Relaciones Internacionales – Comunicación Internacional

1 mayo, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Instability and opportunity in North Africa

Join USIP for a conversation with the Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi, where we will discuss the dynamics of North Africa and how the U.S. and Tunisia are working together to promote regional security. The event will look at the risks of continued upheaval, as well as how the current uncertainty opens the door for democratic reform that was not possible in pre-2011 North Africa.
Across North Africa, instability is at its highest level since 2011. In Algeria, President Bouteflika’s resignation was a necessary step to democratization, but it remains to be seen if the political structure can survive protesters’ demands for reform and ensure a peaceful transition of power. In Libya, the hope for a compromise to end the stalemate between the internationally recognized government in Tripoli and armed opposition forces seems to be lost.
In Egypt, President el-Sisi’s supporters have proposed constitutional changes that will concentrate executive power, alarming human rights and democracy advocates around the world. And amid all this turmoil, Tunisia is trying to consolidate its own democracy and reform its security institutions following decades of autocratic rule.

Speakers

Abdelkrim Zbidi
Minister of Defense, Republic of Tunisia

Thomas Hill
Senior Program Officer, North Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace

Michael Yaffe
Vice President, Middle East and Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace

1 mayo, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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What is going on in Venezuela (too many D-Days)

Moderate Rebels episode 36 (part 1 of 2): Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton report live from Caracas, Venezuela with journalist Diego Sequera of Misión Verdad. We discuss the US-led coup attempt, the Trump administration’s «humanitarian aid» stunt on the border, and the history of Chavismo and Bolivarianism.Moderate Rebels (Publicado el 22 feb. 2019)

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30 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Covering Israel

Oliver Holmes: ‘Covering this place is so contentious that there is a whole book written abouton the Guardian’s history with Israel’

Oliver Holmes (Photo: Supp (The Guardian)

The Guardian’s Oliver Holmes describes his quest for positive news in one of journalism’s most notoriously difficult beats

Sat 27 Apr 2019 08.00 BST

I had pretzels and a beer ready to pop. It was after 10pm and I was watching a live feed of mission control. An Israeli-built spacecraft was approaching the lunar surface and due to touch down within minutes. It was a straightforward good news story – the first privately funded attempt to land on the moon. Continue leyendo →

29 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Política Exterior nº 189 (Mayo-Junio 2019)

El horizonte político español se presenta fragmentado y polarizado, como sucede en otras latitudes. La campaña electoral permanente en que se ha convertido la vida pública dificulta un diálogo franco sobre cuestiones esenciales. En el caso del papel de España en el mundo, la ausencia de un debate público de calidad viene de lejos.

Política Exterior sale al paso de esta última omisión. Nuestro objetivo es promover un debate informado sobre asuntos internacionales y un mayor protagonismo de España en esta reflexión. Para ello hemos preguntado a los líderes políticos españoles sobre los retos exteriores del país, con las elecciones generales y europeas a la vista. Editorial

EN ESTE NÚMERO:

Política exterior comprometida con España, Pedro Sánchez

Europa ante un momento decisivo, Pablo Casado

Justicia social para revolucionar Europa, María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop

El invierno se acerca, José Antonio Sabadell

¿Quién gobernará la fragmentación europea?, Carme Colomina

Israel-Palestina, una realidad distópica, Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal

¿Se retira EEUU de Oriente Próximo?, Mariano Aguirre

Los siete pilares que sostienen Jordania, Laila M. Rey

EEUU, China, Europa y el orden mundial, Eugenio Bregolat

Latidos de Tiananmen, Xulio Ríos

Advertencias desde Versalles, Margaret MacMillan

Exilio republicano: hay futuro en este pasado, Mari Paz Balibrea

Museo del Prado: más allá de España, Miguel Falomir

Trump: ¿de la exoneración a la reelección?, Jaime de Ojeda

Japón y su ‘tennô’: de la era Meiji a la Reiwa, Salvador Rodríguez Artacho

LIBROS: Repensar la identidad, Berta Barbet

29 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Global military expenditures 2018 (SIPRI)

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The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the United States, China, Saudi Arabia,
India and France, which together accounted for 60 per cent of global military
spending. The top 15 countries spent $1470 billion in 2018 and accounted for
81 per cent of global military expenditure.