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Costa Rica's Right-Wing Turn: A Betrayal of Social Democracy and a Wake-Up Call for the Global South

Costa Rica's President-elect Laura Fernández, poised to push the country further to the right, won with a plurality on a 'mano dura' platform amid low voter turnout. This right-wing populist shift, capitalizing on crime and inequality fears, threatens to dismantle social protections and normalize governance through insecurity, betraying Costa Rica's legacy of peace and democracy.

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Costa Rica's Pivot: When 'Security' Becomes a Synonym for Strategic Subjugation

Costa Rica's new President Laura Fernández Delgado, elected on a platform of security and continuity, has formed a government signaling closer strategic alignment with the United States, particularly under a potential second Trump administration. This pivot towards a Washington-centric security framework, while aimed at tackling domestic crime, is a concerning capitulation to neo-imperial designs that will undermine Costa Rica's historic neutrality and make it a pawn in the US's coercive campaign against China and the collective sovereignty of the Global South.

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Costa Rica's Right-Wing Turn: A Betrayal of Social Democracy and a Wake-Up Call for the Global South

Costa Rica's Pivot: When 'Security' Becomes a Synonym for Strategic Subjugation