19 julio, 2020
por Felipe Sahagún
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19 julio, 2020
por Felipe Sahagún
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There is some reason to think that the coronavirus pandemic could reduce the risk of conflict between states: collapsing economies and sick populations may leave them less prepared to bear the costs of war. But the instability it breeds could elevate the risk of other kinds of violence—and the idea that the world is becoming more peaceful has always been built on shaky foundations. If the pandemic accelerates great-power discord and the breakdown of international cooperation, the threat of conflict is not going away.
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19 julio, 2020
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![Assad and the Syrian regime committed war crimes- Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0361.jpg?resize=933%2C583&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Assad and the Syrian regime committed war crimes- Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor]
Remembering Bashar Al-Assad becoming President of Syria
July 17, 2020 at 8:52 am (ME Monitor)
On 17 July, 2000, Bashar Al-Assad assumed the office of the presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic. A shy and largely unknown figure, in his inaugural address to parliament Al-Assad called upon all Syrian citizens to participate in the “development” and “modernisation” of the country. However, hopes that the new President would usher in an era of reform were short-lived; within a year of assuming office, civil society activists hoping to open Syria up to human rights, democracy, and free speech were imprisoned. The repression at the beginning of his presidency would come to characterise his rule.
What: Bashar Al Assad becomes President of Syria
Where: Damascus, Syria
When: 17 July 2000
Background
The story of Bashar Al-Assad’s ascension to power is not unlike something out of a Shakespearean play. He was not supposed to inherit the role. As the second-born son of Syria’s brutal leader Hafez Al-Assad, who ran the Mediterranean country with an iron fist and extensive secret police network, Bashar was destined for a life in relative obscurity. His older brother Bassel was first in line to replace their father, a role for which he had spent most of his life preparing.
After graduating as a doctor from Damascus University in 1988, Bashar Al-Assad moved to London to study ophthalmology and was training at the Western Eye Hospital when, in January 1994, he was whisked back to Syria after Bassel had been killed in a car accident. His brother’s death meant that he was now next in line and his father began preparing him for the role of president. This included a role in charge of the Syrian army in Lebanon.
https://youtu.be/RoAxKVNk8v8
Middle East expert Eyal Zisser on Syrian President’s reign over the past 20 years. Jul 16, 2020.
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19 julio, 2020
por Felipe Sahagún
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Santa Sofía de Constantinopla fue basílica bizantina, iglesia católica, mezquita y museo. Ahora el presidente turco reconvierte al culto musulmán desoyendo los pedidos de UNESCO de mantener su valor universal (Video de DW)
(LE MONDE)
Dans cinq jours, le 24 juillet, la prière musulmane se déroulera dans l’ancienne basilique Sainte-Sophie d’Istanbul, et ce pour la première fois depuis 1934 et la transformation de cette mosquée en musée. Cette réislamisation marquera l’anniversaire du traité de Lausanne qui, en 1923, établit les fondements de la Turquie contemporaine. Un tel coup de force a provoqué un véritable tollé international, même si cette décision relève à l’évidence des seules autorités turques. Ce serait cependant tomber dans le piège de la propagande d’Ankara que d’exagérer l’importance religieuse d’une telle initiative, qui participe plutôt de l’affirmation de plus en plus agressive, par le président Erdogan, d’un nationalisme turc de combat.
REMONTER LE TEMPS D’ATATURK
Le chef de l’Etat liquide à Sainte-Sophie un symbole de l’héritage laïc de Mustapha Kemal, proclamé en 1934 Ataturk, le « Père des Turcs », et décédé quatre ans plus tard. C’est en effet à l’aune du fondateur de la Turquie moderne qu’Erdogan construit sa propre vision de la Turquie actuelle. Là où Kemal avait en 1923 imposé aux puissances européennes un traité de Lausanne, nettement plus respectueux que l’inique traité de Sèvres de 1920, Erdogan se vante de pouvoir mieux défendre les intérêts turcs que son prestigieux prédécesseur: outre les incursions qu’il multiplie dans l’Irak voisin, il a installé de fait des zones contrôlées par Ankara en territoire syrien, où la seule livre turque a désormais cours.
18 julio, 2020
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17 julio, 2020
por Felipe Sahagún
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Participantes:
Arancha González Laya, ministra de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación
Karina Cáceres, consultora experta en comunicación política, América Latina y Género
Diego López Garrido, vicepresidente ejecutivo de la Fundación Alternativas
Érika Rodríguez, coordinadora de América Latina de la Fundación Alternativas
Andrés Serbin, presidente de Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES)
Miércoles, 15 de julio de 2020 17:00 – 18:00 hora peninsular (CET)