Gabriel Cohen

Gabriel Cohen is a doctoral fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals and senior editor at Latinometrics. He is a monthly columnist at The Brazilian Report and has also had his writing published by Americas Quarterly and Global Americans.

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The dangerous hubris of Paraguay’s Colorado Party

Paraguay’s ruling Colorado Party is focused on power plays rather than growth and development. The country is suffering as a result

2 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

The deep roots of Latin America’s organized crime problem

The deep roots of Latin America’s organized crime problem

From Chile to Ecuador to Mexico, crime is on voters’ minds. Why can’t the region’s governments bring order without going to extremes?

4 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

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What the rise of Javier Milei does (and doesn’t) mean for Lula

Much has been made of the regional implications of the new Argentinian president-elect. But the situation in neighboring Brazil is quite different

5 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

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The many challenges facing Ecuador’s unlikely new president

President-elect Noboa has his work cut out for him, amid a shortened term in office, a security crisis, and a lack of a solid structural or political position

6 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

Lula and Joe Biden disagree on some issues. But focusing on what they do see eye to eye on could take Brazil-U.S. relations to a new level. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

Biden and Lula are settling into their working relationship at last

Opportunity has knocked for the leaders of Brazil and the U.S., and both seem eager to capitalize

8 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

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Boric faces another tax reform reckoning in Chile

After congressional defeat earlier this year, President Gabriel Boric of Chile is trying once more to pass his ambitious tax reform package.

9 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

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EU goes on charm offensive towards Latin America in Brussels

The Europeans rolled out the red carpet for the first EU-CELAC summit in eight years — but what did regional leaders walk away with?

10 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

mercosur President Lula of Brazil speaks at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, in Paris (June 2023). Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

Mercosur’s moment calls for modernization

Whether from Brussels, Beijing, or Lula’s ingenuity, the 30-year-old bloc made of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay needs revitalization

10 months ago • Gabriel Cohen