Latin America’s Four Political Models

Complaining about parties and politicians is common everywhere, but troubled Peru has devolved into a cautionary tale for what a democracy without established parties and professional politicians can look like.

Brazil under Lula offers a test case of how politicians and societal interests in developing countries react when economic growth and new possibilities change the name of the game from…

The November elections were peaceful and competitive. For the third straight time, voters chose a conservative who embraced democratic liberties.