Is Latin America's "pink tide" turning? The phrase refers to rise of populist leftwing leaders who took power in Latin America, including Hugo Chávez in Venezuela in 1998, Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil in 2002, Néstor Kirchner in Argentina in 2003, Evo Morales in Bolivia in 2005 and Rafael Correa in Ecuador in 2006. Others also include more moderate left-wing leaders such as Chile's Michelle Bachelet. With local variations, they challenged U.S. diplomatic hegemony -- and the Washington Consensus -- and focused on poverty and inequality reduction.
The end of the Pink Tide? (Nov. 6, 2015)
The end of the Pink Tide? (Nov. 6, 2015)
The end of the Pink Tide? (Nov. 6, 2015)
Is Latin America's "pink tide" turning? The phrase refers to rise of populist leftwing leaders who took power in Latin America, including Hugo Chávez in Venezuela in 1998, Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil in 2002, Néstor Kirchner in Argentina in 2003, Evo Morales in Bolivia in 2005 and Rafael Correa in Ecuador in 2006. Others also include more moderate left-wing leaders such as Chile's Michelle Bachelet. With local variations, they challenged U.S. diplomatic hegemony -- and the Washington Consensus -- and focused on poverty and inequality reduction.