Waiting for Trump
Antonio Navalón As of this writing, it is a fact that Donald J. Trump will go down in history as the 45th president of the United States. But not only will he go down in history for that, he will also go down – among …
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The divided Republic shall fall
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 Financial Times presents A Testing Year for Democracy.
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 …
The Baker Institute’s Report.
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, 2024’s Top Geopolitical Risks.
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 …
Bidenomics
Luis Rubio Biden is a rare specimen in the world of politics. Despite his chronological years and (historical) discursive dyslexia, he has proven to be masterful in legislative matters. Although not recognized for it, he has advanced an agenda much more successfully than would have …
Democratic Taiwan
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 …
Defenseless States
Antonio Navalón Assuming that in the afterlife, there was freedom of expression and that the spirits could manifest themselves, Fidel Castro must surely be, on the one hand, enjoying himself but also suffering. The events in Ecuador last week and the general uprising in many …
NAFTA
Luis Rubio At its thirtieth anniversary, the North American Free Trade Agreement (and its second iteration in the form of the CUSMA/USMCA/T-MEC) has been the most successful instrument of economic transformation Mexico has ever had as an independent nation. It sounds easy, but in recent …
Eurasia Group 2024 Top Risks
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