Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Just as some label all their objects of hatred as “neoliberal”, there are also those who proclaim that the concept of “liberalism” can summarize the origins and purposes of a modern, functional, and democratic society. Using the epithet “neoliberalism” has the purpose …
The Editor of the Financial Times, Roula Khalaf, addressed a letter to its readers welcoming to Democracy 2024 with a series of articles and short films marking an extraordinary year ahead. “More than half the global population is potentially voting in elections this year. Some …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Baker Institute, affiliated with Rice University in Texas, is an academic research center that has produced an annual report on the state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship since 2020. This is its fifth Report and presents a perspective on what can be …
Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, joins Professor Scott Galloway to discuss what he believes are the year’s top geopolitical risks. These include the United States vs. itself, the Middle East on the brink, and the war in Ukraine on a …
Angel Jaramillo* Last January 13, a sea of green and red flags was waved by a euphoric crowd in a square near the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei. They celebrated the triumph of the presidential candidate, Lai Ching-te, and his running mate, Hsiao …
Federico Reyes Heroles The discussion was intense. Ignorance and fears, real and mythical, lurked. Commercial partners of the US? But they are our historical enemy; they want to appropriate our natural wealth. But the world transformation was undeniable. With all the hatreds inherited from the …
We begin the year hoping the world will recompose, but it seems unlikely. There is no doubt that many of the problems would end if they put a stop to Iran, a country that loves to create problems by using third parties and financing atrocities. …
Wars, polarization, and uncertainty reign in the immediate future. None of the forecasts at the beginning of the year* alerted us to the outcomes we experienced. The widely anticipated recession didn’t happen; the U.S. economy is growing with low unemployment and decreasing inflation. Growth across …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce While in Gaza, the death toll exceeds 20,000, in Mexico, the death toll in 2023 is approaching 30,000. President Lopez Obrador has diplomatically called for a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas group in Gaza. But when he refers to insecurity in …
Juan Villoro Espionage is inseparable from English literature. Daniel Defoe, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, and, of course, David Cornwell, better known as John Le Carré, were secret agents. The enigmas of loyalty and betrayal fascinate a profession that depends on conceiving and manipulating the lives …