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How Trump tries to decide the elections in Brazil

6 min read Miguel Enrique Stedile 0 comments

MIGUEL ENRIQUE STÉDILE
On the Friday before the first round of Brazil's presidential elections, the U.S. embassy and consulates in the country remained closed, in compliance with a State Department directive citing "security reasons." The elections in Brazil are proceeding peacefully; there are no civil conflicts or military threats, no reports of political violence exceeding normal levels, and no threats against U.S. citizens or diplomatic facilities. However, this decision—which was inexplicably joined by the Australian embassy—is part of a series of measures taken by Washington to interfere in the Brazilian elections.

U.S. USA/Europe Europe Principal2

A Russian report refutes accusations of its responsibility for Bucha's deaths

19 min read PASCUAL SERRANO

PASCUAL SERRANO
In the first days of April 2022, a single story dominated Western headlines. It began on April 2nd with the BBC: “War in Ukraine: Street in Bucha found strewn with dead bodies.” On April 3rd and 4th, headlines about the massacre and Ukrainian accusations against Russian forces became widespread. And on April 4th and 5th, satellite images were released to confirm the deaths.

The newspaper El País ran the headline: “The Bucha massacre shows the barbarity of Putin’s war. A chronicle from Bucha about the bodies found after the Russian withdrawal and the testimonies of the residents.”

America Asia China U.S. Principal2

The pomp and reality of strategic stability

9 min read XULIO RIOS

XULIO RIOS
Xi Jinping has left Washington after three days of unusual solemnity, even by the standards of diplomacy between the two superpowers. Ceremonies, honors, a military display, a state dinner, and meticulous presidential staging surrounded the Chinese leader's first state visit to Washington in over a decade. Much symbolism, therefore. But in terms of concrete results, considerably less.

Asia China U.S. Principal2

Artificial intelligence and China's new modernization

11 min read XULIO RIOS 0 comments

XULIO RIOS
Artificial intelligence has become one of the main arenas of global technological competition. China, the United States, and the European Union share the conviction that this is a technology of strategic importance, but they differ substantially in their understanding of its development, regulation, and relationship with the state.

In the Chinese case, AI should also be considered as a part of that broader project which is national modernization.

Asia China U.S. USA/Europe Principal2

For the first time, polls reveal more international support for China than for the United States

9 min read PASCUAL SERRANO

PASCUAL SERRANO
The perception of China has improved in recent years, while that of the United States has worsened, to the point that China is now viewed more positively than the United States in most of the 36 countries surveyed. This is according to a Pew Research Center report comparing people's perceptions of the United States and China around the world. The results are based on surveys of 42.151 adults conducted between February 8 and May 13, 2026.

U.S. USA/Europe Spain Europe Principal2

Eight contradictions after NATO's "love" summit

9 min read MEDEA BENJAMIN

MEDEA BENJAMIN
"I just want to say there was immense love in that room," President Trump declared as he closed the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.

But anyone who looked beyond the carefully orchestrated photo ops saw an alliance riddled with public squabbles, conflicting security visions, and deepening political divisions. Here are eight contradictions that defined the Ankara summit and raise fundamental questions about NATO's future.

Spain Principal2

The left that no longer works. Ideas to get back on track.

48 min read JUAN TORRES

JUAN TORRES
The recent indictment of former socialist president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is riddled with accusations without evidence and based on unproven presumptions, but it cannot be denied that it is part of a very long trail of frustrations and disappointments produced by left-wing leaders in almost the entire world.

Even if his complete innocence were proven tomorrow on all the charges against him, we couldn't help but wonder what someone who presents himself as a moral reference point for the left was doing among commission agents, corrupt officials, and traitors, and what need he has to dedicate himself to making money on the always subtle border between right and wrong when, at the same time, he gives speeches as a champion of equality, transparency, and social justice.

Asia U.S. Principal2

End Israel's war against peace

7 min read JEFFREY D SACHS

JEFFREY SACHS AND SYBIL FARES
A two-week ceasefire has partially halted the Israeli-American war against Iran. The war achieved absolutely nothing that a competent diplomat could not have accomplished in an afternoon. The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war and is now open again, but under greater Iranian control.

Meanwhile, the chaos continues. Israel is determined to break the ceasefire, as this was an Israeli war from the start.

Asia U.S. Principal2

The United States is not winning the war: Trump's four lies and one truth

3 min read DAE -HAN SONG

DAE-HAN SONG

Trump is known for his careless disregard for the truth. Therefore, we in South Korea must examine his words and claims critically. In fact, many of the claims in his recent April 1st (US time) speech are false and constitute disinformation. So, let's clear up the confusion:

Asia USA/Europe Principal2

Widespread torture in Israeli prisons

3 min read EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON 0 comments

EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON
The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli prisons between October 7, 2023 and January 2026 has risen to 84, an alarming figure that is difficult to explain without considering the torture and systematic abuses committed by prison guards and Shin Bet agents against prisoners, a situation that Palestinians continually denounce without anyone listening to them.

In that regard, the fact that Israeli authorities have completely banned visits to prisons by employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross further exacerbates the prisoners' defenseless situation.

Asia China USA/Europe Principal2

China 2025: Between accelerated modernization and structural confrontation

4 min read XULIO RIOS 0 comments

XULIO RIOS
In China, the balance sheet for 2025 points to a year marked by the realization of the difficulty of the challenges to be faced as well as by the depth of the change implemented in substantial areas, especially, underpinning the rapid qualitative modernization of its industrial fabric.

The economy, with that growth target of around 5 percent within reach (5,2 percent in the first three quarters), has confirmed that the goal of achieving high-quality development is irreversible.

Asia U.S. Principal2

The exceptional clemency that Netanyahu is requesting

4 min read EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON 0 comments

EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON
In the midst of his trial, and after nearly six years in court on several corruption charges, Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog, who will have to decide in the coming weeks. Many experts believe he will likely pardon the prime minister with some conditions, the extent of which is still unknown.