Politics

How do you see the current situation in Chile after the defeat in the plebiscite to approve the new Constitution? The current political and social situation in Chile is very complex. The defeat in the plebiscite was undoubtedly a very…

In early December 2021, Japan’s Self-Defense Force joined the U.S. armed forces for Resolute Dragon 2022, which the U.S. Marines called the “largest bilateral training exercise of the year.” Major General Jay Bargeron of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division said…

It is common to hear that Brazil is a country with strong democratic characteristics, but the truth could not be further from this. With a past of military dictatorship, Brazil only became a democratic republic in 1985. Since this democracy…

The blocking of hundreds of roads and crowds demanding a coup d’état in front of the barracks did not cloud the democratic climate and the good international repercussions of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election as president of Brazil for…

It’s fascinating that this year’s United Nations Climate Action meeting (COP27) happens to be at the same time that the midterm elections in the United States. Progressive organizations have been denouncing the human rights record of Egypt, this year’s host…

The tenure of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is defined by the deforestation of the Amazon, the return of 33 million Brazilians to hunger, and the terrible governance of the country during the pandemic. By Pedro Marin But it also…

By Karlos Zurutuza for Inter Press Service. It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through a dense forest. There, protected under a sea of beech trees from the view of the drones, it…

This 5 and 6 November, the Plurinational Assembly will take place in Buenos Aires to constitute Runasur, the Unasur of the Peoples, under the guidelines of the defence of life, cultural identity and sovereignty from an anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist vision.…

The “living” are appropriating pension funds While we listened to President Boric speaking to us from La Moneda about his bill to eliminate the disastrous AFP, and we were beginning to rejoice, he then insulted us by maintaining the language…

The Miraflores Palace, the seat of government in Caracas, was the scene of a long-awaited meeting between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. By Marcos Salgado In a two-hour private meeting, the presidents even agreed to re-establish…