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Eurasia Group Top Risks for 2023
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Democracy Under Threat.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The threat to democracy is a worldwide phenomenon, not only in Mexico. One of the results of the pandemic was the global economic lethargy that has caused democratic systems to be under severe questioning. From the fascist right and totalitarian left, regimes …
My Readings
Luis Rubio Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) says, “the True University of these days is a collection of books.” Here is my best attempt to share some of the readings that impacted me the most this year. Two emblematic dictators-Stalin and Hitler- were allies at the beginning …
Russia Prepares for a New Phase of War
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Ukrainian generals, led by Valery Zaluzhny, the commander of the Ukrainian army’s Joined Chiefs of Staff, report that Putin’s Russia is preparing a major offensive against their country, probably in early January, mid-January, or February at the latest. Their intelligence sources, both …
Populist America.
Antonio Navalón There is a tendency to value failure that I have often wondered whether it is not the reaction to the sublimation of the triumph and victory that the American world has put in front of us. Pedro Castillo is no longer President of …
Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Divided Congress, Good or Bad?
Image: Wildpixel on iStock After a very messy election and nearly $17 billion in campaign spending, the Democrats did better than projected and retained the Senate, although they lost control of the House of Representatives. People wonder why, at a time of enormous inflation, crime in the streets, and a rather incapable president with popularity …
Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: All of Latin America is Now Left-Wing.
With Lula’s victory in Brazil, the entire subcontinent, from Argentina to Mexico, now has a left-wing populist government. The explanation for this phenomenon is quite simple. The difference in income distribution, where very few have a lot of money, and the majority live in poverty, …
The Fall of the Giants
Antonio Navalón This year has been a historic watershed. The 22nd year of the 21st century is on track to become a landmark year where the history of the world as a whole is taking a direction that will be discussed in the future. It …
Truss and AMLO, from one Fiasco to the Next.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce. Liz Truss and AMLO suffer from the syndrome of promoting policies without consensus that clash with real society. They promote programs that sound like political slogans accompanied by commercial jingles but lack any technical, budgetary, or feasibility soundness. Both rulers came to …