Relaciones Internacionales – Comunicación Internacional

8 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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EU’s engagement in the Middle East and North Africa

«The Art of the (Im)Possible: Sowing the Seeds for the EU’s Constructive Engagement in the and » is our latest final report, that draws on the insights gathered during three years of research conducted by the

This report provides policy recommendations to European Union (EU) policy makers with regard to the EU’s engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It draws on the inputs and insights gathered during three years of research conducted by the MENARA Project. It argues that designing a new flexible roadmap to advance mutual engagement and cooperation between the EU and the MENA is a key priority and an opportunity that should not be missed. This endeavour should take into account global and regional geopolitical shifts.

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7 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Los medios de comunicación en los conflictos de la era digital

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Chema Suárez Serrano (02/04/2019)

El llamado periodismo de guerra, uno de los formatos más genuinos, está cambiando a la vez que lo hacen los conflictos contemporáneos. Como siempre, su principal cometido sigue siendo informar, pero ahora las nuevas herramientas digitales permiten presentaciones distintas y ayudan a que sus mensajes tengan difusión e influencia inéditas tanto entre la opinión pública como entre las propias organizaciones internacionales, que reconocen la utilidad de la información de los reporteros de guerra incluso para el desempeño de sus funciones. Continue leyendo →

7 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Russia and the US, 10 years after Obama’s nuclear-free vision

 

People listen to U.S. President Barack Obama during a speech in Hradcany Square, Prague April 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS) - GM1E5451G3W01

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April 5 marks the 10th anniversary of the speech in which Barack Obama laid out his vision for a world without nuclear weapons. It did not gain traction. Instead, the United States and Russia are developing new nuclear capabilities, while the nuclear arms control regime is on course to expire in 2021. The result will be a world that is less stable, less secure, and less predictable. Continue leyendo →

7 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Legislation against fake news is open to abuses (F. Times)

F. Times

Editorial ( April 7, 2019)

Malign actors ranging from authoritarian states to extremist groups have been spreading “fake news” since long before the term was coined. The rise of social media has increased exponentially the speed and impact with which untruths can be disseminated. Yet plans like those unveiled by Singapore to impose direct penalties on purveyors of fake news are disturbing. Top-down approaches risk being abused and turning into censorship. The best way to tackle fake news is to teach consumers to identify and reject it.

Since the 2016 US general election, when fake news issues came to the public’s wider attention, the problem has mushroomed. The hegemonic struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East is now also played out online. Mob lynchings in India were driven by WhatsApp rumours. A study of social media activity found the gilets jaunes protests in France have caused a surge in fake news on Facebook.

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7 abril, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Insights into global change (Fareed Zakaria and Bill Gates)

Harvard University

Fareed Zakaria, a Harvard alumnus whose insights into the power shifts setting the stage for a new global era have made him a celebrated thought leader on international affairs, was the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 361st Commencement. Full text of the speech here: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story..

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