Enrique Krauze
Enrique Krauze, the author of "Mexico: A Biography of Power" and the forthcoming "Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America," is the editor in chief of Letras Libres magazine. He lives in Mexico City.
Krauze is also the president of the publishing house Editorial Clio, and was previously the managing editor of Vuelta, a literary magazine founded by the poet and diplomat Octavio Paz. He received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the National Autonomous Univeristy of Mexico and a doctorate in history from El Colegio de México.
Articles By Enrique Krauze
Latin American Reporters Find Democracy Is Perilous
On the last day of April, the body of Regina Martinez, a 49-year-old journalist who had been beaten and strangled to death, was found on the floor of her apartment in Xalapa, the capital of the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Peru’s Stealthy Advance Toward a Modern Economy
Something extraordinary is happening in Peru.
Chavez Follows Script of Populist Predecessors: Enrique Krauze
Modern Latin-American populism is a 20th-century development, involving the direct contact between a leader (the caudillo) and “his” people.
Mexico’s Democracy Needs Justice System to Match: Enrique Krauze
Mexican culture doesn’t have much room for fiction about criminal investigations or the solving of crimes by the police.
Mexico’s Strengths Still Shine Through the Gloom: Enrique Krauze
The news from Mexico, in recent years, has most often been bad. For a while, it was largely reports of corruption, electoral fraud and economic crisis. These days, it’s all about crime and insecurity.
Krauze: Castro’s Demise Won’t Erase U.S. Legacy
Latin America’s romantic attachment to the idea of revolution began in Cuba and achieved its greatest strength there. And it may well come to an end there.
Mexico’s Missing Consensus on Fighting Crime: Enrique Krauze
Mexico, battered by an interminable narco war, hasn’t found a firm consensus on how to combat organized crime.
Vote Gives Mexico Chance Not to Change: Enrique Krauze
Even with the global crisis, Mexico’s economy has expanded in recent years.
Glimpsing a Democratic Venezuela After Chavez: Enrique Krauze
Every Latin American country has fostered, to some degree, a “Cult of the Hero,” but only Venezuela has raised its founding father, Simon Bolivar, to the extreme of deification.
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