Columna The New York Times, 30.06.2016 Roger CohenPity the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his labyrinth. It’s a large labyrinth. As he drifts from room to room — and there are about 1,000 of them in his new Ankara palace — Erdogan no doubt has time to reflect on Turkey’s travails and perhaps ponder how events can escape the...
Framing China’s Future (VII): What Prussia’s Rise Can Teach China
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Analysis
Between 1864 and 1871, something extraordinary happened in the heart of Europe. In three short wars, each following hot on the heels of the last, the Continent's great powers failed to unite to contain an ascendant Prussia. The failure to...David Cameron quits Downing Street with a ruined legacy
Editorial The Economist, 24.06.2016“The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected”. With these words David Cameron acknowledged an outcome that he doubted would materialise: the country had voted for Brexit. His lip quivering and his wife at his side, he proceeded to announce that he would be stepping...
David Cameron was a historic and disastrous failure
Artículo Foreign Policy, 24.06.2016 Alex Massie, periodista escocés independienteThis is how a political life ends: with a crash, not a whimper. David Cameron’s place in history is now assured. He is the man who took the United Kingdom out of the European Union. As we wait for the full impact of Thursday’s referendum to be felt, he...
The Geopolitics of the Palestinians
Análisis Stratfor Global Intelligence, 15.05.2011Analysis Dealing with the geopolitics of a nation without a clearly defined geography is difficult. The within which Palestinians currently live is not the area they claim as their own, nor are their current boundaries recognized as legitimate by others. The Palestinians do not have a state that fully controls the territory in...
The Geopolitics of Iran: Holding the Center of a Mountain Fortress
Análisis Stratfor Global Intelligence, 16.12.2011Analysis To understand Iran, you must begin by understanding how large it is. Iran is the 17th largest country in world. It measures 1,684,000 square kilometers. That means that its territory is larger than the combined territories of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal — Western Europe. Iran is the 16th...
Erdoganism [noun]
Opinión Foreign Policy, 21.06.2016 Mustafa Akyol, columnist turco de Al-Monitor y escritor
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From “national will” to “man of the nation,” an abridged dictionary for the post-secular Turkish state
L’indépendantisme catalan mis en doute par Podemos
Artículo Diploweb.com, 18.06.2016 Albert Borras, licenciado en geopolítica (IFG, U. de París)
- Après une intense année électorale 2015, la scène politique espagnole et particulièrement catalane s’est vue quelque peu chamboulée. Entre la montée des indépendantistes et celle de Podemos ainsi que l’avortement d’un nouveau gouvernement, le panorama, avant des nouvelles élections, reste incertain. Le parti violet en profitera-t-il?
South China Sea (I): A Legal Analysis of China’s Maritime Claims
Artículo The Diplomat, 16.06.2016 Captain Tuan N. Pham, oficial de marina norteamericano
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How China seeks to shape maritime law to legitimize its claims
South China Sea (II): After the Ruling
Artículo The Diplomat, 17.06.2016 Capitán Tuan N. Pham, oficial de marina norteamericano
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The long-awaited Tribunal’s merits ruling will come soon. What happens then?