José Antonio Kast has promised to reverse Chile’s recent surge in violent crime. He also says he will deport undocumented ...

With his victory, the growing club of right-wing leaders in Latin America acquired a new member. Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian ...

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Some 35 years after the return to civilian rule following the infamous Pinochet dictatorship, Chile will soon be governed by ...

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The attack against Venezuela's principal revenue source has nothing to do with drug trafficking–military operations abroad are the least effective method of combating drugs–but rather, reflects an ...

When Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024, much of the American establishment responded with a shrug. After all, Trump had been democratically elected, even winning the popular vote. And ...

Ultra-conservative Jose Antonio Kast has secured a thumping victory as Chilean voters embraced his pledge to crack down on crime, deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants and revive the sluggish ...

With José Antonio Kast’s victory, Pinochetism returns to power through electoral means, articulating neoliberal restoration, moral authoritarianism, and anti-communism as a response to Chile’s crisis.