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For crimes against humanity in Gaza: Israeli sniper accused in Chile

On February 16, 2026, a criminal complaint was filed before the 8th Guarantee Court of Santiago against Rom Kovtun, an Israeli-Ukrainian citizen, for his alleged participation in crimes committed during the 2024 military offensive in Gaza. The legal action, brought…

The Decapitation that Failed: Venezuela after the Abduction of President Maduro

The kidnapping of a sitting head of state marks a grave escalation in US-Venezuela relations. By seizing Venezuela’s constitutional president, Washington signaled both its disregard for international law and its confidence that it would face little immediate consequence. By Roger…

Trump redraws his “backyard”: the summit of the “loyal” and the new pressure on Latin America

The March 7 call in Miami is not regional integration but geopolitical classification. Under the rhetoric of security and cooperation, Washington reactivates the logic of a sphere of influence to contain China and discipline a fragmented Latin America with unequal…

Laura Dogu and Washington’s Regime-Change Playbook: Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela

Laura Dogu, newly appointed US envoy to Venezuela, is described by the Los Angeles Times as an appropriate choice because she “navigated crises” in Nicaragua and Honduras during periods of “social and political volatility.” What the LA Times fails to…

When love breaks into the spectacle

On the most heavily guarded stage of U.S. symbolic power, a legitimate voice turned entertainment into a political act and confronted hatred with collective dignity. It was not just the Super Bowl. That ultimate altar of spectacle—designed to say nothing…

Visits to the New World

We are a couple of Brazilian university professors, senior researchers of alternatives to environmental collapse, who have been visiting communities that offer alternatives to the society that is causing this collapse. For over two decades, we have been visiting ecovillages,…

Peru: The importance of the Senate in the upcoming elections

“The new design has given the Legislative branch preeminence over the Executive. This means, among other things, that the Senate cannot be dissolved under any circumstances, which will weaken the Executive’s ability to act if it lacks a parliamentary majority.”…

Historic Agreement: Six democratic conditions to break with continuity

The electoral campaign for the General Elections in Peru is heating up, and civil society is mobilizing through the Citizen Historical Agreement (AHC). This agreement proposes six democratic conditions for good governance for the 2026-2031 term to the candidates for…

Colombian President Petro Makes Historic White House Visit After Diplomatic Rift with Trump

Colombian President Gustavo Petro traveled to the United States this week for a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, marking a thaw in relations after a year of public clashes between the two leaders.…

Latin American governments and human rights violations under the political shadow of Donald Trump

Human Rights Watch has warned that the impact of the policies promoted by the administration of Donald Trump is not limited to the territory of the United States. On the contrary, it has generated a spillover effect that is being…

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