Strengthening Democracy in Latin America
CAD Latam is an independent research center dedicated to the critical analysis and strengthening of democratic institutions in Latin America. We are committed to a rigorous and scientific approach that promotes free, just, and sustainable societies.
Work areas · Five fronts for the defense of democracy in Latin America.
Disinformation and Propaganda
The new information order: how disinformation, digital propaganda and AI erode democratic deliberation.
Get to know the area →Racketeering
The mutation of transnational organized crime, its para-state governance, and the illicit flows that arm it.
Get to know the area →Technology Transfer
The importation of technology and surveillance, and the dilemma between security and freedom in the face of authoritarian powers.
Get to know the area →Geoeconomics
How global political instability and economic coercion by powerful nations impact markets and democratic stability.
Get to know the area →Food Resilience
The vulnerability of food systems to climate, health and geopolitical shocks, and food as a factor of democratic stability.
Get to know the area →Research, analysis and recent notes
With a full house and a lively debate: this is how the launch of Besieged Democracies went
Academia, politics, and civil society gathered at UAI to present CADLatam's book on organized crime, disinformation, and technology…
«"Besieged Democracies": Download the new book from CADLatam for free
"Democracies Under Siege: Crime, Disinformation, and Technology in Latin America," the first book from CADLatam, published by… is now available for free download.
We invite you to the presentation of the book "Democracies Under Siege"«
CADLatam, Adolfo Ibáñez University and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation invite you to the presentation of the book "Besieged Democracies", on Thursday the 11th…