Chile’s two decades of political experience until the election of a centre-right president in 2010 hold lessons for Britain’s divided and wounded centre-left, says Justin Vogler.
The epic wave of destruction on 27 February 2010 has tested the character of the Chilean nation and the reputation of two of its presidents. A month on, Justin Vogler recalls the moment and assesses the tragedy's political fallout.
The result of Chile’s presidential election reflects less the achievement of the rightwing candidate than the failure of the centre-left coalition, says Justin Vogler.
The outcome of Chile’s presidential election is more open than at any time since its return to democracy in 1990.
The outcome of Chile’s presidential election is more open than at any time since its return to democracy in 1990, writes Justin Vogler.
The centre-left coalition of leftists, radicals and Christian Democrats known as the Concertación has dominated Chilean politics since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. In my previous openDemocracy article
The Concertación - the centre-left coalition of leftists, radicals and Christian Democrats that has dominated Chilean politics since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship - is preparing to hold
When both Evo Morales and his adversaries cried victory in the "recall referendum" on 10 August 2008, it was widely predicted that an already critical situation in Bolivia
"Why don't you shut up?" shot King Juan Carlos, voice trembling and hand raised threateningly towards the Venezuelan president who had just labelled former Spanish prime
Early on the morning of Thursday 4 October 2007, Chileans awoke to the stunning news that the investigative judge Carlos Cerda had delivered a damning resolution on the case of
Argentinas democracy and commitment to global peace are the most important legacies of the Falklands war, argues Justin Vogler.
For someone born after the Beatles split up, I have
On 15 February 2001, George Bush broke with tradition and chose Mexico for his first presidential foreign trip. During the "cowboy-boot summit", the former Texas governor and then
