![By Alhelí González Cáceres * In the article “Food Crisis, Fighting Hunger in the Bañados and the Scarce Governmental Support,” I contextualized the food crisis affecting a large part of the Paraguayan population. The focus was on the “Pykuí” Community Pot Coordination that emerged in Bañado Sur, as it was the organization that led the design of Law No. 6.945/2022, which created the “Support Program for Dining Halls and Community Centers” (hereafter PACC). As pointed out in the aforementioned article, […]](https://tererecomplice.com//wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ilutracion-Goiriz-Articulo-Gestion-MDS-Ollas-1400x912.jpg)
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![*Por Jorge Rolón Luna While disagreements regarding specific and operational definitions affect many concepts, ranging from “democracy” to “corruption” the term “narco-state” is aggravated by what criminologist Stanley Cohen called the “Mickey Mouse” concept. That is a superficial, imprecise, and even absurd notion frequently and frivolously used. I argue that it’s not an appropriate concept to describe the Paraguayan case because it hinders understanding the problem and finding a solution to the issues caused by drug trafficking. First, I’ll mention […]](https://tererecomplice.com//wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ilustracion-Narco-III-1400x912.jpg)
Empty Community Pots and Unutilized Resources: A Management Problem?
By Alhelí González Cáceres * In the article “Food Crisis, Fighting Hunger in the Bañados and the Scarce Governmental Support,” I contextualized the food crisis affecting a large part of the Paraguayan population. The focus wa... More »
The Narco-State and Mickey Mouse: An Unresolved Conceptual Problem
*Por Jorge Rolón Luna While disagreements regarding specific and operational definitions affect many concepts, ranging from “democracy” to “corruption” the term “narco-state” is aggravated by what criminologist Stanley Cohen ... More »
Deconstructing the Relationship Between Power and Drug Trafficking in Paraguay
*Por Jorge Rolo´n Luna Several countries experience profound effects on their economies, social dynamics, and institutional frameworks due to the complexities of drug trafficking. Paraguay, burdened by this nefarious trade, i... More »
Forbidden Words in Paraguay
Por Mauricio Maluff* For some time now, there has been a movement in our country aiming to ban the use of the word “gender” due to its alleged association with a so-called gender ideology. Initially, the goal was to prohibit ... More »
Neither a Narco-State nor State Weakness, So What Then?
*Por Jorge Rolón Luna Throughout the decades that the drug trade has been active in Paraguay, the active involvement of state agents has become evident. We’ve seen them trafficking, facilitating, concealing, financing, associ... More »
Ecuador 2023: A Survival Democracy
*Por Juan Francisco Camino While political science has delved into the factors why democracy “endures” in Latin America, Ecuador is experiencing what we might call a “survival” democracy in the face of the wave of insecurity ... More »
Between Max Weber and the Narco-State: Is Paraguay a Narco-State?
By Jorge Rolón Luna* The term “narco-state” (NS) has become common when it comes to designating countries facing serious problems such as violence, corruption, criminal groups allegedly controlling territories, and where sect... More »
Actions v Rhetoric: The Legacy of Mario Abdo Benítez
*By Alejandro Aguilera Since the inauguration of President Santiago Peña, it has become routine to hear colleagues from Honor Colorado accuse the previous administration of leaving a “heavy legacy”. Accusations range from all... More »
Observing the Observatory. An analysis of the Observatory of Corruption Cases of the Judiciary
By Alejandra Del Puerto* The Observatory of Judicial Cases and, specifically, the section of Emblematic Cases of Corruption (Observatory, hereinafter), is an initiative promoted by civil society and installed by the Supreme C... More »
In the case of the agreement with the European Union, we must follow the path of political responsibility
By Mauricio Espínola* International politics is not child’s play. Every decision taken in this field has direct repercussions not only on the relationship between States, but also on the status and image of a country on the g... More »
Argentina facing the configuration of a new electoral map
By Lorena Soler* On Sunday, August 13, 2023, the simultaneous and compulsory open primary elections (PASO) were held in Argentina. This electoral engineering was created by the then President Cristina Fernández in 2009 for th... More »
Institutional crisis in the PLRA because of the Convention
By Eduardo Nakayama* Last Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Extraordinary Convention of the PLRA was held, in which six points were to be considered in the agenda. However, a majority of Convention members went further and resolved... More »
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Actions v Rhetoric: The Legacy of Mario Abdo Benítez
*By Alejandro Aguilera Since the inauguration of President Santiago Peña, it has become routine to hear colleagues from Honor Colorado accuse the previous administration of leaving a “heavy legacy”. Accusations range from alleged unpaid debts to misappropriati... More »
Elections
Argentina facing the configuration of a new electoral map
By Lorena Soler* On Sunday, August 13, 2023, the simultaneous and compulsory open primary elections (PASO) were held in Argentina. This electoral engineering was created by the then President Cristina Fernández in 2009 for the selection of candidates of the po... More »
Political Parties
Institutional crisis in the PLRA because of the Convention
By Eduardo Nakayama* Last Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Extraordinary Convention of the PLRA was held, in which six points were to be considered in the agenda. However, a majority of Convention members went further and resolved, when the Convention was already a... More »
