Columna Infobae, 21.06.2022 Felipe Frydman, economista argentino, exembajador y consultor del CARIEn un encuentro con directores de revistas europeas jesuitas, el Papa Francisco confirmó su adhesión a la Alianza conformada por Vladimir Putin y Xi Jinping para enfrentar a las democracias occidentales. Durante su exposición hizo mención al relato de Caperucita Roja para afirmar que no hay...
NATO Allies Are Rethinking Russia’s Supposed Military Prowess
Artículo Foreign Policy, 07.06.2022 Robbie Gramer y Amy Mackinnon, reporteros
But Russia’s early military failures in Ukraine don’t make it any less dangerous, military analysts warn.
During his decade and a half at the Pentagon, Christopher Skaluba read countless reports and assessments on the Russian military and how it squared up against NATO forces. Now that he...What The West (Still) Gets Wrong About Putin
Artículo Foreign Policy, 04.06.2022 Tatiana Stanovaya, académica (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) y CEO (R.Politik)One of the reasons it’s so difficult to understand Russian intentions—and what is at stake in the Ukraine war—is the significant divergence between how external observers see events and how they are viewed from the Kremlin. Things that appear obvious to some,...
A new nuclear era
Editorial The Economist, 02.06.2022
With his threats to use the bomb, Russia’s president has overturned the nuclear orderOne hundred days ago Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine by warning of a nuclear strike. Having exalted Russia’s atomic arsenal and promised Ukraine’s subjugation, he threatened countries tempted to interfere with consequences “such as you have never...
Putin Hasn’t Gone Far Enough for Russia’s Hawks
Artículo Foreign Policy, 27.05.2022 Amy Mackinnon, reportera de seguridad nacional e inteligencia
Discontent about the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is growing inside Russia—but it’s not coming from dissidents, who have been jailed or forced into exile. Instead, it’s coming from hawkish veterans groups and military bloggers in Russia, who are expressing growing agitation with the slow pace...
¿Rumbo a una guerra infinita?
Columna El Líbero, 30.05.2022 Ivan Witker, académico (Universidad Central) e investigador (ANEPE)
Es probable que rusos y ucranianos quieran seguir demostrando superioridad en el campo de batalla por un tiempo másLa pregunta por estos días es: ¿cómo irá a acabar la guerra ruso-ucraniana? Lo que pareció una misión relámpago para los rusos se ha extendido por fatigosos...
Russia’s Military Was Doomed by Putin’s Culture of Militarism
Artículo World Politics Review, 25.05.2022 Alexander Clarkson, profesor en estudios europeos (King’s College London)At least once at every conference about an international security crisis, in the midst of debate, a participant will suddenly lean back and quote Carl von Clausewitz in a booming voice to underscore a tenuous point. Sometimes, in order to demonstrate that they...
Sweden and Finland’s NATO Bids Hit a Roadblock Named Erdogan
Columna World Politics Review, 23.05.2022 Paul Poast, profesor de ciencia política y académico del Chicago Council on Global AffairsAs of last week, NATO seemed well on its way to expanding, when Finland and Sweden formally submitted their applications for membership. When they officially join, becoming the 31st and 32nd member of the alliance, it could potentially...
‘They basically got everything wrong’: A Russian diplomat speaks out on the war.
Crónica The New York Times, 23.05.2022 Anton Troianovski
Boris Bondarev says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could have spent the last two decades “developing the country” but instead turned it “into some kind of total horror, a threat to the world.”Mr. Bondarev would know: He spent his career promoting Mr. Putin’s foreign policy. A midlevel diplomat at...
Is Biden Missing a Chance to Engage China?
Artículo Foreign Policy, 23.05.2022 Michael Hirsh, corresponsal
Appalled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine debacle, Beijing could be open to a new U.S. approachNo one has to be more dismayed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's incompetence on the global stage than Chinese President Xi Jinping, his once-devoted partner. Publicly, Xi is sticking by Putin, and Chinese state...