By Lasse Bruun and Milena Bernal Rubio (*) – Newsweek
The aspiration of inter-regionalism is to ease access for companies to regulated markets by giving them more legal protection, better geographical access and lower investment costs. However, integration projects and...
By Alessandro De Pascale
Half a century after the global war on drugs, launched and imposed on the entire world by the United States (then led by Richard Nixon) more and more nations are calling for a reversal of that...
By Gianni Beretta
On the streets of the rural town of Matagalpa (in northern Nicaragua), the day of August 4th must have looked like a TV series in the making: Bishop Rolando Alvarez appeared, raising the monstrance and blessing on...
By Stella Levantesi - Othernews
When Russia invaded Crimea, the EU and United States issued a joint statement stressing the importance of promoting U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports for Europe. It was 2014 and “American gas” would save Europe...
By Ken Klippenstein - The Intercept_
Last month, as part of a regional tour, CIA Director William Burns quietly met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, a port city in western Saudi Arabia. The unusual meeting,...
by Maurizio Sacchi
The year 2021 ended in Colombia with a tragic toll of assassinations, among union representatives, indigenous leaders and former guerrilla fighters who laid down their arms: 97 massacres with 335 victims and with the assassination of 171...
by Maurizio Sacchi
Gustavo Petro is the new President of Colombia. With 11 million votes and 50.57 per cent, together with his deputy Francia Marquez, he beat the right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernàndez by a margin of around 700,000 votes. "It...
By Amy Westerwelt for the Intercept
Back in late 2021, as Russian President Vladimir Putin began mobilizing troops at the Ukraine border, the fossil fuel industry got its foot soldiers ready too. With the threat of Russian aggression and subsequent...
By Maurizio Sacchi
On 4 September, Chileans will have to decide whether to approve or reject the 499-article draft of the new Constitution, which resulted from the November 2019 protests, the 'reventón'. Despite the overwhelming victory of the Left in...
By Maurizio Sacchi
Brazil held its breath for 48 hours of silence. Then, Jair Bolsonaro admitted his defeat and recognised the legitimacy of Lula Inacio da Silva's claim, two days after the election results were announced. Now begins the transition...
