#Brazil
The Power of Gerontocracy
Antonio Navalón At three different times and in three other places on the planet in the past week, they highlighted the meaning of this strange situation that demonstrated how worn out the fundamental democratic principles and the harassment many countries suffer in their consolidation as …
A New World
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provoked, in addition to death and destruction, the gestation of a new global geopolitical order. Such is the impact of the Russian President’s decision to launch another era of imperial wars. His decision, which contravenes the …
Guild of Astute Stuburns and their Godfather.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce With his aspiration to be the leader of the Latin America left dead, AMLO resigns himself to being the godfather of dictatorships: Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Today he parades with the Cuban President, exalting a non-existent “revolution”, and is silent in the …
What it Means to Say “Coup d’état“.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The recently inaugurated Lula Da Silva government in Brazil is facing the effects of the most pernicious and negative policy of Jair Bolsonaro, his predecessor in the Presidency of his country: the militarization of public administration. Bolsonaro pushed thousands of military cadres …
Mexico as a Declining Power
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Brazilian candidate to head the Inter-American Development Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, won the leadership in an election that pitted two Latin American giants, Mexico and Brazil, against each other. Goldfajn won the election with 80.08% of the votes cast. Argentina, which had …
The $100 Trillion World Economy in One Chart
Visual Capitalist Visualizing the $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart Surpassing the $100 trillion mark is a new milestone for global economic output. We’ve covered this topic in the past when the world’s GDP was $88 trillion (2020) and then $94 Trillion (2021), and now according to the …