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La (no tan) Nueva Estrategia de Trump contra Venezuela
Eduardo García Granado 26/11/25
Lo que antaño eran presiones diplomáticas y económicas hoy son preparativos para una agresión militar directa. La administración de Donald Trump ha intensificado en 2025 la militarización de su política exterior hacia América Latina y el Caribe. Es (...)
Ecuador : degradación alarmante
11/01/24
El editorial de La Jornada de México, el 10 de enero de 2024. Ecuador entró desde el domingo en una vorágine de violencia y descomposición del estado de derecho. Ese día, Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, capo del grupo más grande del crimen organizado en (...)
Les lendemains désenchantés du processus de paix en Colombie
Frédéric Thomas 22/09/21
Carte blanche de Frédéric Thomas (CETRI) dans Le Soir (traduction en néerlandais parue dans De Wereld Morgen) Il y a bientôt cinq ans était signé l’accord de paix entre le gouvernement colombien et les FARC, mais la guerre a seulement changé de nom, (...)
Unpacking Dutertism : What to Make of President Duterte’s Year One
15/09/17
Dutertism. Dutertismo. The suffix ‘ism’ according to the dictionary may refer to a “distinctive practice, doctrine, theory,” and/or ideology. Does attaching an ‘ism’ therefore to the president’s name imply that he carries with him a unique brand of (...)
Luster Starts to Wear off Philippines’ Duterte
13/06/17
Deja Marcos ? Martial law could be a start The declaration of martial law on May 23 by Filipino President Rodrigo R. Duterte, while only for 60 days and on the southernmost island of Mindanao, has begun to crystalize growing doubts about (...)
Rodrigo Duterte : A Fascist Original
Walden Bello 09/02/17
Despite his bloody reign, Duterte remains popular, with the latest domestic poll giving him a trust rating of “excellent.” What makes Duterte tick ? What drives many of his admirers to exclaim that they’re ready to die for him ? In 2016, (...)
Is the Philippines Tiring of Duterte ?
Criselda Yabes 14/12/16
President buries a history of forces that represented the triumph of democracy The stage, one cloudy afternoon at the military headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, gave a picture of Philippine politics as it stands. There was (...)
Belize on Drug Trafficking
Erica Illingworth 06/02/15
Currently, Belize is struggling with an onslaught of drug trafficking, a common theme experienced by many Latin American countries, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. You can now add Belize to the list that is now caught up in the (...)
Mexico, a criminal country
Pedro Miguel, Rafael Barajas 06/01/15
Without drug money, the Mexican economy would collapse, which is why politics, economics and gangsterism are entwined at the highest levels. That reality, underlying the students’ massacre, has led to a rare display of anger on Mexico’s streets. (...)
Vers la fin de la « guerre contre la drogue »
François Polet 14/05/14
Longtemps, Washington a imposé sa solution au fléau des stupéfiants : la guerre, de préférence menée sur d’autres territoires que le sien. Depuis quelques années, toutefois, le consensus se fissure. « La guerre contre la drogue est un échec. » Le (...)