Democracy Is Reason for Optimism on Latin America
Democracy Is Reason for Optimism on Latin America
Many countries are emerging stronger from tests to democratic institutions, writes AS/COA’s President and CEO in the new issue of Americas Quarterly.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America For the last 40 years I have been an eternal optimist on Latin America. Even in some of the most difficult moments, I have always seen the positive side of almost every country and have believed that every challenge represents an opportunity. Today there are many reasons to be bullish, but if I had to pick just one, I would say: democracy. This may sound surprising, given all that we hear today about institutions being under pressure throughout the Western world. But as I look around the...
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