Argentina witnessed last week a general strike in response to recently elected President Javier Milei’s initiatives to cut back the state, subsidies and liberalize the economy. We spoke to Fernando Esteche, professor at the University of La Plata in Buenos Aires, about the participation in the strike and its immediate political results. How was the participation in the general strike? ...
Argentina has witnessed this week a general strike that might constitute the start of a long struggle after Javier Milei took office as president of the country. The following article describes Milei’s program. It has been first published in Spanish on PiaGlobal and translated to English by UWI. By Oscar Rotundo, Buenos Aires, Argentina * From dollarization, which would mean ...
By Prof. Dr. Fernando Esteche * When we define the four main vectors by which the imperialist mode of production is reproduced, we say that they are; financialization, militarism, chaotization and narcotization (Esteche – Dagorret)[1]. To different extents and according to the contexts, some of these vectors sometimes become clearer than others. But generally, one can always find them present. ...
The NATO summit in Vilnius concluded, doors have been opened to Sweden’s membership. Meanwhile, tensions are increasing in the Black Sea. The Turkish government has meanwhile announced new measures in the economicy policy that mount up to a fundamental turn. Retired Lieutenant General Ismail Hakkı Pekin brings all these factors together in his interview. Now, after the NATO summit, a ...
Dmitri Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and First Deputy Chairman of the state Duma committee on International Affaires… To put it simply, he is one of the top leaders of the Communist Party and plays a critical role in the Duma’s activities, especially abroad. He applied for membership on ...
By Oscar Rotundo Not long ago, it was predicted that the next wars would be for water. In today’s Uruguay, a battle is being waged within this war against the commodification and exploitation of water resources, which are being being valued more than life. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay was the first country in the world to enshrine the right ...
Global developments are changing the world, and the former unipolar world, aimed at the benefit of the United States, is cracking. States are adjusting to the new realities, including the Ukrainian conflict and its possible consequences. In particular, legislative changes have affected the direct participant in the Ukrainian events – Russia, where a new Foreign Policy Concept was presented in ...
Senators and Congressmen have introduced both in the House and the Senate several bills and resolutions that propose to designate Mexican drug cartels “foreign terror organizations”. Speaking to UWI, Mexican authors close to the government had evaluated such initiatives as preparing the ground for “cross-border military interventions”. Some bills indeed establish a sanctions regime against foreign governments, should they be ...
At dawn on February 6 two earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 9 hours shook Türkiye, centered in the city of Kahramanmaraş. The earthquake also caused vast devastation in Syria. The two countries are lamenting the loss of their people while trying to recover. The humanitarian dimension of the issue and the aid campaigns were followed all around the ...
Both are United States: In the south are the United Mexican States, as the state of Mexico is officially named. In the north are the United States of America. On their relationship focused the third and final part of our interview with Rafael Barajas Durán. As a reminder: Barajas is President of the National Institute of Political Education, which is ...