Safe Democracy Foundation

Argentina loses its international strength

Luciano Anzelini — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:02:22 +0000

Fernández de Kirchner must put aside the diplomatic arrogance full of grand proclamations and responsibly face up to a foreign policy in which the results coincide with Argentina’s strategic guidelines. A preliminary assessment of her performance leaves big question marks and a feeling of deception.

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Honduras suffers a violent coup d’etat: A step backwards for institutionality

Ricardo Israel Zipper — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:20 +0000

Within a democracy, one cannot give any type of legitimacy to a coup d’etat. For Latin America, this coup in Honduras serves as proof of the extent at which it troubles this region to accept that democracy can only work within boundaries and through laws.

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Latin America: the two types of “left”

José Luis Martínez — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:35 +0000

There are two types of “left” in Latin America today: the new, updated left with strong social-democratic undertones, which is aiming for a welfare state and an economy with a human element to it, and the one of radical inspiration that acts through personalism, authoritarianism and the control of public powers.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict: moving towards an imposed settlement

Dan Bavly — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:55:34 +0000

We can assume that Obama is aware of the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002, and that he believes that these points constitute a reasonable first step towards honest negotiations. However, it appears that Netanyahu does not agree with the American president’s ideas. Will the Israeli prime minister be astute enough to realize that it is his brief to change what may evolve into an imposed settlement by proposing understanding, in order to lead to a settlement preferred by all?

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No surprises at the European elections in Spain

Ismael Crespo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:10 +0000

Zapatero should not wear a defeated look on his face, because he has not been defeated. Nonetheless, Rajoy should not sport a triumphant smile either. Those who voted in the European Parliament elections in Spain form the solid core of both parties, but the direction of future general elections will be decided by that other 50 percent that abstained from voting.

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Barack Obama - Benjamin Netanyahu: My luck is in need of your luck

Daniel Alauf — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:12:23 +0000

Obama needs Netanyahu in order to be able to make progress towards a peace agreement in the Middle East to restore the United States’ image in the moderate Arab countries. Netanyahu needs Washington’s support in order to stand up to the threat of a nuclear Iran.

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Israel: possible hurdles on the road to peace

Dan Bavly — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:32 +0000

The majority of Israelis believe that a peace treaty based on a two-state solution is not within reach. Find out why.

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Middle East conflict: Is there really no partner?
por Dan Bavly

Brazil: if the economy is falling, why is the market rising?

Marcelo Luchino — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:47:35 +0000

Brazil has technically entered a so-called recession. How then, can we explain the fact that Sao Paolo’s stock market (Bovespa) - which was at 30 thousand in December of 2008 - has not stopped rising, and has reached 50 thousand.

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Banking on volunteerism

Bernardo Kliksberg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:23:56 +0000

A narrow economist point of view has devalued the possibilities of volunteerism. It’s time to get over this once and for all. Obama’s example, banking on volunteerism in the midst of the American economy’s biggest crisis in eighty years, is more than suggestive.

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Global economic crisis: 400,000 more children could die in 2009
por Bernardo Kliksberg

Somalia: the explosive combination of illegal fishing, toxic waste and piracy

Mabel González Bustelo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:04:55 +0000

Many foreign vessels, but especially European ones, have not only harvested the Somalian coast through illegal fishing, but have also used it as a dumping ground for its dangerous, toxic and even nuclear waste.

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