Latin America
Bolivian security forces are cracking down. The US is helping.
Officials in La Paz are turning to an old playbook as anger grows over the new, centrist president's policies
July 20, 2026
Officials in La Paz are turning to an old playbook as anger grows over the new, centrist president's policies
Voters rejected socialism, but nor did they want 'machete' austerity. Rodrigo Paz promises a pragmatic way, and relations of 'equality not dependency' with US.
Talk of outreach and cooperation with Washington was a death knell for candidates in the past — now it's not so clear
