8 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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8 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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Global choke points
Jan-Feb 2020
Since the end of the Cold War, businesses have built an awe-inspiring global infrastructure. Digital pipelines move vast amounts of capital and data around the world, and supply chains crisscross international boundaries in a spider web of commerce. An intricate system of networks keeps the global economy running smoothly, but it’s easy to take for granted, because it remains largely hidden from view.
Though these networks appear to have multiple redundancies and to be decentralized, many have significant choke points. Global finance relies on a single organization in Belgium to relay the majority of transactions between banks. Cloud computing’s information storage facilities are often located in the United States. Complex supply chains can be dependent on a handful of components, like the chips Qualcomm makes for devices with the Android operating system.
These choke points allow seemingly neutral infrastructure to be manipulated by governments to further their national strategic goals. China’s push into 5G equipment has raised concerns in the West precisely because it might give the Chinese access to key parts of emerging communications networks. Japan recently restricted the export to South Korea of three chemicals crucial to the production of semiconductors, because of a political spat with Seoul. And the United States has aggressively exploited its control of a variety of seemingly technical structures that make global trade possible; it now appears increasingly willing to turn those structures into a machinery of domination.
Geopolitics class
Velina Tchakarova
In this monthly class, I invite participants interested in the world of global finance, economy, and politics to discuss with me the geopolitical trends in global affairs and the most pressing issues following the Covid-19 crisis.
The fourth session will take place on July 31, at 6pm CET/ 12 pm ET.
The topic will be «Global Choke Points and the Impact on Global Affairs.»
The Webinar is conducted via digital platform Eyeson (no download or subscription needed), https://www.eyeson.com/
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6 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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EEUU-OTAN, recuperando el tiempo perdido (XXXIII Seminario de Seg y Defensa y la APE)
Sesión inaugural con el almirante Juan Fco Martínez Núñez, secretario general de Política de Defensa de España
Interención de Douglas Jones, representante de los EEUU ant la OTAN, presentado por Vicente Vallés
En esta cuarta sesión participaron Stephen Holmes, coautor de «La luz que se apaga: Cómo Occidente ganó la guerra fría y perdió la paz» ; Mira Milosevich-Juaristi, investigadora principal del Real Instituto Elcano y profesora asociada de Russia’s Foreign Policy del Instituto de Empresa; y Félix Sanz Roldán, ex JEMAD y exdirector del CNI
En la quinta sesión del seminario participaron el Teniente General Rubén García Servet, antiguo Comandante del Centro de Operaciones Aéreas Combinadas OTAN de la Región Sur; Pavel Fischer, político y diplomático checo; Sylvie Matelly, directora adjunta del Instituto francés de relaciones internacionales y estratégicas (IRIS) y Andrey Baklitskiy, investigador principal en el Instituto Estatal de Relaciones Internacionales de Moscú (MGIMO).
Moderó el encuentro Pilar Requena, directora de Documentos TV
La sexta sesión del seminario consistió en una conferencia dictada por Paz Esteban Calderón, Directora del CNI. Se encargó de presentarla Javier García Vila, Director de Europa Press.
Esta sesión consistió en una conferencia de Javier Solana, presidente de EsadeGeo-Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics y exsecretario General de la OTAN y exalto Representante para la PESC Carlos Franganillo, Director de la segunda edición del Telediario de TVE, fue el encargado de presentarlo
La clausura del XXXIII Seminario Internacional de Seguridad y Defensa «La vuelta americana a la OTAN, ¿estímulo o anestésico?» consistió en una conferencia de la Ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles.
6 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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Press freedoms crumbling across Asia
July 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. GMT+2
Not only does it point to China’s already outsize regional influence, it also underscores America’s own waning ability to do much in the face heavy-handed tactics aimed at civil society. The United States has lost so much of its moral authority in recent years, and our defense of press freedom as a global ideal has been an obvious casualty in this struggle.
For media freedom to flourish in Asia again, though, it will require regional powers with democratic traditions, such as India and the Philippines, to return to the values that their current leaderships have abandoned.
In the current vacuum, China sees a chance to further extend its hold on the guiding principles of governing in Asia. Free expression has no place in that agenda, which is why the attack on Apple Daily matters.
“It’s obvious that no one can do anything to stop this. China is feeling its oats, and they’re doing whatever they want,” Steven Butler, Asia program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists told me. He said governments in the region “are not afraid of the U.S anymore. They are looking to China and saying ‘we can do this, too.’ ”
6 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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THE ‘NDRANGHETA (OCCRP)
The ‘Ndrangheta might not be as well known as the Sicilian Mafia, but with an estimated annual turnover of US$60 billion, it’s one of the world’s most powerful criminal organizations.
What is the ‘Ndrangheta?
Where did the organized crime group come from? What do its operations look like? And can it be stopped?
1 JULY 2021
The ‘Ndrangheta’s ‘Little Kiss’: Inside an Organized Crime Clan That Moved Cocaine Across Europe
With logistical support from a scion nicknamed “Little Kiss,” the Giorgi-Boviciani clan of the ‘Ndrangheta crime group used northwestern Europe as a cocaine and tax-evasion haven.
30 JUNE 2021
5 julio, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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A man who truly saw the world
Meet the man who truly has seen the world. pic.twitter.com/wwpE4CnX1x
— DW News (@dwnews) July 5, 2021