Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Is it possible to be neutral when the world is on the verge of war? All hints tell us no: it is not possible. What is more, assuming supposed neutrality when facing a war scenario means taking sides with one or the …
Luis Rubio Don Quixote and Sancho Panza: the world of fantasy and common sense, two sides of the same coin. Don Quixote prefers morals to advance his causes and considers common sense a waste of time and energy. Sancho Panza warns his master that the …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce In the face of the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Mexico’s position has been full of ambiguities. In the first place, the government took several days to define its position in the face of the violent and unprovoked invasion of one country …
Antonio Navalón The problem with wars is that all of us pay the costs, and usually, if they survive, the joys are enjoyed by those who start them. It is terrible. The weak and the cowards are much more dangerous than the bad guys within …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the tip of the iceberg of a new global Cold War that confronts humanity with the dilemma between democracy and authoritarianism. It confronts the construction of societies of dialogue and tolerance to others that promote intolerance …
Luis Rubio Mexicans longed for -such was the spirit of the moment thirty years ago and again in 2018- a successful country, developed, more equal, and without the corruption that corrodes everything. But they were never willing to do what was necessary to achieve those …
Antonio Navalón Vladimir Putin began to lose the war in Ukraine when he ordered his troops to invade something that he already controlled and invaded and that it was only a matter of time to execute. The pressure exerted on the Kyiv government and Ukraine …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce A dense cloud of bitterness and the premonition of failure floats over Mexico’s official political landscape, headed by the President of the Republic. “I can’t take it anymore”, said Lopez Obrador recently, his face furrowed by his government’s failure and the debacle …
Luis Rubio In 2014, when Russia invaded and took control of the Crimean Peninsula, President Obama’s reaction was that is “so 19th century” is no longer done in the 21st. Everything indicates that this memorandum did not reach the Kremlin. The invasion of Ukraine, of …
Manuel Suárez Mier † *This was originally published on November 29, 2018, by the Asia Times. The rash and costly proclamations of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador have already knocked $100 billion off the local stock exchange; the country is on a path to political, …