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Spain: The Price of Power

Image: TexBr on iStockAntonio NavalónThere is global unanimity that the 21st century, which has brought and contributed so much to the history of the modern world, has also witnessed...

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The Budget of a Despot.

Image: Pannawit Khongjaroenmaitree on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceEvery budget reveals priorities and concerns; it conceals errors and keeps the skeletons hidden in the closet. Such is the budget for the...

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Command Baton: the threat of division

Ricardo Pascoe PierceOn the day López Obrador received his investiture as constitutional President of Mexico on December 1, 2018, in the Congress of the Union, he went to Mexico...

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Antinomy

Image: Pixelvario on ShutterstockLuis RubioAntinomy, a contradiction between two things, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning, such as laws or principles, describes the dilemma of Mexico well, but one...

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Big Think: Ian Bremmer on Gaza

https://youtu.be/K5tcwIicICg?si=WZaAxWoYzvcWtyFTIan Bremmer, a political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, joins us to discuss the historical and political context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In this conversation, Bremmer and our...

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The Four Biggest Threats to the West

https://youtu.be/CN-ngKRDKgw?si=5nA8I63QlGYaPbDh"I don't believe in the 'soft landing' story," said historian and author Niall Ferguson in a conversation with Andy Serwer at Barrons on Sept. 12, 2023. He discusses the...

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The Beginning of History

Photo: Andrea Piacquadio on PexelsAntonio NavalónIf When the Berlin Wall fell, the book that best reflected this episode of history was Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History and the...

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Israel’s and Mexico’s leaders share methods.

Image: on razón.com.mxRicardo Pascoe PierceFinding parallels between leaders because they prioritize their personal-political interests over the national interest always gives clues about the levels of violence in their countries....

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