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June 2025

Ecuador Captures its Most Wanted Narco, El Cafecito del 26/06
Waste pickers rise, Fito falls, and the hemisphere rumbles with resistance — Latin America, sin filtro.
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Nicolas Forsans
Latin America’s FDI Freeze: Why Capital Is Looking Elsewhere
Investment is slowing, trust is eroding, and short-term deals aren't enough. The latest data reveal a region at risk of missing the FDI moment — unless…
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Nicolas Forsans
No Más Miedo? Political Violence Makes a Comeback, El Cafecito del 19/06
Colombia prays, Argentina militarises, and across the region, violence is making a political comeback.
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Sinking Ground and Rising Tensions, El Cafecito del 11/06
Political assassinations, narco wars, climate breakdown — and a social justice reckoning long overdue. Latin America, sin filtro.
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Nicolas Forsans

May 2025

Ghost Votes and Crack Capybaras, El Cafecito del 28/05
Venezuela pretends to vote, TikTok guzzles Brazil’s water, and Costa Rica’s narcos get weird — Latin America, sin filtro
Latin America's Cities — Global Rankings, Local Realities
Why São Paulo, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires still punch below their weight in Oxford's Global Cities Index 2025.
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Nicolas Forsans
Authoritarian Drift, Ecological Collapse, and the Stories We Miss, El Cafecito del 22/05
Power grids fail, glaciers retreat, and narco-states rise — all while digital populists rewrite the rules of politics.
Seven Countries in Latin America where Human Rights are Taking the Biggest Hit
Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades.
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Nicolas Forsans
Mourning a Revolutionary, Mapping a Region in Flux, El Cafecito del 16/05
Crime kills growth, China buys influence, and the left loses a conscience.
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Nicolas Forsans
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New Maps, Old Ghosts: Latin America’s Fight for Influence and Stability, El Cafecito del 10/05
Power Shifts and New Alliances in a Region Under Pressure
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Nicolas Forsans
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