Andean Region Archives - Page 11 of 69

What President Duque Has Done for Venezuelans Is Heroic

As other countries closed their doors, Colombia’s president and its people lent a hand.

Ecuador’s president wants to change his country’s trajectory. Will his success survive offshore transaction revelations and a hostile legislature?

Pragmatic adjustments have abated Venezuela’s collapse, but the bigger picture remains a bleak one.

Channeling the public’s desire for change in a constructive way is difficult. But here are some ideas.

Reframing the country’s successes and failures is critical to preserving hard-won gains, says Mauricio Cárdenas.

Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán’s death gives Pedro Castillo an opportunity to condemn the violent left.

After years of crisis and acrimony, Luis Arce’s government disappoints those hoping for a fresh start.

Nicolás Maduro’s regime has the upper hand in a new round of negotiations, but there’s still some hope for progress.

Talks could still yield worthwhile concessions from the regime, if the opposition is realistic about its goals.

With his Cabinet appointments, Peru’s new president may have planted the seeds of his own failure.

As politicians on the left and right fuel polarization, signs of an appetite for centrist politics are starting to show.

A conversation on the people surrounding Castillo and the rocky landscape he’ll face as president.

The first female mayor of Tumaco, María Emilsen Angulo took office just in time for a global pandemic.

Puppet master or liability? Everyone has questions about Vladimir Cerrón.

The election of a socialist marks the end of an era for Peru – but the obstacles to implement his changes are as present as before.