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The Brasilia Summit: democracy and economic integration – keys to the development of South America in the twenty-first century
The Brasilia South American Summit (30 August – 1 September 2000) brought together for the first time in history the presidents from the twelve countries in the subcontinent (in addition to Brazil and the nine Spanish-speaking South American republics, Suriname and Guyana were also present). It comes as a surprise to learn that in a…
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The PRI defeat in Mexico The end of an epoch
It had to happen. Although to many it seemed the time would never come, the victory of Vicente Fox in the Mexican presidential elections of July 2nd has finally marked a truly historic turning point: the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI – Institutional Revolutionary Party) has lost power for the first time since its foundation, seventy-one…
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The controversial re-election of Fujimori in Peru
The events leading up to the second re-election of President Alberto Fujimori in Peru attracted a great deal of interest, even outside Latin America. Some observers saw this debatable victory of the outgoing president as confirmation of a regression of democracy supposedly afflicting the region. Some of the recent events are in fact quite alarming:…