no-free-lunch

No Free Lunch

Photo: Sasithorn Phuapankasemsuk on iStockLuis RubioMexicans longed for -such was the spirit of the moment thirty years ago and again in 2018- a successful country, developed, more equal, and...

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The Defeat of Putin.

Image: Ong ad Nuseewor on iStockAntonio NavalónVladimir Putin began to lose the war in Ukraine when he ordered his troops to invade something that he already controlled and invaded...

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Lopez Obrador’s Bitter Legacy.

Photo: Deepak N on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceA dense cloud of bitterness and the premonition of failure floats over Mexico's official political landscape, headed by the President of the Republic....

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The Neighborhood

Image: Louis Reed on UnsplashLuis RubioIn 2014, when Russia invaded and took control of the Crimean Peninsula, President Obama's reaction was that is “so 19th century” is no longer...

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New President Plots Course of Economic Suicide*

Photo: Ulises Ruiz / AFP on The Asia TimesManuel Suárez Mier †*This was originally published on November 29, 2018, by the Asia Times. The rash and costly proclamations of...

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The Wars to Come

Photo: Michael Marais on UnsplashAntonio NavalónEvery time I see on televisions, on streaming platforms, on Twitter, and, of course, in the much outdated printed newspapers the images of tanks...

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To Exit, or Not, From the USMCA: That is the Question

Photo: avid_creative on iStockRicardo Pascoe PiercePresident López Obrador evaluates the convenience of Mexico's exiting from the USMCA to consolidate his sovereignty dream over the energy sector and exclude the...

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What’s to come

Photo: JGroup on iStockLuis RubioThe catastrophe to come was ever more evident. Errors and losses accumulated, the destruction was uncontainable, and the end was imminent, yet no one rebelled....