http://www.project-syndicate.org/series/latin_america <p><em>Is Latin America doomed to be ruled by caudillos? Does political turmoil in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador mean that Latin America’s democratic revolution has run its course? How important are regional trading blocs? Whatever happened to "Liberation Theology"? Whither Cuba after Fidel Castro?</em></p> <p>Edited by <strong> Roberto Guareschi</strong> who was the managing editor of the newspaper <em>Clarín</em> in Buenos Aires for 13 years. He is currently a writer and university lecturer. These monthly commentaries make Latin American affairs comprehensible to a global public.</p> en 2012-02-10T06:00:50+01:00 webmaster@project-syndicate.org webmaster@project-syndicate.org 1994-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 4 hourly http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pmlevy2/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pmlevy2/English>LA: Southern Resilience</a> Latin America’s resilience in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis has been remarkable. But, as the world economy faces renewed uncertainty, the region must find new strategies to reduce the impact of potentially volatile financial markets and protracted stagnation in the world’s richest economies. Paulo M. Levy 2012-01-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/delcastillo11/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/delcastillo11/English>LA: The Political Economy of Peace</a> January 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the peace agreement between El Salvador’s government and the FMLN guerrillas. El Salvador’s experience provides key lessons that should serve as a model for other transitions to peace. Graciana del Castillo 2012-01-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/chamorro5/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/chamorro5/English>LA: Daniel Ortega’s New Kind of Coup</a> Amid accusations of fraud and expressions of serious doubt by international observers, Daniel Ortega’s re-election as Nicaragua’s president constitutes a new kind of “incumbent” coup – one that establishes a dangerous precedent for Latin America. What to do about it poses a grave dilemma for Nicaragua's neighbors. Carlos F. Chamorro 2011-12-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/laserna6/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/laserna6/English>LA: Endgame for Evo?</a> The populist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales seems to be heading into an inflation-fueled tailspin. Indeed, by refusing to change course on key economic policies, Morales is alienating many of the voters who brought him to power. Roberto Laserna 2011-11-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/weitz10/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/weitz10/English>LA: Where are Latin America’s Terrorists?</a> The Colombian army’s killing of Alfonso Cano, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), will not eliminate that country’s largest guerrilla group anytime soon. But it does partly illustrate why international terrorism has not established a major presence in Latin America. Richard Weitz 2011-11-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/guareschi6/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/guareschi6/English>LA: Cristina Kirchner’s Choice</a> Bolstered by economic stability, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner’s easy re-election confirms that she can govern a complex, contentious, and at times self-destructive society without her husband, Néstor. The question now is what kind of leader she will want to be in today’s more difficult domestic and international context. Roberto Guareschi 2011-10-24T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ramirez1/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ramirez1/English>LA: Venezuela without Chávez?</a> Like all cancer patients, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez faces three scenarios: a quick cure, prolonged treatment, or an early death. Whichever way it goes – even if Chávez really is recovering as quickly as he would have us believe – talk in Venezuela about the post-Chávez era has already begun. Socorro Ramirez 2011-09-09T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/toledo1/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/toledo1/English>LA: The Drug-War Femicides</a> It is increasingly dangerous to be a woman in Mexico and most of Central America, where women are being murdered with alarming frequency – a byproduct of the "war" on drug trafficking. Unfortunately, none of the initiatives to reduce the rate of femicide proposes steps that would end the war that is fueling the violence. Patsilí Toledo 2011-08-09T00:00:00+02:00