5 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 10, 2026
I wrote about Peru’s election chaos before, and made a simple argument: a country doesn’t need tanks in the streets to scare capital away. Sometimes,...
9 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 08, 2026
As I write this, Bolivia is once again at the centre of political turmoil. Following weeks of protests and road blockades that cut off supplies to La...
9 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 02, 2026
Colombia witnessed a historic moment on May 31, 2026, with the first round of its presidential election. Contrary to polls, right-wing candidate...
.jpg)
7 min read
Mikkel Thorup: May 25, 2026
Peru held elections on April 12, 2026, with 35 candidates on the ballot and the result was total chaos. As expected, no one won outright, and the top...
6 min read
Mikkel Thorup: March 27, 2026
Seventeen countries in the Americas, 12 of them represented by their heads of state, gathered at Trump National Doral in Miami on March 7, 2026, for...
7 min read
Mikkel Thorup: February 20, 2026
Honduras’ newly elected president, Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party, was sworn in on January 27, 2026. The election, held on November...
5 min read
Mikkel Thorup: February 09, 2026
The presidential elections held in Costa Rica on February 1, 2026, provided another example of the electoral consolidation of right-wing politics in...
5 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 10 2026
I wrote about Peru’s election chaos before, and made a simple argument: a country doesn’t need tanks in the streets to scare capital away. Sometimes,...
9 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 08 2026
As I write this, Bolivia is once again at the centre of political turmoil. Following weeks of protests and road blockades that cut off supplies to La...
9 min read
Mikkel Thorup: June 01 2026
Colombia witnessed a historic moment on May 31, 2026, with the first round of its presidential election. Contrary to polls, right-wing candidate...
7 min read
Mikkel Thorup: May 25 2026
Peru held elections on April 12, 2026, with 35 candidates on the ballot and the result was total chaos. As expected, no one won outright, and the top...
6 min read
Mikkel Thorup: March 27 2026
Seventeen countries in the Americas, 12 of them represented by their heads of state, gathered at Trump National Doral in Miami on March 7, 2026, for...
7 min read
Mikkel Thorup: February 20 2026
Honduras’ newly elected president, Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party, was sworn in on January 27, 2026. The election, held on November...
5 min read
Mikkel Thorup: February 05 2026
The presidential elections held in Costa Rica on February 1, 2026, provided another example of the electoral consolidation of right-wing politics in...
