Guatemala’s President-Elect Still Has 1 More Hurdle to Cross
An outsider candidate campaigning on an anti-corruption platform secured a landslide victory in Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, setting up…
Women in the Room: Q&A With Narcas Author Deborah Bonello
A new book by journalist Deborah Bonello examines the roles women play in organized crime and argues that their participation…
Guatemala’s Elections in Disarray As Corrupt Elites Cling to Power
Guatemalan judicial officials made yet another attempt to derail the presidential elections in favor of the current regime that may…
Guatemala Elites Meddle Again in Presidential Election, Suspending Results
Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the results of the presidential elections as the country’s elite corruption networks mount a last-gasp…
From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border
On July 21, 2021, prosecutors from Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office and agents of the National Civil Police (Policía Nacional Civil…
Historic Guatemala Elections Poised to Rattle Corrupt Establishment
It was around 9 p.m. on June 25 when amid the bustling of TV crews and politicians gathered at a…
Citizen Prosperity: Wild Card Meets Status Quo
There are few better illustrations of the battle for control of the Guatemalan state than the candidacy of Carlos Pineda…
Cabal: Caciques and Compromises
Through a combination of luck, persistence, and dubious legal challenges lodged against other candidates, Edmond Mulet and his political party,…
Valor and the Ghost of the CIACS
Zury Ríos (Valor) is consistently near the top of the polls making her one of the frontrunners in a crowded…
Vamos: The Fight to Stay in the Game
The political bloc surrounding the administration of President Alejandro Giammattei (2020-present) is now the dominant power structure in Guatemala. In…