Chile

Activists built on years of organizing to achieve a groundbreaking gender-parity requirement in the upcoming drafting process.

The country went through three presidents in a week in November—and it might soon have another if it doesn’t pursue a constitutional referendum like neighboring Chile.

Massively in debt to Beijing, countries in the region can’t stand up to China to protect their coasts.

On Sunday, after months of protests, voters can choose to keep or begin a process of replacing the current constitution.

The Chilean term “facho” evokes the image of Chile’s fascist past—but also of present-day tenacity that thumbs its nose at institutional power.

Rethinking the past is a tough challenge when colonial structures run deep.

The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region’s economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.

In South Africa, people are brewing beer at home. Muslims in India are celebrating Ramadan alone. And city streets everywhere are vacant.

The people want more democracy, even if their leaders want less.

Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it’s normalized.

Chile’s government has sought for years to fix inequality problems that date to free market reforms under Pinochet. It just wasn’t nearly enough.

Here’s why they want to replace the dictatorship-era document.

Riven by ideological divisions and facing a lack of adequate regional mechanisms, neighboring countries cannot even agree on whether Evo Morales’s ouster constitutes a coup.

The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have many different causes and one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim.

And the ongoing protests prove it.

In Santiago, demonstrations over economic inequality are expected to continue after President Sebastián Piñera promised reforms.

Both sides should heed the lessons of negotiated transitions in Chile and South Africa to forge a peaceful path to democracy.