Reporting, analysis, vision & strategy bearing on or emanating from Chile.
For the last 50 years, every institution in Chileās public sector has told us over and over again that individuals succeed through…
The victory of JosĆ© Antonio Kast in Chileās 2025 presidential election ends a political cycle that began, improbably, with a subway fare…
After years in which Chile promised a rupture from neoliberalism, Sundayās elections were a major setback. While the Leftās joint candidate,Ā Jeannette Jara,…
When Chileās social uprising erupted in October 2019, we had no idea that six years later, weād find ourselves where we are today. The…
On 14 December, the predictable happened: JosĆ© Antonio Kast, the candidate of the far-right Republican Party, prevailed over Jeannette Jara of the…
JosĆ© A. Kast’s resounding victory in the runoff election is bound to have a profound influence on Chile. A solid, neo-fascist, extreme…
Amid electoral polarization, the most reactionary sectors of the traditional right and the far right accuse the government of Gabriel Boric of…
Chilean social movements have been clear about the need to fight the rise of the far right long before the emergence of…
Chile today stands at a political crossroads where the presidential election is not merely a contest for powerāit is a reflection of…
When Chilean troops encircled La Moneda Palace in central Santiago on September 11, 1973, to overthrow the elected president, JosĆ© Antonio Kast…
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