Benjamin N. Gedan

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A man opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo faces the police during a demonstration to demand his resignation in Lima, on November 5, 2022.

In December, Peruvian soldiers opened fire on anti-government protesters in Ayacucho, killing 10. They were among at least 49 demonstrators—largely Indigenous, rural, and unarmed—killed by Peru’s security services in the tumultuous months following former President Pedro Castillo’s impeachment and arrest last year.

The crackdowns overseen by President Dina Boluarte have drawn international condemnation. An investigation by Human Rights Watch identified cases of “extrajudicial or arbitrary killings” and other “egregious abuses”. A report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the “disproportionate, indiscriminate, and lethal use of force”. But Peru’s government downplayed the allegations, and it appears unlikely to hold anyone accountable.…  Seguir leyendo »

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, encontrará a aliados de su país frustrados en sus visitas a Ecuador y Colombia. Credit Al Drago for The New York Times

La mayoría de los funcionarios latinoamericanos estaban entusiasmados de ver a Donald Trump fuera de la presidencia. La región rara vez es una prioridad para los mandatarios estadounidenses pero, fuera de su cruzada para derrocar a las dictaduras en Cuba y Venezuela, Trump fue excepcionalmente displicente.

Las expectativas eran altas para el presidente Joe Biden, un rostro familiar que supervisó el hemisferio occidental para la Casa Blanca de Barack Obama. Sin embargo, mientras el secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, viajó a Ecuador y está en Colombia, encontrará que nuestros vecinos se sienten frustrados por una política exterior estadounidense que se considera de manera generalizada enfocada en la crisis y obsesionada con China.…  Seguir leyendo »

There should be a doomsday clock ticking away in Venezuela’s presidential palace. On Jan. 10, President Nicolás Maduro will be inaugurated for a second term following rigged elections last May. The opposition — its coalition in disarray, its leaders in prison or exile — largely boycotted the vote. The United States, Canada and Latin America’s largest countries, includingBrazil and Argentina, vowed not to recognize the results.

The end of Maduro’s term should signal the beginning of his total diplomatic isolation.

Instead, Latin American governments are expected to take little action, beyond showy pledges to skip the festivities in Caracas. Even as Venezuela’s collapse produces millions of migrants, its neighbors are showing little appetite to marshal a meaningful response to the country’s criminal regime.…  Seguir leyendo »