dr. Oliver della...
Por Oliver Stuenkel 24/01/2023 | 05h00Atualização: 24/01/2023 | 12h36 Várias tentativas não avançaram, pois dependem do alinhamento ideológico entre...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL JANUARY 23, 2023 With the region’s leaders gathering in Buenos Aires, disagreements threaten to spoil chances for collaboration...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL DECEMBER 13, 2022 Instability, anti-incumbent voting and a tough macroeconomic environment are here to stay. SÃO PAULO — Latin...
Divisions over a candidate for a multilateral post show that obstacles to cooperation still remain, even with more ideological alignment. BY...
Oliver Stuenkel is a political analyst and a professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo. Jair...
Los dos principales candidatos a las elecciones presidenciales brasileñas tienen puntos de vista profundamente diferentes sobre la política...
SEPTEMBER 08, 2022 COMMENTARY The utopian proposal must give way to a more moderate vision, voters say. When Chile experienced mass protests in late...
AUGUST 18, 2022 Oliver Stuenkel on the consolidation of a wave of leftist and left-leaning leaders in the region There is an unmistakable trend in...
Gustavo Petro’s opponents worry he’ll try to concentrate power, but public frustration due to unrealistic expectations are more likely to stall his...