John Polga-Hecimovich
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In addition to my academic publications and teaching, I also occasionally contribute to the public discourse on topics relevant to my areas of academic expertise. This list includes quotes in the press, radio interviews, and television appearances:
"
La deriva de Maduro: el poder con balas pero sin votos
",
El Independiente
(Spain),
August 4, 2024.
"
Venezuela: Maduro y las Elecciones
",
Entre Ecos
television (Mexico), July 29, 2024.
"
V Primežu Tolp In Mrko
",
Radio Student
89.3 FM (Slovenia), 22 April 2024.
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Daniel Noboa se la juega en las urnas para fortalecer su mano dura contra el narco
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 22
April 2024.
"
Noboa Gets Slap on Wrist for Ecuador’s Raid on Mexican Embassy
",
Bloomberg News
, 10 April 2024.
"
Ecuador Follows El Salvador in Arresting Gangs and Retaking Prisons
",
The Wall Street Journal
, 11 February, 2024.
"
La thérapie de choc de Javier Milei pour sauver l'économie argentine n’est pas encore gagnée
", l
'Opinion
(France), 7 February 2024.
"
Dionisio y John Polga: Solo los ciudadanos rescatan la democracia
",
Razón de Estado
television (Guatemala), 27 January 2024.
"¿
Qué posibilidades de éxito tiene la propuesta de mediación de Colombia para frenar la persecución religiosa en Nicaragua
?",
Despacho 505
(Nicaragua), 21 January 2024.
"
Unrest continues in Ecuador as chief prosecutor fatally shot
", RN Breakfast,
ABC Radio National
(Australia), 19 January 2024.
"
Ecuador: democracia, seguridad y desafíos
",
Voice of America
television with Gonzalo Abarca, 12 January 2024.
"
Mano Dura Po Ekvadorsko
",
Radio Student
89.3 FM (Slovenia), 12 January 2024.
"
Ecuador is at War with Drug Gangs, President Says
",
The Wall Street Journal
, 11 January 2024.
"
El centrista Daniel Noboa derrota sin paliativos a la candidatura revolucionaria
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 16
October 2023.
"
Hoy, ballottage: la pulseada entre un empresario y la delfín de Correa define el futuro de Ecuador
",
La Nación
(Argentina), 15 October, 2023.
"
Dionisio y John Polga: AMLO, el gorila de Caracas y los brujos de Managua
",
Razón de Estado
television (Guatemala), 17 September, 2023.
"
La popularidad invencible del dólar en Ecuador
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 5 September, 2023.
"
Newcomer in Ecuador’s first-round election may be bad omen for leftist populist candidate
",
The Miami Herald
, 23 August, 2023.
"
Duelo igualado para segunda vuelta entre la revolucionaria González y el moderado Noboa
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 21 August 2023.
"
Ecuador definirá a su presidente en
ballotage
",
0264 Noticias
(Argentina), 21 August 2023.
"
Ecuador Assassination Reflects Rapid Rise of Violent Cocaine Trade
",
The Wall Street Journal
, 11 August 2023.
"
Un magnicidio contra las urnas en Ecuador
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain), 11 August 2023.
"
El narco tiñe de sangre Ecuador y debilita al Gobierno
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain), 27 July 2023.
"
La 'correísta' Luisa González parte como favorita en la carrera presidencial de Ecuador"
,
El Mundo
(Spain), 18 June 2023.
"
Juicios políticos, ‘muerte cruzada’... la inmadurez institucional de LatAm pasa factura
",
Bloomberg
, 18 May 2023.
"
Crisis en Ecuador: la lotería electoral que abrió la 'muerte cruzada' y que deja más cerca el sueño de Rafael Correa
",
La Nación
(Argentina), 17 May 2023.
"
The Brazil Riots, Bolsonaro, and Spiritual Warfare
",
The Revealer
, 9 May 2023.
"
Las 'islas' que esquivan la izquierda en América Latina
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 2 May 2023.
"
Lasso adapta recetas de Bukele para combatir la ola de inseguridad
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 13 March 2023.
"
Diez años sin Hugo Chávez: Maduro aguanta en un país devastado
",
El Independiente
(Spain), 5 March 2023.
“
John Polga, Roberto Wagner y Edgar Ortíz: Brasil, insurrección y crisis política
”,
Razón de Estado
television (Guatemala), 13 January 2023.
"
Del Capitolio a Brasilia: América, el mayor polvorín del planeta
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 8 January 2023.
"
Joe Biden recibe a Guillermo Lasso en un fuerte gesto de apoyo a Ecuador ante las turbulencias en la región
",
El Clarín
(Argentina), 17 December 2022.
"
Perú, una trituradora de presidentes
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 8 December 2022.
"
Pedro Castillo se enfrenta a su tercer juicio político
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 6 December 2022.
"
Donald Trump: ¿motor o lastre para los republicanos?
"
France 24 Español
television (France).
16 November 2022.
"
Brasil, Venezuela y Colombia: el nuevo eje izquierdista de la Patria Grande
",
El Mundo
(Spain), 31 October 2022.
“
John Polga y Ezequiel Parolari: Brasil, elecciones y polarización
”,
Razón de Estado
television (Guatemala), 28
September 2022.
"
América Latina cambia a golpe de protesta pero las dictaduras se alzan inmunes
",
El Mundo
(Spain), July 2, 2022.
"
En medio de las protestas, la oposición suma presión a Lasso y pide su destitución
",
La Nación
(Argentina), June 24, 2022.
"
Máxima presión contra el presidente Lasso
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain), June 22, 2022.
"
El giro en Colombia refuerza el proyecto de una 'patria grande'
",
La Nación
(Argentina), June 20, 2022.
"
Cumbre de las Américas: una trinchera para la nueva Guerra Fría
",
Los Andes
(Ecuador), June 9, 2022.
"
Los aliados de Maduro, Ortega y Díaz-Canel elevan el tono en la Cumbre de las Américas: 'EEUU no nos callará'
"
El Mundo
(Spain), June 9, 2022.
"
Cumbre de las Américas: una trinchera para la nueva Guerra Fría
",
El Mundo
(Spain), June 8, 2022.
"
Arranca la Cumbre de las Américas con la inmigración como termómetro de la tensión regional
",
El Mundo
(Spain), June 6, 2022.
"
La IX Cumbre de las Américas llega marcada por las ausencias y la incertidumbre
",
Newtral
(Spain), June 4, 2022.
"
Venezuela fragmentada: el terrorismo del ELN y de las disidencias FARC actúa en territorio venezolano
",
DW
(Germany), June 1, 2022.
"
El voto de castigo provoca un tsunami político en América Latina
",
El Mundo
(Spain), May 31, 2022.
"
Elecciones en Colombia: la victoria agridulce de Gustavo Petro y el escenario que entusiasma a Rodolfo Hernández
",
La Nación
(Argentina), May 29, 2022.
"
Desencanto: Colombia elige presidente y se encamina a seguir la tendencia regional de castigo al oficialismo
",
La Nación
(Argentina), May 28, 2022.
"
Cuándo y por qué América Latina dejó de comprar armamento a Rusia
",
BBC News Mundo
, April 27, 2022.
"
Costa Rica elige presidente entre dos candidatos acusados de acoso sexual y corrupción
",
El Mundo
(Spain), April 3, 2022.
"
Modelo de democracia, Costa Rica celebra un ballottage entre dos candidatos con antecedentes polémico
"
,
La Nación
(Argentina), April 2, 2022.
"
Sorpresivo giro del embajador de Daniel Ortega ante la OEA: 'La gente del gobierno está cansada de la dictadura'
",
La Nación
(Argentina), March 23, 2022.
"
Will Sanctions Force Putin to Back Down in Ukraine? History Suggests It’s Unlikely
".
The Wall Street Journal
, March 3, 2022.
"
Pedro Castillo apuesta por un diputado tránsfuga para salvar su cabeza
",
El Mundo
(Spain), February 2, 2022.
"
Pedro Castillo impide a los investigadores registrar el palacio presidencial
",
El Mundo
(Spain), December 21, 2021.
"
El triunfo de Gabriel Boric en Chile abre la incógnita sobre el tablero geopolítico de América Latina
",
La Nación
(Argentina), December 20, 2021.
"
Pedro Castillo roza el 'impeachment' sólo cuatro meses después de asumir la presidencia
",
El Mundo
(Spain), December 12, 2021.
"
La moción de censura contra Pedro Castillo tensa Perú
",
El Mundo
(Spain), December 7, 2021.
“
El tsunami de las revueltas sociales se extiende por América Latina
” (print headline),
El Mundo
(Spain), July 18, 2021.
“
Cubazuela
: How Castro Conquered an Entire Nation
”,
The State of Venezuela Podcast
with Rafael Struve, July 14, 2021.
"
Venezuelan’s Regime Bypasses U.S. Sanctions With Help From ‘Axis of Evil’
",
The Floridian
(Miami), July 1, 2021.
"
¿Están los aliados de Maduro ahora dispuestos a darle la espalda?
",
El Nuevo Herald
(Miami), June 29, 2021.
"
Perú elige presidente en una 'insoportable encrucijada' electoral
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain),
June 3, 2021.
"
Perú cierra una campaña electoral marcada por las enormes cifras de la pandemia
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain),
June 3, 2021.
"
In An Attempt To Ease Sanctions, Venezuela's Maduro Reaches Out To U.S.
", Morning Edition,
National Public Radio
, May 31, 2021.
"
Lasso asumió en Ecuador decidido a sepultar la herencia Correa
",
La Nación
(Argentina), May 25, 2021.
"
Millionaire Ex-Banker’s Surprise Win In Ecuador
",
Global Finance
, May 6, 2021.
"
El fantasma de Chávez se mete en la campaña peruana y Castillo intenta esquivarlo
",
La Nación
(Argentina), April 23, 2021.
"
Perú elegirá entre un maestro ultraizquierdista o una populista acusada de corrupción
"
,
El Mundo
(Spain),
April 14, 2021.
"
Los golpes en las urnas hunden en el desconcierto a la izquierda regional
",
La Nación
(Argentina), April 13, 2021.
"
Ecuador and Peru signal political divides that could trouble the region
", CNN, April 13, 2021.
"
Ecuador gira a la derecha
",
El Mundo
(Spain), April 12, 2021.
"
Ecuador y Perú examinan a su clase política en las urnas
",
El Mundo
(Spain), April 11, 2021.
"
Estados Unidos 'está de regreso'. ¿Qué significa eso para América Latina?
"
Conectas
(Spain), February 25, 2021.
"Segunda vuelta de tres",
Vistazo
(Ecuador) (Print only: pp.16-20), February 11, 2021.
"
Ecuador’s Presidential Vote Heads to a Runoff
",
The New York Times
, February 7, 2021.
"
Elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador: ‘Quien gane tendrá muchas dificultades para gobernar'
",
The New York Times en Español
, February 8, 2021.
"
Knife-Edge Election to Decide Whether Ecuador Stays a U.S. Ally
",
Bloomberg
, February 7, 2021.
"
Coup attempts usually usher in long stretches of democratic decline, data shows
".
The Washington Post
, January 22, 2021.
"
How experts define the deadly mob attack at the U.S. Capitol
",
The Washington Post
,
January 13, 2021.
"
'
Absolutamente ridículo': Trump sobre procedimiento de juicio político en su contra
",
Programa La Tarde
,
Canal Internacional NTN24 (Colombia), January 12, 2021.
"
Trump pode ter responsabilidade por ato de traição à Constituição dos EUA
",
Exame
(Brazil), January 6, 2021.
"
Mexico Passes Law Curbing Operations of Foreign Security Agents
",
The Wall Street Journal
, December 15, 2020.
"
Cómo será el mundo con Biden
",
El Independiente
(Spain), November 7, 2020.
"
Venezuelan government pardons more than 100 political opponents ahead of elections
",
The Telegraph
(London), September 1, 2020.
"
Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic
",
The New York Times
, July 29, 2020.
"
Las contradicciones de Trump sobre Venezuela impactan su campaña por la reelección
",
Telemundo
, June 28, 2020.
"
Ecuador’s Ex-President Sentenced for Graft In Absentia
",
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
, April 9, 2020.
"
Politólogo estadounidense pide proteger la integridad electoral de las municipales
",
E
n
Segundos
(Dominican Republic)
, March 13, 2020.
"
Experto advierte a políticos RD peligro para democracia la desigualdad social
",
Hoy Digital
(Dominican Republic)
, March 12, 2020.
"
Experto en política internacional vaticina electorado se inclinarán por candidatos de propuestas
",
CDN Santo Domingo
(
Dominican Republic), March 11, 2020.
"
Experto afirma en el país retrocede la democracia, según estudios
",
Diario Libre
(Dominican Republic), March 11, 2020.
"
Militares de EEUU ejecutarán orden de Trump
",
Aló Buenas Noches con Carla Angola
, EVTV, February 26, 2020.
"
Оно вам надо? Воскресный выпуск Александра Герасимова
" on
Voice of America-Russian Service (
Голос Америки
)
(on re-election of Juan Guaidó in Venezuela; 40:43 mark), January 12, 2020.
"
Up All Night
" with Dotun Abedayo on BBC Radio 5 (on elections bill in Bolivia), November 24, 2019.
"
The world’s as divided about Bolivia’s alleged coup as Bolivians themselves
",
Quartz
, November 15, 2019.
"
The World Tonight
" with Ritula Shah on BBC Radio 4
(on Bolivia crisis)
,
November 11, 2019.
"
AP Explains: Did a coup force Bolivia’s Evo Morales out?
",
Associated Press
, November 11, 2019.
Reprinted in
The New York Times
,
The Washington Post
,
and others.
"
‘A Very Dangerous Game’: In Latin America, Embattled Leaders Lean on Generals
",
The New York Times
, October 31, 2019.
"
What You Need to Know About the Unrest in Chile
,"
The New York Times
, October 21, 2019.
"
Giljotina Je V Rokah Staroselcev
" (on Ecuador protests), interview with Žiga Smolič for Radio Študent (Slovenia), October 11, 2019.
"
Ecuador’s President Leaves Capital Amid Antiausterity Protests
",
The Wall Street Journal
, October 8, 2019.
"
Colombia–Venezuela Tensions Escalate as US, Allies Trigger Regional Pact
",
The Epoch Times
, September 15, 2019.
"
In Venezuela, Guaidó questions Maduro claims about US talks
",
Associated Press
, August 20, 2019.
"
Venezuela starts process to strip opposition lawmakers of immunity
", WPLG television (Florida), August 13, 2019.
"
Poderes informales
",
El Comercio
(Quito), August 7, 2019.
"
The Trump administration adds even more sanctions to try to push out Venezuela’s Maduro
",
Vox
, August 6, 2019.
"
Na Venezuela, tráfico por militares envolve malas de cocaína e alta patente
", UOL,
Universo Online
(Brazil), July 3, 2019.
"
Asesores le susurran a Trump al oído que intervenga Venezuela
",
Aló Buenas Noches con Carla Angola
, EVTV, May 17, 2019.
"
Cualquier plan para sacar a Maduro tiene que considerar el día después
",
El Nacional
(Caracas), May 14, 2019.
"
Polga-Hecimovich: Remover a Maduro es fácil, el problema es el día siguiente
",
Noticiero Digital
(Caracas),
May 12, 2019.
"
The Trump administration’s Venezuela policy is failing
",
Vox
, May 3, 2019.
"
The World Tonight
" with Ritula Shah on BBC Radio 4 (on Venezuela crisis), April 30, 2019.
"
Violence Erupts in Venezuela as Guaidó Calls for Uprising
",
The Wall Street Journal
, April 30, 2019.
"
1 Mayıs Amerikan Basınından Özetler
",
Voice of America
(Turkey), May 1, 2019.
"
Why Ecuador released Julian Assange: rudeness, spying, and poop
",
Vox
, April 12, 2019.
"
This simmering political clash may have led to Julian Assange's ouster from Ecuador's embassy
",
Business Insider
, April 11, 2019.
"
Maduro Loses Grip on Venezuela's Poor, a Vital Source of His Power
",
The Wall Street Journal
, March 19, 2019.
"Maduro pierde el apoyo de los barrios de Venezuela
",
La Patilla
, March 20, 2019.
"
Maduros Regime hält erstem Ansturm Stand
",
Der Standard
(Vienna), February 24, 2019.
"
Krise in Venezuela: Präsident Maduro bremst humanitäre Hilfe aus
",
Luzerner Zeitung
(
Lucerne),
February 24, 2019.
"
Trump transforma a Venezuela en un asunto de política interna de EE.UU.
",
La Tercera
(Santiago, Chile), February 23, 2019.
"
China le ha prestado a Venezuela 67 mil 200 millones de dólares desde 2005
",
Noticiero Digital
(Caracas), February 22, 2019.
"
Como o espectro do comunismo está governando o nosso mundo – Capítulo 9
",
The
Epoch Times
Brasil
(New York City and São Paulo), February 8, 2019.
"
Los militares y el cambio de régimen
", in
La Razón
(Mexico City), February 4, 2019.
"
High-Ranking General Rejects Maduro, Who Proposes Earlier Parliamentary Elections
," on National Public Radio (NPR), February 2, 2019.
"
Todos los ojos en el ejército: así son y así piensan las Fuerzas Armadas Bolivarianas
," in
El Confidencial
(Madrid), February 2, 2019.
"
Venezuela's Opposition Leader, U.S. Embark On Risky Strategy For Military Uprising
" (Radio) on
All Things Considered
, for National Public Radio (NPR), January 31, 2019.
"
Venezuela's Lady Macbeth? Maduro's 'puppet master' wife is a lawyer, TV star, style icon - and linked to drug trafficking
" in
Fox News
, January 31, 2019.
"
Venezuelan-Chinese Relations
" (Radio), Afternoon news, WTOP 103.5 FM (Washington DC), 107.7 (Virginia), 103.9 (Maryland), January 30, 2019.
"
Move on Maduro revives memories of US regional interventions
" in
The Financial Times
(London), January 30, 2019.
"
Time Lords. A History of Authoritarian Time Changes
," in
Lapham's Quarterly
, December 19, 2018.
"
Crisis de Nicaragua genera migración masiva a Costa Rica
," in
Voice of America
, August 8, 2018.
"Trump keeps suggesting an invasion of Venezuela, and the government there keeps taking advantage of it
", in
Business Insider
, July 5, 2018.
"
The US is putting a full-court press on Venezuela, but it may not get to call all the shots
", in
Business Insider
, June 7, 2018.
"
Uma onda de raiva
", in
Expresso
(Portugal), April 23, 2018.
"
Life after PPK: What the resignation of Peru's President means for the country
",
The Verdict
, April 10, 2018.
"
Peru's Wise-Man President Toppled by Graft He Had Pledged to End
" in
Bloomberg
, March 21, 2018.
"
Ecuador's Correa barred from presidency in national referendum
" in
The Miami Herald
, February 4, 2018.
"
Los golpes de Estado en el siglo XXI son cada vez menos frecuentes
" in
La Tercera
(Chile), December 3, 2017.
"
坐拥油源却陷经济崩溃 委内瑞拉政治风险引爆债务危机
" ("
Sitting on oil but facing economic collapse, Venezuelan political risk detonated debt crisis
") in
Caixin Global
(China), November 29, 2017
"
Venezuela debt crisis may offer political upside for Maduro
" in
The Wall Street Journal
, November 3, 2017.
“
Venezuela vote dispute risks rekindling unrest, sanctions
” in Reuters, October 16, 2017.
“
As Maduro's Venezuela Rips Apart, so Does His Military
” in
The New York Times
, August 8, 2017.
"
Un Nuevo Despertar
" on NY WLIE 540 AM, New York, June 28, 2017.
“
Latin America's struggling left boosted by win in Ecuador election
” in Reuters, April 3, 2017.
“
Global Journalist: Ecuador election tests Correa's legacy
”
on
KBIA
91.3 Missouri Public Radio,
March 17, 2017.
“
El Show de Julio Sánchez Cristo
”
, on
W Radio
, Caracol 1260 AM, Miami, March 13, 2017.
“
FIU Conference Makes Clear U.S. Needs More Hemispheric Strategy Than A Wall
” on
WLRN Miami-NPR
, March 10, 2017.
“
Crisis venezolana tiene efectos nocivos en el hemisferio
” in
El Nuevo Herald
, Miami, March 9, 2017.
“
Ecuador elige presidente en un panorama fragmentado
” in
El Nacional
, Caracas, February 19, 2017.
“
In Venezuela, women selling hair to make ends meet
” on
Foxnews.com
, December 6, 2016.
“
Venezuela’s Move Spurs Crisis of Democracy
” in
The
Wall Street Journal
, October 21, 2016.
“
Editorial: A change in Brazil
” in
The Providence Journal
, September 21, 2016.
“
¿Golpe en Brasil, o en Venezuela?
” in
El Nuevo Herald
, Miami, September 1, 2016.
“
What happened in Brazil was not a ‘coup,’ not even close
” in
The Miami Herald
, August 31, 2016.
“
Is a Coup Taking Place in Brazil?
” in
The Atlantic Monthly
, May 2, 2016.
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