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Impunity Observer
The Impunity Observer is committed to fearless investigative journalism and policy research. Our mission is to foster positive relations between the United States and Latin America. Independent journalism enables common understanding and the rule of law towards trade and economic development.
Episodes
Impunity ObserverThe Key to Leveraging Mining for Economic Development
Many Third-World nations have valuable natural resources within their borders. Converting them into lasting economic development, rather than a one-off shot in…
Impunity ObserverLa Agenda del Foro de São Paulo para América Latina | Ricardo Méndez Ruiz
El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, visitó a la presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, antes del Foro de São Paulo en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, del 27…
Impunity ObserverWhat a Secret Chinese Police Station Did in Ecuador
On May 14, 2024, media outlets Código Vidrio and Vistazo exposed a covert Chinese police station in Quito, Ecuador. Operating under the guise of a travel…
Impunity ObserverExplained: Evidence of Electoral Fraud in Guatemala
In December 2023, the Prosecutor General’s Office in Guatemala announced the 2023 elections were fraudulent. Fergus Hodgson comments on our investigation in…
Impunity ObserverYusuf Amdani on Third-World Business: Build a Nation within a Nation
Yusuf Amdani of Pakistan first visited Honduras in 1990, on the lookout for a textile-factory location. Fast forward 34 years: he is a Honduran citizen and one…
Impunity ObserverMexico Is Now a One-Party State
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) spared no expense to support the candidacy of Claudia Sheinbaum. She won the presidential election on June…
Impunity ObserverHow China Bolstered Influence in Latin America after COVID-19
The Latin American Liberal Network (RELIAL)—which gathers around 50 think tanks and political parties advocating for free markets, the rule of law, and…
Impunity ObserverThe week US media caught on to State Department criminality in Guatemala
Carlson interviewed former Guatemala Secretary of Intelligence (2016–2020) Mario Duarte about his first-hand experience of the US State Department imposition…
Impunity ObserverWhen Moving to El Salvador Is a Win-Win
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has made an intriguing offer: immediate citizenship for 5,000 intellectuals who wish to make the move. Albeit scant on…
Impunity ObserverColombia’s Greenwashing: Venezuelan Regime Steps in with Fossil Fuels
Colombian President Gustavo Petro made energy transition one of his 2022 presidential campaign’s flagship policies. He pledged to replace fossil fuels with…
Impunity ObserverHow the Joe Biden Regime Aligns with Enemies of Humanity
The Joe Biden regime's policy priorities coincide with the agendas of US adversaries abroad. A February 20 letter by eight US senators told Biden that his…
Impunity ObserverThe Exodus Is Turning Honduras into Cuba
Cuban exiles enjoy nostalgia for the homes and times they once knew. Those days are long gone, and they will never return. Honduras is creeping toward the same…
Impunity ObserverHow Chinese Illegals Get to the United States
The Impunity Observer podcast is scaling up to a weekly episode and new formats that allow us to get closer to our audience. Our contributor Mauro Echeverría…
Impunity ObserverCuban Regime Cannot Refute Rosa María Payá
Rosa María Payá, founder of nonprofit Cuba Decide and daughter of assassinated Cuban political dissident Oswaldo Payá, took the floor on the last day of the…
Impunity ObserverFernando Linares: Guatemalan Election Results Do Not Pass Smell Test
Fernando Linares—a Guatemalan lawyer and former congressman—has initiated the legal process to remove the president and 24 congressmen. All belong to President…
Impunity ObserverLuis Espinosa Goded: Ecuadorians, Not Criminals, Pay for Narco War (Spanish)
Luis Espinosa Goded—a Spanish professor of economics at San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador—explains how citizens and private businesses will pay a high…
Impunity ObserverMario Duarte: The Border Crisis Is Deliberate
Mario Duarte—co-founder and CEO of DH Global Strategy, a global consulting and lobbying firm—predicts 2024 will be a hectic year worldwide for geopolitics. He…
Impunity ObserverMartín Litwak: Javier Milei Must Target Toxic Taxation
Martín Litwak—an Argentine tax and wealth structuring expert—explains that the next three months are key to the Javier Milei administration for implementation…
Impunity ObserverNarcoterrorists Declare War on Ecuador (Spanish)
Mauro Echeverría—deputy editor of the Impunity Observer—and Sebastián Díaz—policy analyst with the Impunity Observer—explain the internal armed conflict in…
Impunity ObserverHow Foreigners Were Accomplices to Electoral Fraud in Guatemala (Spanish)
José Luis González Dubón—a Guatemalan lawyer, university professor, and independent journalist—explains the irregularities associated with President-Elect…
Impunity ObserverGuatemalan Loses Visa after Condemning US Meddling
Carlos Torrebiarte—a director with the Association for the Defense of Private Property and a Nuestro Diario weekly columnist—explains how the US Embassy in…
Impunity ObserverArgentina's Libertarian Moment
Adam Dubove, cofounder and director of financial-intelligence service Ichimoku Fibonacci, and Eduardo Marty, founder and president of the Foundation for…
Impunity ObserverMaribel Espinoza: Libre Party Skirts Law to Appoint Attorney General (Spanish)
Maribel Espinoza—a Honduran congresswoman of the Salvador Party—contends that Xiomara Castro’s socialist Libre Party is on a mission to control every branch of…
Impunity ObserverCan the Javier Milei Liberalization Prevail?
Adam Dubove—cofounder and director of financial consulting firm Ichimoku Fibonacci—explains that Javier Milei can still beat Peronista Sergio Massa in the…
Impunity ObserverWhat to Make of Ecuador's Crisis Election (Spanish)
Sebastián Díaz—an Impunity Observer policy analyst—and Mauro Echeverría—Impunity Observer deputy editor—explain how Ecuadorian President-Elect Daniel Noboa won…
Impunity ObserverHow Colombia's Cities Rank for Economic Freedom (Spanish)
Jair Viana—economist and research director at the Colombian Libertank policy institute—explains the importance of a free-market economy for development. He…
Impunity ObserverTwo Female Candidates Show Realignment of Mexican Politics (Spanish)
Arturo Damm Arnal—economics and philosophy professor at Panamerican University in Mexico—explains how a coalition of three traditional parties will challenge…
Impunity ObserverEcuador in Crisis: Assassination Is Tip of Criminal Iceberg
Join our Deputy Editor Mauro Echeverría, who will discuss his latest insights regarding Ecuador's insecurity crisis. Recommended links…
Impunity ObserverWhat Indiana Observers Saw at the Guatemalan Elections
Alisa Gray—interim training and assessment specialist at the Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP)—and Chad Kinsella—co-director of VSTOP—visited…
Impunity ObserverChile’s Republican Party Founder Seeks Citizen Unity (Spanish) | Chiara Barchiesi
Chiara Barchiesi—Chilean congresswoman and founder of the Republican Party—explains that citizens rejected the previous constitutional draft because it ignored…
Impunity ObserverWhy Indiana's Latino Secretary of State Backs Voter ID
Read the analysis in English: https://impunityobserver.com/2023/06/24/why-indianas-latino-secretary-of-state-backs-voter-id/ Lee el análisis en español…
Impunity ObserverAgustín Etchebarne: Javier Milei Is a Game-Changer (Spanish)
For Agustín Etchebarne—director at the Freedom and Progress Foundation—Argentines have the opportunity to change the country’s course in the October 2023…
Impunity ObserverEmmanuel Rincón: María Corina Machado Is True Opposition Leader (Spanish)
For Emmanuel Rincón—senior editor at Americano Media—María Corina Machado is the best option to face Nicolás Maduro in next year’s presidential election…
Impunity ObserverThe United States Must Use Soft Power to Counter China | Dan Runde
For Daniel Runde—director of the Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)—the Chinese regime has met…
Impunity ObserverGuatemalan Prosecutor Alleges Persecution by US State Department (Spanish) | Rafael Curruchiche
Rafael Curruchiche—Guatemalan special prosecutor against impunity since August 2021—shares how the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI) has been…
Impunity ObserverThe Rising Specter of Rafael Correa over Ecuador (Spanish) | Mauricio Alarcón-Salvador
Mauricio Alarcón-Salvador—the executive director of the Foundation for Citizenship and Development (FCD)—explains why Ecuadorians rejected President Guillermo…
Impunity ObserverPeru's Political Crisis Explained (Spanish) | Ricardo Escudero
Ricardo Escudero—editor of Minuto Digital Peru and founder of the Savings Institute—explains how former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo’s tenure came to an…
Impunity ObserverAMLO’s Next Steps to Transform Mexico’s Electoral System | Joanna Guerra
Joanna Guerra—a lawyer, philosopher, and director of Ladies of Liberty Alliance and Fundación Federalismo y Libertad in Mexico—discusses the electoral reform…
Impunity ObserverWhat Cubans Want the World to Know | Mauro Echeverría
Mauro Echeverría, deputy editor and researcher at the Impunity Observer, visited Cuba in October to report on the island’s political and economic situation…
Impunity ObserverBrazil: One Step Away from Picking Its Socialist Poison
Maria Zuppello—an Italian journalist and political analyst living in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for over a decade—discusses why Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro…
Impunity ObserverSteve Hecht: The Agenda behind Biden's Rhetoric
Join our Editor at Large Steve Hecht, who will discuss his latest insights regarding the United States and Latin America.
Impunity ObserverHow Ideology Dictates Gustavo Petro's Energy Policy
Alejandra Moreno—data analyst, chemical engineer, and chapter leader of Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA) in Medellin—analyzes Gustavo Petro’s plans of reform…
Impunity ObserverOcean Builders Bring Innovative, Frontier Lifestyle to Panama | Grant Romundt
On August 22, Ocean Builders launched their ecofriendly land and sea pods (houses) in Linton Bay Marina, Panama. With 3D-printed architecture and high-tech…
Impunity ObserverObserving Impunity with Steve Hecht
Join our Editor at Large Steve Hecht, who will discuss his latest insights regarding the United States and Latin America.
Impunity ObserverChile's Constitutional-Convention Train Wreck | Cristina Villagómez
Cristina Villagómez—a legislative advisor in Chile’s constitutional convention—argues the new proposed constitution would undermine the rule of law and…
Impunity ObserverWhy Bolivia Is a Narco Paradise | Mauricio Ríos García
Mauricio Ríos—founder of Crusoe Research and a macroeconomic analyst—explains in this podcast episode how Bolivia has become a narco paradise. He contends most…
Impunity ObserverWhat Riots in Ecuador Portend
Fergus Hodgson—managing editor of the Impunity Observer—hosted the first live roundtable discussion about the riots in Ecuador. Paz Gómez and Mauro…
Impunity ObserverAnalysis of the Steve Bannon Trial | Steve Hecht
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Impunity ObserverAnalysis of the Joe Biden Regime | Steve Hecht
Steve Hecht: "Guatemalans saw the disaster of politicized justice and are now trying to free themselves from State Department domination."
Impunity ObserverHow ZEDEs Can Be a Geopolitical Tool against China | Ryan Berg
The Zones of Employment and Economic Development (ZEDEs) in Honduras have already proved effective in attracting foreign capital and importing socioeconomic…
Impunity ObserverThe Future of ZEDEs in Honduras | Nicholas Dranias & Humberto Macias
In April 2022, the Honduran Congress repealed the law that created the Zones of Economic Development and Employment (ZEDEs). The measure has raised doubts…
Impunity ObserverWhat Has Enabled Open Season for Illegal Migration | Jessica Vaughan
Jessica Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies joins us to explain why illegal immigration is ballooning in the United States under Joe Biden—despite…
Impunity ObserverMaría Fernanda Cabal: The Left Sells Nothing but Poverty, Misery (Spanish)
In an exclusive interview, Colombian Senator María Fernanda Cabal addresses the country’s major challenges, especially foreign interference. She also reflects…
Impunity ObserverHow the United States, G13 Are Meddling in Guatemala
Foreign organizations are heavily involved in Guatemala’s internal affairs. Nicholas Virzi explains how the US State Department, a member of the G13, is one of…
Impunity ObserverCosta Ricans Pick Their Socialist Poison in Presidential Runoff
The Costa Rican presidential elections held on February 6 had a record-breaking 25 candidates amid major government corruption scandals. Juan Diego Sánchez…
Impunity ObserverUS Handpicking of Guatemalan Magistrate Will Fail (Spanish)
La designación de Gloria Porras por parte de la Universidad San Carlos como magistrada ante la Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala se ha paralizado por…
Impunity ObserverHow Guatemala Can Escape Dependency
Guatemala remains mired in poverty, violence, and dependence on remittances from its migrant population. Martin Barillas, a journalist and former US diplomat…
Impunity ObserverLa instrumentalización de la historia de Guatemala
La historia de Guatemala y Centroamérica es un campo de batalla cultural entre conservadores y progresistas, principalmente. Carlos Sabino y María Lorena…
Impunity ObserverEntrevista a la fiscal general de Guatemala, María Consuelo Porras
En una entrevista exclusiva con Impunity Observer, la fiscal general María Consuelo Porras argumentó que el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. y sus aliados…
Impunity ObserverNicaragua’s Untold Story under Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua's road to serfdom under strongman Daniel Ortega has mesmerized observers. Marco Navarro-Genie, a Nicaraguan political scientist living in Canada…