ENRICH in LAC in Argentina — and the Paradox of Milei Argentina brings to ENRICH in LAC one of the most remarkable science ecosystems in the developing world. Its new president is simultaneously dismantling that ecosystem at home and racing to open the doors to Europe like no Argentine leader before him. eyesonguyana There is…
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A conservative revolution in Santiago meets one of the most ambitious Europe–Latin America innovation bridges ever built. eyesonguyana When José Antonio Kast strode to the podium in Santiago on the night of December 14, 2025, waving a Chilean flag before a jubilant crowd, few observers were thinking about science policy. His campaign had been dominated…
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How ENRICH in LAC and Uruguay Are Rewriting the Rules of Global Innovation Where Europe meets Latin America, a quiet revolution in science, technology, and sustainability is underway — and Uruguay is at its centre. eyesonguyana A Network Built for the Future In a world where breakthrough discoveries rarely happen in isolation, the European Network…
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The Brazil–Germany Tech Challenge and the Innovation Partnership Redefining a Continent German startups. Brazilian corporate giants. A pitch event, a handshake, and a working relationship that outlasts both — this is what transatlantic innovation looks like when it gets serious. eyesonguyana There is a long tradition of Germany and Brazil finding each other. German settlers…
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How ENRICH in LAC Is Rewiring Innovation Between Two Continents From the rainforests of Brazil to the solar deserts of Chile, a European-backed network is quietly transforming what it means to innovate across the Atlantic. eyesonguyana There is a moment in every great partnership when paperwork becomes purpose — when a signed agreement stops being…
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How a handshake in Valparaíso between a senator’s son and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate rewrote the human rights narrative of Latin America — and left Lula watching from the wrong side of history eyesonguyana For three decades, the Latin American left owned the language of human rights. It was their vocabulary, their credential, their…
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How Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump Adviser’s Prison Visit, and the Iron Logic of the Shield of the Americas Are Converging on Brazil’s October Election — and Why a Bolsonaro Victory Could, Paradoxically, Restore the Sovereignty Lula Is Fighting to Protect SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS · PART V — CLOSING THE CIRCLE BRASÍLIA — JERUSALEM — …
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How the Shield of the Americas, a Washington Terror Designation, and a Shadow War Inside Brazil’s Own Politics Are Cornering Lula da Silva SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS · PART IV BRASÍLIA | MARCH 2026 It is a measure of how dramatically the Americas have changed that the most consequential diplomatic phone call of the week…
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Suriname, the Shield of the Americas, and the Impossible Balancing Act of Jennifer Geerlings-Simons SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS · PART III PARAMARIBO, SURINAME | MARCH 2026 The delegation from Suriname arrived in Doral, Florida, as every delegation does at multilateral summits — quietly, with protocol officials rather than presidents, and with carefully worded instructions not…
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A Small Nation’s Giant Moment SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS · PART II Guyana, the Shield of the Americas, and the New Geopolitics of Oil at the Edge of the World GEORGETOWN, GUYANA | MARCH 2026 For most of its 58 years as an independent nation, Guyana occupied a curious position in the global imagination —…
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