Articles by Carlos José Cruz Infante

January 9, 2024

Is a far-right populist wave breaking in South America?

Carlos José Cruz Infante

Elections loom for Chile and Colombia in 2025 and 2026. Carlos José Cruz Infante explores voters' growing disillusionment with leftist governments and the increasing attraction of figures like José Antonio Kast and María Fernanda Cabal. These politicians' hard-right populist messages echo Donald Trump’s empty call to ‘Make America Great Again’

November 8, 2023

Prospects for a Mercosur-EU Association Agreement grow dimmer

Carlos José Cruz Infante

Long-running negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur, aimed at forming an Association Agreement and liberalising trade, have faced numerous hurdles. As the December deadline for signature approaches, doubts loom over the pact’s future, write Juan Cruz Díaz and Carlos José Cruz Infante

July 17, 2023

Big stakes for the EU-CELAC summit

Carlos José Cruz Infante

Heads of state from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean meet on 17 and 18 July in Brussels for the long-awaited EU-CELAC summit. Despite facing a credibility crisis in the region, the EU has the tools to build a credible and strategic partnership going forward, write Carlos Cruz Infante and Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

March 23, 2023

Can Germany lead the EU’s geopolitical efforts in Latin America?

Carlos José Cruz Infante

The EU could learn valuable lessons from German Chancellor Scholz’s recent official visit to South America, writes Carlos Cruz Infante. Scholz showed a diplomacy formula that could leverage the Union’s geopolitical influence in the region

December 14, 2022

The EU’s geopolitical opportunities in Latin America

Carlos José Cruz Infante

One of the European Union's six priorities for 2019–2024 is to strengthen its voice on the world stage. Yet, writes Carlos Cruz Infante, the EU has not sufficiently explored its opportunities with the Latin American continent. Attractive opportunities remain if the bloc embraces them soon

Carlos José Cruz Infante

PhD Candidate, University of Rome La Sapienza

A Chilean national, Carlos is an independent consultant and researcher with over ten years' experience.

His main research interests include Latin American geopolitics, Chilean politics, and political economy.

He is the holder of an MBA, and his PhD thesis deals with government communication for unpopular policies.

Carlos is the former Chief of Strategic Content of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Chilean Government.

He has advised the Chilean Mission to the OECD and the Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile.

He tweets @ccruzinfante1

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