Central America
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is the German foundation for liberal politics, created in 1958. The work of the FNF in 60 countries is based on the democratic formation of responsible citizens, political advice of leaders and international political dialogue. In Central America, the FNF has been present for more than 35 years, currently headquartered in Guatemala City (Guatemala), from where the work of the Alianza para Centroamérica is coordinated. The Alianza brings together liberal think-tanks, organizations of the civil society as well as political parties, with which the FNF cooperates in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
News
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Nicaragua Approves New German Ambassador After Diplomatic Tensions
Felix Maradiaga examina el reciente gesto diplomático de Nicaragua hacia Alemania y devela la preocupante realidad detrás de la política exterior del régimen Ortega-Murillo, marcada por alianzas con regímenes autoritarios y un aislamiento de las democracias occidentales.
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Collectives and Urban Laboratories
Con frecuencia, muchos de los cambios de mejoramiento y de transformación que se buscan son realmente experimentos. Por mejor idea que parezca y por más éxito que haya logrado esa idea en otra ciudad, cada ciudad tiene retos muy particulares y no siempre es seguro que un proyecto sea bien recibido por la comunidad o que funcione.
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Honduras projected itself as a dynamic and attractive destination at the World Business Forum
The important event brought together leaders and representatives from various industries to discuss and analyze critical issues for the economic and industrial development of the region.
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Sino-Russian Influence in Central America
As authoritarian regimes in Central America cozy up to Russia and China, they are inadvertently opening the door to a pernicious campaign of disinformation, propaganda, and anti-democratic machinations that threaten the region's fragile democracies and long-standing alliances with the West.
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Is El Salvador on the path to an authoritarian regime?
There is a lot at stake in the presidential and parliamentary elections in El Salvador. But the result seems to be a foregone conclusion. The 42-year-old elected president, Nayib Bukele, will probably soon be starting his - unconstitutional - second term in office.
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Freedom of Expression and Democracy
Freedom of expression and democracy have an unquestionable intrinsic relationship. Freedom of expression stems from the autonomy of thought and conscience, that is, from the possibility that every person has to assume his or her own ideas, share them and use them for personal, family or social development. What are the consequences of the weakening or loss of freedom of expression?
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Women Leading Protests – Female Voices For Democracy
Around the world, women are leading the fight for freedom and democracy. The documentary film "Women Leading Protests - Female Voices for Democracy" by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation looks at the stories of four women who have been involved in protests for democracy in various forms.