Invertebrate Spain (as in without backbone), and The Revolt of the Masses are two of José Ortega y Gasset’s best known works. Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), a Spanish philosopher and essayist, wrote during the first half of the 20th century when Spain wavered between monarchy, republicanism, and dictatorship. For him, the Basque and Catalan separatisms…
Russia strategically places in the arena that former President Chavez was poisoned… Specifically, Igor Kirillov, commander of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense of the Russian Armed Forces , stated that Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) was poisoned with a special substance capable of causing cancer. The Russian representative explained that the deadly liquid in question can…
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of having bombed a prison causing the death of nearly fifty inmates and injuring more than 120, the fact is under investigation and it is expected that due to the magnitude of the events those responsible will be punished severely. The prisoners, regardless of the crime committed, are defenseless…
Japan was the last leg of her tour of Asia, and Nancy Pelosi is not just any representative. She, at 82 years old, is the spokeswoman for the Chamber and in that capacity, the third in line of command in the country. Her trip should have been a state trip and it was just a…
Beatrice Rangel handed it to me. I met her when she was Minister in Carlos Andrés Pérez’s second government. In fact, she was more than a minister. She was a “problem solver,” someone that any self-respecting Latin American government should have. Because she was devilishly smart, she spoke English and French as well as Spanish,…
Inter-American Watch Thursday 04/08/2022 Bolivia Bolivia could lose up to $800 million for 3 awards in international arbitrations Bolivia could lose some $8 billion dollars in three international arbitrations whose awards will be known in the coming months. They were requested by the British Glencore Finance Bermuda and the American Orlandini Mining Company and Dulon…
After reading more than once each article of the proposal to be plebiscitated this September 4, and studying it in relation to other countries and Chile’s own constitutional history, I no longer have any doubts. Furthermore, he had not been so certain since the 1988 plebiscite, when General Pinochet was told no. I make it…
Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the O.A. published an article in the Chronicles of Montevideo newspaper that should be the object of reflection of the continent’s elites in the supposed case that they are interested in rescuing democratic paths and taking advantage of the opportunities opened by international change. In effect, the world economy and…
Inter-American Watch Tuesday 8/2/2022 Analysis Marco Rubio: “We are Facing Some Real Challenges” in Latin America Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., offered remarks during the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations nominations hearing for U.S. Ambassadorships in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rubio said the following….In Suriname, you have a president who…
A few days ago I visited my first weightlifting coach. Apart from remembering golden times in our beloved sport, the tragic situation in Bolivia was one of the topics we discussed. For a couple of old people (my teacher is in his sixties and I am in my forties) it is tragic to see how…
