1/ As Americans consider the costs of continuing to help Ukraine fight the Russians in the coming years, they deserve a careful consideration of the costs of allowing Russia to win. (1/19)
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
Stephen Walt Looks Back—and Ahead (2023-2024)
Foreign Policy
FP Live Looks Back at 2023
Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.
From Europe to the Middle East and beyond, war has dominated geopolitics and divided the world this year. It’s also made progress on other global challenges—the food crisis, inflation, and climate change—harder to accomplish.
What events and trends shaped foreign policy in 2023? And which will continue into the next year? Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal for a conversation with FP columnist and Harvard University professor Stephen M. Walt. The first part of this exclusive, on-demand session will be made available on Dec. 27 and look back on the year that was; the second part will be released on Jan. 1 and look ahead to the next 12 months. Subscribers are encouraged to send in their questions below by Dec. 8.
2023, according to Stephen Walt -F Policy (TRANSCRIPT)
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet, on Israel, Hamas and dumb bombs
Arnaud Bertrand@RnaudBertrand
This might be the best explanation I heard for «why Oct 7» and, surprisingly, it comes from Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy.
Here what he says (this is the first video, there are a couple more below which you’ll really want to watch): He says the «most important cause [of Oct 7]» was «the political paradigm», whereby Israel’s policy was «divide and rule», meaning Israel «had to make sure Palestinians would not have a unified leadership» and could therefore always say «nobody to talk with, nothing to talk about».
Concretely «in order to do it [Israel] had to make sure Hamas would go on controlling Gaza and the Palestinian authority the West bank», and incite them to «fight each other». This is why Israel «enhanced and assisted Hamas, transferred money, etc.»
As a result of all this Hamas «got the Palestinians’ support» because «they became the only administration who fought against the Israeli occupation and for the purpose of Palestinian freedom» while Fatah and the Palestinian authority became perceived as «Israeli collaborators». In his assessment «between 70 to 80% of the Palestinians are supporting Hamas, only because Hamas is perceived as the one who fight for [their] freedom.»
He says Israel completely misunderstood the situation before Oct 7 because it measures «hardware» whilst Hamas measures «software», meaning that after every fight between Israel and the Palestinians, success for Israel is measured in «losses in human life, in military installations, in military infrastructure» whereas what Hamas measures is «the support of the people.»
As an illustration he says that in May 2021 – when there was fighting during 2 weeks and around 300 Palestinians were killed (to 17 on the Israeli side) – Israel thought that Hamas «suffered a huge loss and a huge military defeat» but from Hamas’s standpoint it was «a huge victory» because this led to Hamas, for the first time, getting «more than 50% of the support from the Palestinian people.»
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
Reflexiones de Pedro Piqueras sobre toda una vida en el periodismo (Hora 25)
Pedro Piqueras se despide de Telecinco tras casi dos décadas dirigiendo y presentando los Informativos Telecinco en su edición nocturna. El jueves 21 de diciembre será su último día y será Carlos Franganillo quien le coja el relevo. Piqueras ha estado en Hora 25 para repasar con Aimar Bretos sus 50 años de carrera profesional y ha contado alguna anécdota.
«Nunca he hecho un informativo perfecto», le ha confesado a Bretos. «Nunca he visto que haya un informativo perfecto, lo que sí he visto es un informativo en vías de perfección y yo creo que la esperanza de hacer el gran informativo nos sirve para hacerlo cada vez mejor», ha contado.
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
América Latina, informe anual 2023-24 (Fundación Carolina)
José Antonio Sanahuja @jasanahuja.bsky.social@JASanahuja
Publicamos el informe anual 2023-24 de la @Red_Carolina «América Latina en el interregno: política, economía e inserción internacional» (@JASanahuja y @PabloAStefanoni, eds.). En acceso abierto aquí fundacioncarolina.es/informe-anual-
15 diciembre, 2023
por Felipe Sahagún
Sin comentarios
Clarissa Ward in Gaza without military escort
Clash Report@clashreport
CNN reporter Clarissa Ward is the first Western journalist to enter Gaza since October 7. She describes what she witnessed in Gaza as «harrowing,» «chilling,» and «sobering.» Clarissa entered Gaza with an UAE medical team. There was an Israeli military strike near the field hospital minutes just after Clarissa entered. «You get an absolute sense of the horrors that have been taking place in Gaza. This hospital was filled with the youngest victims of this war. Children who had been disfigured, who are in full body casts, and who are covered in burns.»
Ane Irazabal@AneIrazabal
La jefa d corresponsales d la CNN Clarissa Ward ha sido la primera periodista extranjera en entrar en #Gaza sin ser «escoltada» por el ejército israelí. Bien por ella. Pero el acceso a reporteros internacionales no debería depender d la capacidad económica y el poder de un medio