Latin America is in trouble. From the Rio Grande to the Drake Passage, angry and violent partisanship is rising; citizens feel their governments...
Democracia en Peligro
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The crisis of democracy and governance
Does Democracy Have a Future in Latin America?
By any measure, Latin American democracy is in trouble. Will things get worse before they get better? Patricio Navia, Eduardo Amadeo, Sergio Guzmán,...
Understanding Africa
“The first draft of history is always going to be very messy.” — Michela Wrong Human life originated in Africa, and humanity’s future will be...
Heart of Darkness
How is Africa doing? Can Africa produce the food, energy, economic activity, education, and social and political stability that all those...
Mirabilis annus secundus
“The second part of the second years prodigies being a true additional collection of many strange signs and apparitions which have this last year...
The hope of our future
Youth is the hope of our future. When it comes to governance, is that a good thing in a world where there is a growing body of evidence that youth's...
Fixing what’s broken
Is democracy in trouble? The evidence so far this year is troubling: January 6th in Washington, coup in Myanmar, widening arrests in Hong Kong,...
Teach Your Children Well
“Malala Fund has a very, very simple philosophy…the right of every citizen to have 12 years of safe, quality, and free education available to them.”...
Girls, Interrupted
Dr. Maliha Khan, one of the leaders of the Malala Fund, talks about how the pandemic has made the goal "all girls, everywhere should have free,...