A Conflict Between Three Powers

Antonio Navalón In just 15 days, the world changed. When it seemed that the world could only be capable of sustaining or witnessing a single armed conflict at a time – referring to the war between Ukraine and Russia – the terrorist group Hamas forced …

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Munich and Global Security

Angel Jaramillo At the recent Munich Security Conference, the great powers discussed the delicate balance of peace when everything revolves around the fate of a country halfway between Europe and Russia. February in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is still cold. The baroque architecture of …

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Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Divided Congress, Good or Bad?

Image: Wildpixel on iStock After a very messy election and nearly $17 billion in campaign spending, the Democrats did better than projected and retained the Senate, although they lost control of the House of Representatives. People wonder why, at a time of enormous inflation, crime in the streets, and a rather incapable president with popularity …

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Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: All of Latin America is Now Left-Wing.

With Lula’s victory in Brazil, the entire subcontinent, from Argentina to Mexico, now has a left-wing populist government. The explanation for this phenomenon is quite simple. The difference in income distribution, where very few have a lot of money, and the majority live in poverty, …

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China Awakened.

Antonio Navalón Xi Jinping’s father was one of Mao Zedong’s many victims during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The current President of China grew up in a rural environment, a man who – like so many millions of his fellow citizens at the time – had …

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The Fall of the Giants

Antonio Navalón This year has been a historic watershed. The 22nd year of the 21st century is on track to become a landmark year where the history of the world as a whole is taking a direction that will be discussed in the future. It …

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