The Dawning of a Latin American Spring

The South American axis, or its ¨corporate¨ alter ego, ALBA –formed by Hugo Chávez Frías, Cristina Fernández Wilhelm Kirchner, Rafael Correa, Evo Morales and partners– is spectacularly collapsing. This collapse, however, other than driven by colorful coup musings is consolidated by weaknesses inherent in the neo-socialist sub-system of the region and its ¨national and popular¨ local version.