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Thursday, September 14, 2006. HAMAS TRIUMPHED, BUT ISRAEL WON. While it may seem counterintuitive, in terms of Diplomacy, the winner of the Palestinian elections was not Hamas, but Israel. In fact, until very recently Israel had serious problems in its relations with Europe and Ariel Sharon was considered a serious obstacle to peace. EGYPT AND JORDAN, IN DANGERThe current conflict between Palestinians is reminiscent of what happened in the 60’s and 70’s in the refugee camps. The difference is that th...
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Thursday, September 14, 2006. THE UNITELARISMBut, which is the difference of what is happening now? That in the other experiences negotiating efforts was done. Therefore, why did Evo Morales opt for the unilateralism? LULA, UPSETThere is clearly a possibility that the bet fails. Not only the European countries have felt affected (specially Spain), but Brazil, principal investor and with a Bolivian gas-dependency of more than a 60 per cent. Lula must be very upset, considering that Morales opted for the C...
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Ricardo Israel (English): September 2006
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Thursday, September 14, 2006. THE DECLINE OF TONY BLAIR. THE LABOUR LEADER, ANTHONY BLAIR, WHO ASSUMED POWER IN 1997 and won three consecutive elections, is watching his political career go slowly down the tubes. The power is not being taken from him by his adversaries, but by his own party members. Nor can terrorist attacks explain the massive internal crisis of his government. But a year in politics is long, and so much water has passed under the bridge that the Conservatives, led by David Cameron, now...
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Thursday, September 14, 2006. THE DECLINE OF TONY BLAIR. THE LABOUR LEADER, ANTHONY BLAIR, WHO ASSUMED POWER IN 1997 and won three consecutive elections, is watching his political career go slowly down the tubes. The power is not being taken from him by his adversaries, but by his own party members. Nor can terrorist attacks explain the massive internal crisis of his government. But a year in politics is long, and so much water has passed under the bridge that the Conservatives, led by David Cameron, now...
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Ricardo Israel (English): October 2006
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Thursday, October 05, 2006. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS? Apart from being the most powerful organ of the United Nations it is also the most influential instrument of international law in the world. And although the Council is comprised of 15 members, the real power is held by those countries that have the right to veto: the United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China. The importance of the other ten members is only secondary. From a distance, the figure of Chav...
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Thursday, September 14, 2006. It is not a redundancy. There are political wars and there are miitary wars. The Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 to expel the PLO was a political war. The invasion of 2006 is not. The Palestinian and Lebanese, on the other hand, feel that they are being made the objects of a collective punishment directed disproportionately at civilians. In the meantime negotiations for a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank and other continuing peace talks remain buried. How, Is...
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Thursday, October 05, 2006. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS? Apart from being the most powerful organ of the United Nations it is also the most influential instrument of international law in the world. And although the Council is comprised of 15 members, the real power is held by those countries that have the right to veto: the United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China. The importance of the other ten members is only secondary. From a distance, the figure of Chav...
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Thursday, September 14, 2006. Cub a: Transition or Succession? By Ricardo Israel Z. (for Safe Democracy). IN 47 YEARS IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED EVEN ONCE that President Fidel Castro referred power. But as evidence of the seriousness of his medical condition and the infirmity of his age, Castro gave up his authority quickly upon his ingression into the hospital, thus avoiding the danger of a lull in government. And so the likelihood of a Cuban-American influenced transformation in government is low. And so th...
