Malcolm Coad

Malcolm Coad reported Chilean and Latin American affairs as a journalist for many years, including for the Guardian, the BBC, the Washington Post and the Portuguese weekly Expres

Chilean déjà vu: footnote to a drama

Now that Chile has our attention, it is worth lingering to explore a nation with a unique history of ‘firsts’ to its name

By Malcolm Coad

/ 26 Oct 2010

Chile, the nation underground

The triumphant rescue of Chile's entombed miners is also, for the country's political elite, a turning-point in its history. But the narrative of instant renewal evades some of Chile's darker and more complex realities, says Malcolm Coad in Santiago.

By Malcolm Coad

/ 22 Oct 2010