Latin America
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The political battle for Peru
Leftist Pedro Castillo has promised change in Peru but Keiko Fujimori remains a political force in a hostile Congress, Paulo Rosas examines the path ahead
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Cuba at a crossroads?
The US embargo against Cuba continues to have a devastating impact, but recent protests also highlight the need for urgent domestic reform, writes Jamie Medwell
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What’s left? The rise of authoritarian politics in Latin America
Once swept by a ‘pink tide’, the continent is now seeing the rise of authoritarian politics. What lessons are to be learnt from the varied left experiences? By Jenny Pearce
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Essay: The death of international development
‘Development’ has failed to deliver. The reason, Jason Hickel argues, is that development organisations have failed to address the structural drivers of poverty
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Cybersyn and Allende’s socialist internet
Leigh Phillips tells the story of Cybersyn, Chile’s experiment in non-centralised economic planning which was cut short by the 1973 coup
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US imperialism in Central America
Grace Livingstone gives an overview of overt and covert US military and intelligence interventions
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Caribbean Cold War
As the US runs roughshod over international law, Harold Pinter demands justice for Cuba. Eleanor Janega and Jane Holgate contribute their views.