Chile’s Runoff Exposes a Region at Risk: How Far-Right Populism Rises Amid Crisis

Chile, once a beacon of Latin American stability and prosperity, now finds itself grappling with deep divisions that threaten not only its own future but also America's southern flank. The upcoming presidential runoff between José Antonio Kast, a far-right candidate with troubling ideological roots, and communist Jeannette Jara is less about policy details than a stark battle over the nation’s identity and direction. Is Crime and Migration Fear Fueling Dangerous Political Shifts? For many Chileans, the recent years have brought an alarming rise in violent crime linked to porous borders overwhelmed by an influx of migrants fleeing Venezuela's collapse—an unfolding...