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Armando Chaguaceda’s Diary

Suppresion, Erosion, Demolition: Authoritarians vs. Academia

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

Universities are essential for a democratic culture. People learn to live with ideas different from their own & exercise critical thought.

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“Invisible” Authoritarianism

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Right-wing and left-wing authoritarianisms share a preference for uniformity, united in their prejudice and punishment of the other.

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To Our Parents

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

For the books you read to us. For accompanying our first steps and words. For everything lived, these lines go out to you.

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Latin America’s Academia under Threat

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

We are perhaps living on the brink of an era, where we slip between the avenues of a fragile democracy and the trenches of aggressive authoritarianism.

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The Wave against Liberal Democracy in Latin America

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

In Latin America, political support for liberal democracy has been declining systematically over the last decade.

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Cuba’s Unresolved Crisis 6 Weeks after July 11th

August 22, 2021August 24, 2021

The Cuban government has repressed civic action, just like the Iranian, Nicaraguan or Belarusian regimes did in the face of popular protests.

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Democratic Socialism and the Cuba Crisis

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

On a conceptual level, the democratic socialist tradition situates the issue of freedom as a central value.

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Biden’s Cuba Policy: Criticism of His Critics

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

Those of us with relatives and friends in Cuba know that the majority of their problems don’t stem from the restrictions of Trump or Biden.

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The Nicaraguan Crisis: Activism and Silence

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Silence & ambiguity prevails at the main Latin American left forums which only consolidates repression in the face of crisis, as in Nicaragua

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Authoritarian Waves in Latin America: Back to the Past?

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

After decades of imperfect but real democratic recovery, Latin America’s main agents (elite, parties, movements) have shown a weak commitment

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