Chile elected José Antonio Kast in Sunday's presidential runoff, setting up the most conservative government in the Chile's democratic history.

Ahead of the runoff, @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social spoke about the growing signs of a rightward shift in Latin America www.instagram.com/reel/DRiJEjz...

With the final votes counted in Argentina’s midterm elections, Milei has found his expectations exceeded and his mandate renewed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/m...

🆕Argentina’s midterms gave Javier Milei's far-right party an unexpectedly strong showing.

But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️

Good article. Despite the authors' reservations about democracy multilateralism that is too ideologically narrow, their explanation for why earlier attempts at more global eforts did not take off suggests that different efforts by smaller "affinity groups" of governments would be an OK development.

With the U.S. pulling out of democracy support, leaders from Spain and the Americas have formed a new global initiative to protect democracy. But these leaders face challenges at home and abroad.

@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg explain: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...