The truth is that left-wing governments, in most cases, have created a new bureaucracy, also corrupt, nepotistic, and often incapable of generating policies that benefit the people. The time has come to reverse this situation. The collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of an era characterized by a bipolar international system in which ideology dictated the ...
Context and International Repercussions I am in Coro, the capital of Falcón state in western Venezuela, where I was invited to participate in the meeting “The Enduring Relevance of Bolivarian Diplomacy: 200 Years After the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama.” This event continues the commemoration of the bicentennial of that important continental gathering. Organized by the Simón Bolívar Center for Studies, ...
The Cuban Revolution and anti-colonialism in historic perspective. Speech held at a round table discussion titled “Fidel Castro and World Politics: The Cuban Experience in Diplomacy and International Relations”, hosted by the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University (RUDN) On April 22, 2026, a round table discussion titled “Fidel Castro and World Politics: The Cuban Experience in Diplomacy and International Relations” ...
Critical minerals, pentagonal diplomacy, the Anglo-Saxon axis in the South Atlantic By Prof. Dr. Fernando Esteche “All the geography that matters north of the equator is ours. What lies south of the equator is your responsibility, in partnership with us and other Western nations.” — Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, SOUTHCOM, Doral, Florida, March 30, 2026 “Reassert and enforce” the ...
If China it thinks that by “wooing” the business sector and the right-wing governments that hate them, it will gain ground in Latin America and the Caribbean, it confirms that it understands little to nothing about what is happening in the region and what the Monroe Doctrine and the Trump Corollary mean. The process of containing China’s economic presence in ...
We have returned to a unipolar world. For Latin America and the Caribbean, their only chance of progress is through a process of integration that will allow them to survive and have an active presence in the world of tomorrow, characterized by a balance of power among the major powers. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and with it ...
Recent examples of US interventions into Latin American countries’ judicial systems. By Héctor Bernardo*. Marco Rubio’s pressure to stop the convictions against Álvaro Uribe Vélez in Colombia and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Peter Lamelas’s statements against Cristina Fernández in Argentina, and the attacks on Mexico’s judicial reform highlight Washington’s relentless efforts to consolidate its control over Latin America’s judiciaries. The ...
Today’s Colombian politicians should learn from the history. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein On September 30, 1813, after receiving reinforcements to shake off the siege of Puerto Cabello, the Spanish began an offensive towards Valencia. Colonel Atanasio Girardot was given the mission of containing the Goths, facing a Spanish column on the heights of Bárbula. During the effort of the battle, ...
On one of the most decisive battles in Latin American history. When the Liberator Simón Bolívar arrived in Peru on September 1, 1823, he found himself in a very complicated scenario. There were strong contradictions between José de la Riva-Agüero and the Marquis of Torre Tagle. The country had two presidents, two governments and two Congresses. In Colombia, although the ...
Presentation at the International Symposium “Decolonization and Cooperation in the Global South”. Shanghai, November 12, 2024 Dear colleagues and friends, We have been invited to this momentous event on “Decolonization and Global Cooperation” at a time when the world is struggling in a crisis apparently advancing in a transition to a better world. Various manifestations point to this path, where ...
A view from Latin America. By Prof Dr Fernando Esteche, Buenos Aires / Argentina The non-consecutive re-election of Donald Trump as the president of the United States of America invites us to reflect on what Latin America and the Caribbean should expect in its historical relationship of dependence and colonialism with the decadent imperial metropolis. Trade, migration, and hemispheric security ...
The example of authoritarian, police-based neoliberalism is already spreading to other countries in the continent. By Fernando Esteche, Buenos Aires / Argentina When we define the four main vectors by which the imperialist mode of production is reproduced, we indicate that they are: financialization, militarism, chaotization and narcotization. To a different extent and according to the contexts, some of these ...