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Towards a Global Rule of Law

Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine To democratize the international system for a governance that can save the planet Developed countries presume that in their societies the rule of law which guarantees the separation of powers, respect for the law, human rights…

Democracy

Brussels, Not Tehran, In Pompeo’s Crosshairs

by Eldar Mamedov* – LobeLog During his trip to the Middle East the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an international summit in Warsaw on February 13-14 to “promote freedom, peace and stability in the Middle East.” Such objectives, judging by his own rhetoric, seem to be…

Democracy

The Rise Of Radical Right Extremism In Trump’s America

By Jade Hutchinson* – Rantt Media While Donald Trump’s brand of white nationalism endures, we must deepen our understanding of the group behavior, mentality, and tactics of right-wing extremists The United States of America has recently experienced concentrations of right-wing…

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If Donald Trump Declares a National Emergency Over the Border Wall…

By  Brendan Cole  – Newsweek Here Is How the American People Would Pay for It Money could be diverted from disaster funds—like those set aside to help storm-ravaged Puerto Rico—to pay for President Donald Trump’s wall, it has been reported. NBC News reported that the president…

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Indigenous People, the First Victims of Brazil’s New Far-Right Government

By Mario Osava* RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 10 2019 (IPS) – “We have already been decimated and subjected, and we have been victims of the integrationist policy of governments and the national state,” said indigenous leaders, as they rejected the new Brazilian government’s proposals and…

Civil Society

The Populist Specter

By Steven Hahn* – The Nation Is the groundswell of popular discontent in Europe and the Americas what’s really threatening democracy? There is, many believe, a specter haunting the Euro-American world.

Civil Society

Ágora`s Plenary report

Chairman: Roberto Savio Opening with the 13 documents of the working groups – Chairman: Roberto Savio On Friday, December 14, thirteen reports from the working groups carried out in different parts of the world were presented to the Plenary of the Agora in Sezano, in preparation…

Civil Society

Time for a new Paradigm

Roberto Savio* ROME, Jan 8 2019- The person most qualified to write the foreword for this latest work by Riccardo Petrella, In the Name of Humanity, would actually be Pope Francis, who, using other words but speaking of values and making denouncements, has often argued what the…

Armed conflicts

What happened to Trump’s Syria withdrawal?

By Ishaan Tharoor * – The Washington Post Last month, President Trump stunned his allies — and possibly his own advisers — by announcing the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. Critics feared Trump was playing into the hands of Russia and Iran; others lamented what…

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Jair Bolsonaro, on Day 1, Undermines Indigenous Brazilians’ Rights

By Ernesto Londoño – The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has compared indigenous communities living in protected lands to animals in zoos, took a major step toward undermining the rights of indigenous people just hours after taking office…