As China’s Military Power Grows, Potential Conflicts Arise
It was once argued that China had opted to emphasize economic growth rather than military capacity. The goals of China’s military modernization were (a) to respond to a declaration of independence by Taiwan, and (b) t
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Sobre el SUTEP y el Minedu
Sobre la escalada de los conflictos en educación La sorpresa que parece haber causado en el Gobierno la reciente escalada de conflictos sindicales se vio agravada por una respuesta inorgánica e incoherente por parte d
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Situation Report: ISIS Threat in Rio 2016 and ABIN Threat Assessment
August 2016 -- The 2016 Rio Olympic Games start on August 5th. Brazilian and international authorities are working overtime to prepare and take the necessary countermeasures against a potential terrorist attack. As
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Aprendiz de Brujo
Errores que suele cometer un funcionario No hay expresión más clara de desconocimiento del quehacer político que llamar “ruido” a las consecuencias previsibles del no hacer o hacer mal. Quien ejerce función púb
Continue readingTrudeau’s lost all control of our border crisis
This crisis of illegal immigration along the Canada – U.S. border has reached a new pinnacle. According to Customs and Immigration Union President Jean-Pierre Fortin, who represents Canada’s border guards, as many a
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Sobre el chavismo
La dictadura no va a caer con protestas pacíficas Hay circunstancias en las que la política y la economía debieran aprender de la medicina. Para resolver definitivamente un problema y evitar que se prolongue en el ti
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Sobre democracia y seguridad ciudadana
La razón esencial del Estado: la seguridad de los ciudadanos La democracia requiere un sistema de contrapesos, controles y balances para su subsistencia y desarrollo. Por eso es que todas las democracias sólidas del m
Continue readingHow a Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy Could Affect Chinese FDI
When Barack Obama announced the U.S. normalization of relations with Cuba back in December of 2014, the floodgates of expectation and conjecture were opened with abandon. Many believing it would bring a measure of pros
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