A Decolonial Approach to the Scope of Knowledge Power in Latin America
Decoloniality is essential for questioning the relationship between the invisibilization of certain knowledge groups and the emerging political representation.
Interview – Daniele Benzi
Daniele Benzi calls for rethinking Latin American regionalism through global history and structural critique, urging scholars to unthink inherited paradigms.
Hezbollah’s Hemispheric Backup: Strategic Redundancy in South America
Hezbollah’s South American infrastructure blends into markets, moves through paperwork, and grows in spaces where governance is uneven.
China Advances and the US Retreats in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America, and Colombia in particular, finds itself at the center of a geopolitical tug-of-war with China’s calculated investments and the US’s shifting policies.
Interview – Alexandra Phelan
Alexandra Phelan explores insurgent legitimation, gender, and political violence, with a focus on Latin America, terrorism, and post-conflict transitions.
Interview – Jorge Heine
Retired ambassador Jorge Heine sees Global IR and active non-alignment as key for the Global South to break free from outdated paradigms and shape a multipolar world.
Monroe Reinterpreted: Trump 2.0’s Contemporary Approach to Latin America
Trump’s preference for bilateral agreements threatens to weaken regional unity on critical issues such as climate change, inequality, poverty, and organized crime.
Interview – Gerardo L. Munck
Gerardo Munck explores global political history, democracy-capitalism tensions, and Latin America’s role in shaping political thought beyond Eurocentric theories.
Interview – Sébastien Dubé
Sébastien Dubé discusses the history of regionalism in Latin America, contemporary efforts for regional integration and developing human rights challenges in the region.
Powering the Future: Latin America’s Geopolitical Role in the Global Energy Transition
An economy reliant on intensive energy and material consumption offers no true solution if it merely replaces fossil fuels with renewables.
