The Way I See it

Foto de Buenos Aires el 16 de junio, disponible en la página web de Desdémona Despairs. El “apagón” en el sur de Sudamérica El 16 de junio, casi toda Argentina, Uruguay y partes de Paraguay, Brasil y Chile quedaron en la oscuridad como resultado de un colapso del sistema argentino de redes interconectadas que produjo un corte masivo de energía eléctrica en la región. Por supuesto, se habían experimentado fallas eléctricas en el pasado. Esta es la primera vez, sin embargo, que

Photo of Buenos Aires on 16 June, available on website of Desdemona Despairs The Meltdown in the South American South On 16 June, almost all of Argentina, Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay, Brazil and Chile were plunged into darkness as the result of a system-wide shut-down of the interconnected parts of the five countries’ electricity grids. Of course, the region has experienced electrical breakdowns in the past. This is the first time, however, that it has had to contend with

Foto: Los presidentes de Cuba y de Venezuela, Miguel Díaz-Canel y Nicolás Maduro (Cortesía de Nuestro País) Es bastante claro, por ahora, que a pesar de la colosal mala gestión e inmoralidad del régimen de Maduro y de los valientes esfuerzos de la Presidencia alternativa liderada por Guaidó, la dictadura venezolana no se apartará del negocio en lo inmediato. Y esto, por varias razones: Deponer una dictadura es un proceso de gran desafío, en especial una vez que ha mantenido e

The Cuban and Venezuelan-Presidents, Miguel Díaz-Canel y Nicolás Maduro (courtesy of NUESTRO PAÍS) It is fairly clear now that despite the colossal mismanagement and immorality of the Maduro regime, and the valiant efforts of the Guaido-led alternative presidency, the Venezuelan dictatorship is not going to being going out of business anytime soon. There are several reasons for this. Deposing a dictatorship is a hugely challenging process, especially once it has held power fo

In the first part of this post, I argued that one of the more important back stories of the 2016 US elections was a Russian-​American effort to restore the sagging fortunes of their traditional energy businesses. This second part explains how this may actually happen. the first part of this post, I argued that one of the more important back stories of the 2016 US elections was a Russian-​American effort to restore the sagging fortunes of their traditional energy businesses. T

Much of the post-​election chatter in the United States has focused on the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, and Russia’s security services, their role in the US elections of 7 November and whether their intervention sought to favour the Republican candidate at the expense of his Democratic opponent. For me, this is a no-​brainer. Russia has involved itself in the electoral politics of a host of European Union countries in recent years. Why should Putin th

Publicado el dia 30 de enero 2015 en el Centre of Security Governance El 17 de diciembre pasado, los Estados Unidos y Cuba anunciaron que estarían avanzando en el proceso de restablecer las relaciones diplomáticas y liberar a los ciudadanos respectivos retenidos como prisioneros. El Presidente Obama encomendó a su país reexaminar el bloqueo impuesto a Cuba desde 1962 -el más largo del planeta. Para el año 2017, un poco antes de que el Presidente deje su cargo, este proceso ha

This blog appeared on the website of the Centre for Security Governance on 30 January 2015. On 17 December, the US and Cuba announced that they would be moving to restore diplomatic ties and release respective nationals held as prisoners. President Obama has committed his country to reviewing the embargo that has been in place since 1962 – the longest-standing one on the planet. By 2017, just before Obama takes his leave as President, this process is to have been completed. T