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A Strip of Fire

Photo: Sippakorn Yamkasikorn on PexelsAntonio NavalónNo war is like any other. If one looks at the prelude to the war of 1914 or 1939, one will realize that in...

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Op-Ed: 15 Notes on Mexico’s New Militarism

Photo: SHCHERBAKOV SERHII on ShutterstockEmiliano Polo*The hazardous compulsion for a military takeover of civil institutions in Mexico has been the trademark of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s presidency. A recent...

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AMLO’s Damned Inheritance.

Image: Snorkulencija on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceAndrés Manuel López Obrador's policy of empowering military commanders with a shower of projects and contracts without any oversight of public money is a...

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The Flood of Hatred

Photo: Aamir Dukamwala on PexelsAntonio NavalónNo city in the world is more symbolic and representative of what Americans call the "melting pot" than New York. This place is populated...

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The Reasons for Militarism

Image: Jacques Durocher on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceThe scene said it all. And it captured the public's imagination: a President dressed as if he were terminally ill, with his head...

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A Scenario

Photo: Rico Reutimann on UnsplashLuis RubioOne morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking from a restless sleep, he discovered that he had been transformed into a monstrous insect while he...

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The Wrath of God

Image: Drumdredd777 on ShutterstockAntonio NavalónAs the chosen people, for having accompanied Moses since the Exodus or for having stood up against the one who presented himself as "I am...

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Days of Polarization and Hatred

Image: Wildpixel on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceRussia, Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Congo, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and… Mexico. These countries have two phenomena...

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