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How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption

Latin American governments have a chance to model a better version of the inspector general, with even greater autonomy, to address graft in the public health sector.

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Daniel R. Alonso, Benjamin N. Gedan

Under Cover of Coronavirus, Maduro Is Consolidating Control

As the pandemic continues to stress the country’s collapsing health system, Venezuela’s president has bolstered his political ground.

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Joe Parkin Daniels

Meltdown in Minsk

Massive violence in the wake of Sunday’s sham election has thrown a spotlight on Belarus and the growing backlash to a quarter century of one-man rule.

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The Dutch Are Uncomfortable With Being History’s Villains, Not Victims

A refusal to confront colonial atrocities persists in the Netherlands.

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Olivia Tasevski

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Oliver Stuenkel

Oliver Stuenkel is an associate professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo.

Stories by Oliver Stuenkel

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wears a face mask as he attends a flag-raising ceremony before a ministerial meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília on May 12.

China’s Diplomats Are Going on the Offensive in Brazil

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Oliver Stuenkel

May 15, 2020, 6:52 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shake hands after their bilateral meeting in Brasília, Brazil, on Nov. 13.

Bolsonaro Placed a Losing Bet on Trump

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Oliver Stuenkel

December 6, 2019, 12:57 PM

Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra (right) shakes hands with his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, during their fifth joint staff meeting in Peru on June 25.

Latin America Is Too Polarized to Help Stabilize Bolivia

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Oliver Stuenkel

November 13, 2019, 4:58 PM

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