Jair Bolsonaro ascended to the Brazilian presidency earlier this year, by winning on a campaign that adopted the tried and true tactics of Donald Trump but taking it that much further. Capitalising on the convergence of issues such as law and order, a terrible recession, … Continue readingBOLSONARO’S CRUSADE ON THE AMAZON
With the announcement of Colombia’s withdrawal from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), there are now five other countries who are considering following Colombia by officially leaving the supra-national organisation. UNASUR was formed in 2008 and entered into force in 2011. This process was … Continue readingA UNITED VISION FOR SOUTH AMERICA – WILL THE UNASUR SURVIVE?
Once the richest country in Latin America, the economic, political and humanitarian crises that have engulfed Venezuela are threating to destroy what is left of an already unstable country. Once a prosperous country, Venezuela now has the highest level of inflation and almost all its … Continue readingVENEZUELA IN REVIEW: THE THEN, THE NOW, AND THE SOBERING REALITY OF THE FUTURE