Opinión The Wall Street Journal, 17.10.2015 Henry A. Kissinger, ex consejero nacional de seguridad y ex secretario de estadoThe debate about whether the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran regarding its nuclear program stabilized the Middle East’s strategic framework had barely begun when the region’s geopolitical framework collapsed. Russia’s unilateral military action in Syria is the...
The New Latin America
Análisis Geopolitical Weekly, 03.11.2015 Reggie Thompson, MBA en RRII (U. de Texas A&M)Several years into a Chinese economic slowdown, the Latin American economies that relied on China to buy up their key exports are feeling the pain. With less hard currency coming in, governments across the region are rapidly readjusting their spending plans and preparing to govern...
‘Gallito’ entre China y Estados Unidos
Editorial El Mercurio, 02.11.2015La proyección de EE.UU. al Asia Pacífico, y su intención de marcar presencia en esa región, causa tensiones con China, que advirtió del peligro de crear un conflicto entre ambos. Su política de "giro al Asia" y el Acuerdo Transpacífico de Cooperación Económica (TPP) alarman a Beijing, que no quiere a Washington demasiado...
Ukraine and Europe: What Shoud be Done?
Artículo New York Review of Books, Vol.62 (15) 08.10.2015 George SorosBecause of the structural defects of the euro, the European authorities have had to become masters of the art of muddling through one crisis after another. This practice is popularly known as kicking the can down the road although it would be more accurate to describe it...
Five Options for the U.S. in Syria
Blog Rand Corporation, 21.10.2015 Brian Michael Jenkins, consejero del presidente de la RAND Corporation
- Syrian President al-Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow on October 20, 2015, to thank Russian President Putin for launching air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria
After Two Centuries, China and the U.K. Switch Roles
Análisis Geopolitical Diary, 21.10.2015Tuesday saw the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. Xi and his wife were greeted at London's Mandarin Hotel by British heir Prince Charles and his wife, Lady Camilla, before meeting Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh and receiving a royal salute from the 1st...
Geopolitics and the Pitfalls of Provocation
Análisis Geopolitical Weekly, 20.10.2015 Rodger Baker, MBA en historia militar de la U. de NorwichWords matter in seeking to explain the actions of states and individuals and to divine the response that would best protect the national (or business or personal) interest. Complexities abound, and assertions based on minimal facts often must be made. Oversimplification is frequently a...
How the West Underestimated Russia’s Military Power
Opinión The Diplomat, 17.10.2015 Franz-Stefan Gady, editor adjunto y senior fellow del East-West Institute
- Focusing on shortcomings in equipment made Western military analysts underestimate Moscow’s military capacity.
Who is a Better Strategist: Obama or Putin?
Artículo Foreign Policy, 09.10.2015 Stephen M. Walt, profesor de RRII en la U. de HarvardPitting a former KGB agent against a former community organizer and seeing what happens in SyriaThat’s not quite the right question, of course, because both leaders depend to some degree on intelligence reports and advice from trusted advisors and not just their own...
Is Putin Really as Foolish as We Are?
Artículo Fair Observer, 15.10.2015 John Feffer, autor y co-fundador de Foreing Policy in Focus (Institute for Policy Studies)Putin’s attempt at “shock and awe” in Syria has all the hallmarks of failed US interventions of the past. [caption id="attachment_15358" align="alignnone" width="490"]
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Richard Nixon lied. Surely this is...