What lies behind recent Colombia’s protests?

With Colombia still recovering from the pandemic, protests have been spreading nationwide since April 28. The trigger was the announcement of tax reform plans aiming to boost the economy. Undoubtedly, the domestic economy has seen its worst downfall during the last half-century with the gross domestic product falling by 6.8% in 2020. Read more

On November 6, the 2018 midterm elections in the US have sparked public attention. Political analysts and journalists all over the world saw the elections as a great opportunity to assess Trump’s popularity during his two-year presidency.

Over the course of his service, many contradictions and speculations have emerged, favouring one-way or another the polarisation between the Democrat and Republican Party.  So, why midterm elections are so important for US politics? To answer this question, it is important to analyse first the purpose of the Midterm elections.

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From Cuba’s transitional era to Venezuela’s crisis

For nearly 53 years, Cuba has been under Fidel Castro’s rule. By opposing to Fulgencio Batista’s dictatorship, the Cuban revolution began in 1960 with the First Havana Declaration; more than 1 million Cubans pledged their support to Fidel Castro and the National General Assembly of the Cuban People. The contribution of the Bolivarian Internationalist leader, Ernesto Che Guevara in Havana’s Declaration has further inspired the revolution across Latin America and Africa.

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In due course, a new president will emerge from the US General Election 2016. For many readers and IR -international relations- scholars interested in the American elections, there is a vague idea of how a president is elected since the voting system is quite complicated and the truth is that many factors affect the final result.

The current article aims to cover this gap. The two following sections will more closely consider the US political and electoral system. A thorough and comparative analysis over the two finalists, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, follows in the article 2016 US President Candidates Read more

Two candidates, one dilemma: Hillary or Trump?

On November 8th, Americans will vote for the 45th President of the United States that will succeed Barack Obama. With the Primaries almost finished, two candidates have emerged as frontrunners by securing the majority of delegates¹ in their party primaries; Hillary Clinton from the Democrats that call on her supporters to vote “Hillary for America”; Donald Trump from the Republican party that appears as a unifier and promises to “make America great again”. Read more