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In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Written by Noam Lupu, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of LAPOP Lab, Vanderbilt University
imageProtesters in El Salvador declare 'Yes to democracy. No to authoritarianism' during a demonstration on Jan. 14, 2024.PHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images

Threats to economic and physical security have become persistent and pervasive across Latin America and the Caribbean – and that is affecting the way people view the state of democracy in the region.

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