Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration, delayed by nine hours amid a last-ditch effort to prevent him from taking office, illustrates the challenges he faces from corrupt elites. It also underscores the value of US diplomacy and suggests a model for stemming the rising tide of authoritarianism in Latin America.
CARTAGENA – By facilitating the inauguration of Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, despite a last-ditch effort to overturn his landslide election victory, US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his longstanding commitment to defending democracies around the world. Moreover, by thwarting a coup d’état in Central America’s most populous country, the United States may have created a model for containing the spread of authoritarianism.
CARTAGENA – By facilitating the inauguration of Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, despite a last-ditch effort to overturn his landslide election victory, US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his longstanding commitment to defending democracies around the world. Moreover, by thwarting a coup d’état in Central America’s most populous country, the United States may have created a model for containing the spread of authoritarianism.