{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Latin America Needs More Than Elections to Solidify Democracy","description":"Across Latin America, countries have come a long way in building democratic institutions. Most hold competitive and inclusive elections, for example. But the pervasive presence of organized crime and corruption has made progress in other areas, like the rule of law, difficult, leaving trust in the state almost nonexistent in many parts of Latin American.  Kevin Casas-Zamora, secretary-general of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, joins Peter D\u00f6rrie to discuss these issues, as well as the region\u2019s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, given Moscow\u2019s attempts over the past two decades to strengthen its ties to Latin America. Relevant articles on WPR:   Venezuela\u2019s Crisis Could Be Another Casualty of Russia\u2019s Ukraine Invasion  War Returns to Colombia\u2019s Countryside  Costa Rica\u2019s Fragmented Politics Is Failing to Deliver Results  Castro Will Have Her Hands Full Cleaning Up Honduras\u2019 Mafia State  Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter D\u00f6rrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. ","author_name":"World Politics Review","author_url":"https:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com","html":"