Artículo World Affairs, 17.07.2015 Alan JohnsonWith the nuclear deal done, it was no surprise that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, everybody’s favorite uncle, has been smiling beneficently. What is astonishing is that Sir Christopher Meyer, British ambassador to the United States from 1997 until his retirement in 2003, has been smiling back. In fact, writing in the Telegraph, Meyer—playing...
Las maniobras de Evo Morales
Editorial El Mercurio, 11.07.2015"No era de extrañar que el mandatario boliviano desvirtuara la visita pastoral del Papa Francisco a ese país..." Reacciones diversas desencadenaron las declaraciones del Papa Francisco sobre la necesidad de un diálogo franco y abierto en la diplomacia con los países del entorno. La mención pontificia, improvisada y fuera del texto preparado para su...
Towards a Rational U.S. Strategy (Part II)
Artículo Consortiumnews, 01.07.2015 William R. Polk, consultor en política exterior y profesor de HarvardThe ultimate madness of today’s U.S. foreign policy is Official Washington’s eager embrace of a new Cold War against Russia with the potential for nuclear annihilation. A rational strategy would seek alternatives to this return to big-power confrontation. In Part One, I dealt at length with America’s relationship with...