Analysis
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International indifference to the crisis facing Haiti
Unlike the international attention that the social uprisings in Chile and Colombia received, Haiti has been left out of international political interest.
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Is Putin's permanence viable in power?
The rise of oil prices and the increase in income that helped to boost Putin's popularity in the first days of its presidency are a memory of the past.
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Why has gold reached a historical price during the pandemic time?
Investors have made purchases of this metal to protect themselves to the fears generated by the world economic recession.
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The crises accumulate for Venezuela. The United States is going for the fall of Maduro – A geopolitical analysis.
When the whole world is directing its maximum efforts to face the current pandemic, the administration of President Donald Trump decided to name Nicolás Maduro as the leader of the Cartel de los Soles
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What can Latin America expect with Biden's victory?
Biden's triumph in the US presidency Does it represent a change? Is it the opportunity for Latin America?
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21st Century Hegemony: A Chinese or an American Tale?
There are a number of internal and external challenges that jeopardize China's chance of becoming the next world power.
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The value of life. The agony of health systems in times of crisis.
A silent but deadly enemy has broken the daily routine of life in society. Forcing us to seclude ourselves in the "safety" of our homes, without an exact date that will put an end to this apocalyptic dystopia.
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Dispute for the Arctic: China and Russia against the United States
The dispute between the US, China and Russia is not limited to a trade war, but is also a strategic competition for the Arctic.
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China-India conflict: Why does Thailand have the last word?
Thailand is in a dilemma before which it must take sides in the China-India conflict.
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Who owns Antarctica?
Antarctica is the continent with the largest freshwater reserves on the planet. For this reason, many wonder who owns Antarctica?
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Greece: Back in the Middle East
After a centuries-long absence, Greece is determined to resume its role in the Middle East.
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Gender violence in Mexico
The expressions of gender violence in Mexico have reached extremely high levels, only June has been the most violent month in the last 5 years.
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A People Without a State: The Story of the Kurdish People
The Kurds are considered the largest stateless nation, making up the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East.
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Mexico and the United States: a common front against the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel
A few months after the end of President Trump's administration, a part of the bilateral security agenda of Mexico and the United States is being analyzed and evaluated.
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The role of women in the Ku Klux Klan: 1920 – Present
The role of gender in extreme right movements such as the Ku Klux Klan shows that terrorism does not differentiate between men and women, both are important assets in the radicalization of ideology.
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Anthropogenic climate change, human health and the emergence of new diseases
One of the effects of climate change is the increasingly frequent appearance of zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19 and the Nipah virus.
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Sports diplomacy as an instrument for peace
Sports diplomacy has been used as a tool to bring nations closer to spaces of mutual understanding.
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Cultural heritage in international tourism
The dynamics of world tourism integrates new conceptions for the creation of alternative tourist products to the hegemonic tourist offer.
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Violence and weapons: the legacy of the Central American civil wars
Weapons disseminated during the Central American civil wars still remain in the region.
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Why does Iran represent a danger to the West?
The new law in Tehran increases uranium enrichment Could it be a cause of nuclear conflict?
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Emerging Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and opportunities in the face of the global crisis
The economic emergency processes have begun despite all the factors against them.
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The Escazú agreement and environmental defenders
One in 10 defenders killed in 2019 were women.
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Türkiye's role in the Syrian refugee crisis
In contrast to countries in the Middle East and the European Union, Turkey continued to assume the daunting task of receiving unimaginable numbers of refugees.
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Switzerland, a neutral but not pacifist country
Switzerland is a country characterized by its neutrality... as well as by the importance of its war industry.
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Can you trust the electoral polls this 2020? How are they to be interpreted?
Following the results of the 2016 US presidential election, the credibility of electoral polls was called into question. Can we trust them in 2020?
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Hyperglobalization and its new forms of power: Sharp power
In the era of globality, a new form of power emerges: sharp power. Will it be an option for Mexico?
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The New Alliance for Prosperity
The priority objective of the Alliance for Prosperity was to create an environment conducive to economic opportunities in the short term.
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The position of Latin America in the debate on the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Who is setting the rules?
Latin America is being left on the sidelines in the ethical debate around the use of AI in productive activities. What consequences will this delay bring?
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The globalization? Came to stay
Globalization is explained as a phenomenon that expands beyond commercial interaction.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the WTO: A success for bourgeois feminism
The arrival of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala promises a positive impact for liberal feminist efforts.
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A setback in Europe: zones free of LGBTIQ+ people
A hundred municipalities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", posing a serious risk to progress in human rights throughout the European Union.
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What modernity is built from technology?
Technological innovation is not always synonymous with progress, do we know exactly what is hidden behind our advances in science and technology?
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Technological pollution: the environmental impact of our daily consumption
According to United Nations (UN) reports, around 50 million tons of technological waste are generated globally each year.
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Crucial raw materials: why do these natural resources determine the future of Europe?
Europe knows its disadvantages, what will it do now to compete against China and the United States in energy and technology?
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Navalny – Putin's Achilles heel
For years the Kremlin has wavered over what to do with Navalny, whose anti-corruption videos and investigative revelations have given him massive reach.
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Diplomatic dispute over high seas fishing: Chinese fleets threaten marine life near the Galapagos Islands
A Chinese fishing fleet fishing on the high seas off the Galapagos Islands sparked a diplomatic conflict between China, Ecuador and the United States.
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Pink crosses from Ciudad Juárez to Santiago: a brief analysis of femicides at the regional level
According to data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (“UNODC”), until 2018, Latin America was the region with the second most femicides and intentional homicides of women in the world, Africa leading the list.
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Mexico and South Korea at the subnational level
Diversifying Mexico's international relations in the Asian continent is a task that must be considered from various perspectives, including local governments.
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Are you really middle class?
It must be understood that the middle class "is at risk" because of its false consciousness.
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What are the 5 countries that produce the most CO2 worldwide?
In 2021, 36.3 billion tons of CO2 were produced worldwide, however, only 5 countries are responsible for more than half of these emissions.
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Drug trafficking in Latin America
It is estimated that half of South America's total cocaine production destined for world markets moves through the Caribbean.
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The right to water: United resistance against transnational oppression
We are experiencing an increasingly exacerbated and destructive inequality due to money and new social relationships.
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Towards a reform of the UN Security Council
The fact that the Security Council has changed little since its creation is implausible, as international society and geopolitics have been transformed.
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Human security and nuclear weapons: the role of the United Nations Security Council in the Russia-Ukraine war
In the 21st century, national security prevails more than human security. Traditional theoretical and conceptual constructions of security with expansionist perspectives still prevail.
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The globalization of Neocolonialism: social justice, the vindication of the peoples and the questioning of capitalist democracy
In addition to the above, the process of globalization and neocolonialism is accelerated with the introduction of democracy, human rights and the establishment of international institutions that allow the interconnection of countries.
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United in security – Towards a European mutual defense system?
The weight of the United States within NATO continues to be decisive in the European Union. Will an emancipation in terms of security and defense be possible?
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The importance of Digital Sovereignty and how to achieve it through the Territorialization of Data
Those countries that own large technology, infrastructure and data companies have the ability to achieve regional and global hegemony.
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The influence of international women's rights regimes in the parity of public office in Jalisco
Women's access to decision-making positions has not been promoted with the same interest in the entire state public sector.
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Pandemic Generation: the inequality behind the face mask.
The impact of the pandemic has been much more noticeable in countries with less infrastructure, as several factors are widening a painful gap between development and recession.
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Mali, an invisible crisis
The recent coup in Mali could revive internal conflicts that have been made invisible to the world.
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Ukraine-Russia situation in the United Nations: military intervention or fight against genocide?
In that sense, in order to resolve the issue, two points must be addressed: whether Ukraine's acts in Donbas constitute genocide and [...]
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Iki devlet, Tek millet : An analysis of Turkish-Azerbaijani relations from Turkey
What is the reason for such close relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan?
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Tensions in NATO: Greece and Türkiye dispute the Mediterranean
In recent days, tensions between the two countries have escalated after Erdoğan used military intimidation tactics.
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Five days of mourning in Iran: the death of Ebrahim Raisi
At a moment of great tension in the Middle East, the death of the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was confirmed.
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The 5 most important foreign trade agreements of the American continent
Do you know the most important agreements on the American continent in terms of foreign trade?
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Why is Ethiopia on the verge of a civil war?
The causes of the internal conflict in the second most populous country in Africa.
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From theory to practice of the Social License to Operate in Mexico City
The Social License to Operate is the intangible permission of the community towards a megaproject.
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Central America must refocus its regional security environmentally
Reflecting on security concepts in Central America is vital for the future and autonomy of the region.
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The Feminist Methodology: The importance of its application in Law
Beyond traditional legalist methods, this essay aims to address the importance of incorporating feminism into legal methodology.
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Climate Summit 2021: challenges and commitments
For some countries, the climate change emergency is taken seriously, with forceful actions, but this is not the case in Mexico.
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Taiwan: the conflict that is brewing between the United States and China
Relations between the United States and China reached great tension in the four years of the Trump administration.
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Paranoia and disinformation: the influence of the mass media and "fake news"
What is the impact of "fake news" on a social level?
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Crisis in Belarus – possible path towards a new Soviet Union
The result of the last presidential elections in Belarus has unleashed chaos in the country.
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Europe's energy geopolitics
The war between Russia and Ukraine has put all the countries of the European Union at a crossroads, which are entirely dependent on the supply of Russian gas to the continent.
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Joe Biden and the United States five years after the Paris Agreement: expected scenarios
The exit of the United States, even without the presence of the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the world after China, did not break the Treaty.
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The electoral process in the USA, a strategic action of Mexican diplomacy?
It is worth reflecting on the possible mistake of not having congratulated the virtual president-elect Joe Biden.
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Why is Venezuela a turning point in Latin America?
Venezuela's relations with emerging powers in recent years have increased. What does this mean on the world stage?
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The Social and Solidarity Economy. Other realities are possible
The Social and Solidarity Economy tries to provide answers, solutions and alternatives to the great problems of inequality that prevail in society.
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The paradoxes between Islamic quietism and political Islam
Political Islam or Islamism is confused with Islam as a religious practice. Islamophobes use it as a pretext to attack non-belligerent Islamic communities.
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Digital awakening: an issue beyond borders
The digital space is gaining more and more influence on the social and political phenomena of the 21st century. In this network society, is a great digital awakening approaching?
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Limits of international amnesty: The Myanmar case
In the last four decades, the offer of amnesty and/or political asylum has emerged as a quick, peaceful and, above all, practical solution to find solutions to conflicts and avoid further bloodbaths.
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The resilience of SMEs versus other countries
In 2020 close to a million MSMEs closed due to the pandemic, mostly due to lack of support...
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Djibouti, the little chessboard
Djibouti is a country that does not have natural resources, but that has a unique geostrategic quality.
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Inequalities and castes in India: the case of the Dalits
The traditional society of India is strongly defined by a social hierarchy and very marked and internalized values.
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Germany: Hegemony or leadership in the EU
At the beginning of this century, the geopolitics of the European Union was marked by the leadership of three European countries: Italy, the United Kingdom and France.
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The Origin of American Political Polarization
Although the founding fathers were the ones who created the world's first political parties, they initially disagreed with the party system.
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Energy security in Mexico – Interview with Dr. Rosío Vargas Suárez
What is Mexico's position on Energy Security and how can it change with the US elections?
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Ganko Keitai. Los «gansos voladores» dinamizan la economía del sudeste asiático.
The model studied is based on the trends towards learning the most relevant economic-industrial techniques, methods and production processes in the international market.
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The space sector: The priority beyond geopolitics
Working together with industries like SpaceX and Boeing represents the need for cooperation and the urgency to maintain leadership in a future area of expertise.
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The geopolitics of vaccination: Mexico and Argentina
The strengthening of the Mexico-Argentina relationship is a step in the geopolitics of vaccination within Latin America. What repercussions will it have?
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China, ASEAN and the Coup in Myanmar
The social convulsion has been launched against the Military Junta and has generated a union between the different ethnic groups against the coup leaders.
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Freedom of expression and press: the case of America
Protecting freedom of expression is how a participatory, democratic and free society begins.
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Could a 2006 photo reveal the origin of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
A photograph taken in 2006 could reveal the future plans of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the Caucasus.
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International Cooperation as an alternative to combat the pandemic in Mexico
Mexico failed to counteract the effects of the pandemic, so it will be necessary to find another alternative.
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Mexico's position in the face of Joe Biden's virtual triumph. State survival and political positioning.
After a close election and a vote count that took several days, it was to be expected that Donald Trump would reject the result and even announce that he would take it to litigation.
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The migratory phenomenon in the United States. Otherness and xenophobia
The United States is characterized by being an increasingly multicultural country. Is the American identity at risk?
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Global access to education in times of COVID-19
The right to education is a fundamental right of all human beings, since it is vital for the economic, social and cultural development of all societies.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: sexual violence as a perpetual weapon
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was considered by the UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström, as the rape capital of the world in 2010.