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Mikkel Thorup: January 21, 2026
More than two weeks have passed since I saw a photo of Nicolás Maduro in Nike pyjamas, after being captured by U.S. special forces and flown to New...
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Mikkel Thorup: December 16, 2025
On December 14, 2025, José Antonio Kast, a right-wing politician, was elected President of Chile, receiving 58% of the vote. Kast's clear victory...
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Mikkel Thorup: October 28, 2025
In the weeks leading up to Argentina’s midterm legislative elections on October 26, 2025, the polls appeared pessimistic for Milei’s Party, La...
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Mikkel Thorup: October 23, 2025
One year ago, Bolivia’s politics were in chaos — soldiers with tanks filled the streets of La Paz on June 26, 2024, in an attempted coup. The plan...
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Mikkel Thorup: September 25, 2025
Ecuador is a beautiful South American country with strong potential as an expat destination. Unfortunately, it has faced challenging times in the...
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Mikkel Thorup: September 12, 2025
Is this deja vu? Less than a year after its last political crisis, France’s government has collapsed once more as Parliament ousted Prime Minister...
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Mikkel Thorup: August 21, 2025
I call myself a libertarian because I believe in self-ownership, private property, and the right to live without coercion. But I didn’t come to that...
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Mikkel Thorup: January 20 2026
More than two weeks have passed since I saw a photo of Nicolás Maduro in Nike pyjamas, after being captured by U.S. special forces and flown to New...
4 min read
Mikkel Thorup: December 16 2025
On December 14, 2025, José Antonio Kast, a right-wing politician, was elected President of Chile, receiving 58% of the vote. Kast's clear victory...
6 min read
Mikkel Thorup: October 27 2025
In the weeks leading up to Argentina’s midterm legislative elections on October 26, 2025, the polls appeared pessimistic for Milei’s Party, La...
4 min read
Mikkel Thorup: October 23 2025
One year ago, Bolivia’s politics were in chaos — soldiers with tanks filled the streets of La Paz on June 26, 2024, in an attempted coup. The plan...
7 min read
Mikkel Thorup: September 25 2025
Ecuador is a beautiful South American country with strong potential as an expat destination. Unfortunately, it has faced challenging times in the...
3 min read
Mikkel Thorup: September 11 2025
Is this deja vu? Less than a year after its last political crisis, France’s government has collapsed once more as Parliament ousted Prime Minister...
5 min read
Mikkel Thorup: August 21 2025
I call myself a libertarian because I believe in self-ownership, private property, and the right to live without coercion. But I didn’t come to that...
