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
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.
Ukraine’s Turmoil Is a Gift for the Last Dictator of Europe
Artículo Foreign Policy, 16.10.2015 Amy MacKinnon, periodista independiente escocesaThe wily president of Belarus is secure at home and newly prominent abroad. Here's how he exploited Ukraine's revolution. [caption id="attachment_15519" align="alignnone" width="3272"]
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Ukraine’s Turmoil Is a Gift for the Last Dictator of Europe
Artículo Foreign Policy, 16.10.2015 Amy MackinnonThe wily president of Belarus is secure at home and newly prominent abroad. Here's how he exploited Ukraine's revolutionEven before polling had opened in last Sunday’s presidential elections in Belarus, there was little doubt about who would win. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was duly reelected to his fifth term with over 83...
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... 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...
La guerra de Crimea y la carga de la Brigada Ligera
Isabel Undurraga Matta[1]
Dos hechos de actualidad ameritan la presente columna histórica: por un lado, las guerras religiosas en el Medio Oriente y, por el otro, el conflicto por la península de Crimea en el Mar Negro, recientemente anexada por Rusia. En el primer caso, chiíes y suníes combaten en Irak, Siria y Yemen,...
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Hitler tiene futuro
Opinión El País, 10.10.2015 Lluís BassetsLa llegada de centenares de miles de refugiados a Europa permite certificar la certeza de las teorías de Snyder, autor de 'Tierra negra. El Holocausto como historia y advertencia'Muchos son los historiadores que han indagado sobre el exterminio de los judíos de Europa durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero ninguno hasta ahora...