17 Agosto, 2017
por Felipe Sahagún
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17 Agosto, 2017
por Felipe Sahagún
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The UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties
After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties
FT research reveals that agreements with 168 countries must be redone just for Britain to stand still -ft.com (v @FT
17 Agosto, 2017
por Felipe Sahagún
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Spain’s foreign policy (Shaun Riordan, April 2017)
In the 16th century Felipe II committed the classic strategic blunder of allowing his policy objectives to diverge too far from his geopolitical realities. At that time Spain enjoyed two important areas of influence: Latin America and the Western Mediterranean. Continuar leyendo →
16 Agosto, 2017
por Felipe Sahagún
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The Power and the Story (John Lloyd)
No news is bad news: why we need journalism to survive
In ‘The Power and the Story’, John Lloyd shows how an embattled profession is fighting backby: Steve Coll
by Steve Coll
In 2003, the Southern Metropolitan Daily in Guangzhou, China, published a daring investigation into the death of Sun Zhigang, a migrant worker picked up by police for lacking proper documents and then dumped into a detention centre. The Daily’s revelations triggered popular outrage that resulted in significant systemic reform. It was a time of rising confidence and achievement for independent investigative reporting in China, a risky endeavour for editors who must continually test the state’s tolerance.
Since then, however, the space for such journalism has narrowed greatly, as President Xi Jinping has consolidated power and pressured civil society. These days, as John Lloyd writes in The Power and the Story, Chinese reporters have learnt that they can occasionally “swat flies” with their investigative work, but not “beat tigers” such as security services or leaders of the Communist party.
The regression is in line with worldwide trends. During the 1990s and mid-2000s, Lloyd reminds us, professional and independent journalism expanded in the developing world and formerly communist states, even under authoritarian regimes. Yet during the past five years, with strongmen and populism on the march, that progress has been reversed.
16 Agosto, 2017
por Felipe Sahagún
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Climate change, poverty and violence
New York Times
Is a More Prosperous World More Secure? Not as Trump Sees It
Since the end of World War II, American foreign policy has understood the role of economic development in the prevention of conflict around the world — providing a subtle yet powerful contribution to the United States’ own national security.
Poverty reduces the opportunity cost of violence. Scarcity intensifies competition over resources. Inequality pits have-nots against haves. And poor states are weaker — less able to contain conflict once it breaks out. President John F. Kennedy summed up the argument more than half a century ago: “A more prosperous world would also be a more secure world.”
President Trump isn’t buying.
La nueva amenaza que plantea el cambio climático
La agitación motivada por las sequías de este año subraya la amenaza que el cambio climático plantea no sólo en la India, sino en todos los países weforum.org
La nueva amenaza que plantea el cambio climático -by Gulrez Shah Azhar… v @wef@casabonnline
Julio fue el mes más caluroso en el planeta desde que hay registros
El pasado julio fue el mes más caluroso en la superficie de la Tierra desde que se iniciara el registro histórico en 1880, con una media de 0,84ºC más respecto al periodo de referencia. elmundo.es
Felipe Sahagún @sahagunfelipe Julio fue el mes más caluroso en el planeta desde que hay registros … v @elmundoes#clima
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15 Agosto, 2017
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Fuerzas españolas en el exterior (Junio y agosto de 2017)
Este mes de junio superamos los 3.000 militares desplegados en el exterior. Gracias a todos por vuestro trabajo!!
Agosto 2017-Fuerzas Armadas de España en el Exterior-2422 militares desplegados-Esfuerzo español en un mundo en conflicto #InfografíaIEEE
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