Ecos of the Cold War: From the Warsaw Pact to the Russia-People’s Korea Alliance
THE CLASSICAL VIEW OF GEOPOLITICS At the end of the Second World War, career diplomat George Kennan helped shape the…
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Bolsonaro and Maduro: Birds of a feather
At a time when political reflection is becoming empty, it is imperative to look beyond appearances and superficial rhetoric. Last…
The nuclear threat continues over Ukraine: what to make of it?
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. What many thought unlikely has happened and as is the case with many ongoing…
Empty words? How Putin takes advantage of Soviet memory as a rhetorical tool
In 2005, Vladimir Putin, starting his second term as president of the still-young Russian Federation, declared that the collapse of…
Italy : Giorgia Meloni, the tricolor flame and the Mediterranean
The first woman to become prime minister in Italy is right-wing. Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister and her ally…
The problematic silence over the dictatorship
After the recent coup attempt, the Lula government, elected to defend Brazilian democracy, prefers a cowardly silence. Today marks the…
The Itaipu renegotiation crisis
Promulgated in August 1973, the Treaty between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay created Itaipu as a binational entity. Since 1984, when it began operating, Itaipu has been producing clean, renewable energy (the largest generator of this type of energy in the world). Currently, Brazil and Paraguay are facing a stalemate over the scheduled renegotiating of the Itaipu Treaty.
The German immigrant paradox
Reading the news and the speeches of German government politicians (for years now), one quickly understands that the country has…
The lithium paradox in Chile: between green growth and the violation of indigenous rights
The extraction of lithium to produce rechargeable batteries for cars, smartphones, computers, etc. has become much more important due to…
The lack of a strong deterrent element in Brazil’s position on Essequibo
Understanding the disputeContrary to the decision of the International Court of Justice, Venezuela held a referendum on December 3rd on…