It is now two years since his arrival at the Carondelet Palace and President Daniel Noboa is facing his most complicated political moment. The third year of his leadership has begun with question marks over his leadership, his strategy and his ability to resolve the crises he is facing. […]
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Progressivism meets the far-right in polarised Chile
The first round results have pitted Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast in what will be a decisive electoral race marked by the advance of the far right, fragmented support from other candidates and a tense social climate. Chile approaches the second round as a divided nation, with the outcome […]
The Irish famine: “blame matters”
It is true but simplistic to say the Irish Great Famine (1845-1851) was caused by a potato blight that struck Europe. The reaction of the governing colonial power, Britain, allows for asking whether the famine was an act of genocide. Sean Sheehan A new book by Padraic X. […]
Real estate boom threatens farmland in El Salvador
The accelerated sale of land for housing projects is displacing essential crops and putting food security at risk. The high cost of materials, debts and real estate market pressure is pushing many people to abandon their farms in El Salvador. It is rumoured that the land that could produce […]
The truth about forced migration and the myth of ‘legality’
Enforced migration is not what happens when an immigrant chooses to travel and decides to make the crossing to a foreign country, with a different language and culture. Virginia Moreno Molina Migration is: ‘The geographical displacement of individuals or groups, generally for economic or social reasons.’ But there […]
















