Between clientelism, institutional decay, and the punishment of disruption – Short political memory as a system survival mechanism – Clientelism as the emotional foundation of power – Social punishment of those who disrupt the structure Once upon a time… there was a very beautiful and very rich country. A country that was a delight for […]
The Democracy That Forgets Everything Read Post »
An uncomfortable debate on justice, memory and power in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE NOT ONLY IN NORTH KOREA NOR IN SOME AFRICAN COUNTRY OF QUESTIONABLE LEGALITY THEY DO EXIST IN THE SOUTHERN CONE While the world watches with astonishment and concern what is happening in the Middle East and now in Lebanon,
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A reflection on the limits of law between sovereign states in a world without global coercive authority. – The legal nature of law and the problem of coercion – How law operates between sovereign states – Structural limits of public international law Does Public International Law actually exist? This is an important question worth addressing.
Does Public International Law Really Exist? Read Post »
Repeated delays of a parliamentary investigation reveal internal fractures within the traditional opposition COALITION YOU SAID… Once again, a parliamentary investigative commission has been postponed. What was publicly framed as coalition cohesion in the Chamber of Deputies revealed, in practice, underlying tension between traditional parties. The delay of the investigation into the acquisition of the
Coalition Tensions and Institutional Erosion in Uruguay Read Post »
Early signals of pressure gave way to uncertainty, leaving the future of the Venezuelan regime suspended in geopolitical calculation. When political processes begin, credibility depends on whether they are carried through to completion. At the beginning of January, many observers across South America perceived a turning point. A symbolic shift appeared to signal that Venezuela’s
Venezuela’s Political Transition and U.S. Strategic Ambiguity Read Post »
Uruguay in the Face of Global Power Reconfiguration and the Erosion of the United Nations The world born in Yalta and Potsdam, later shaped by the Cold War, has changed. As with any major global transformation, it took time for this shift to unfold and even more time for those of us living far from
The Post-Yalta World Order: Strategic Realism and the Crisis of International Law Read Post »
From historic mass parties to leadership vacuums: the erosion of political intermediaries in Uruguay and beyond In many parts of the world, they have disappeared and few people even remember them. It is a well-documented fact that many political parties, conceived as intermediary instruments between the individual and the State, born out of the ideas
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Why the intervention in Caracas is better understood through geopolitics than oil interests Following the U.S. armed operation in Caracas and the transfer of Maduro’s regime to U.S. territory, public reactions split sharply between support and condemnation. Most of the criticism revolved around two claims. First, that the action violated public international law and bypassed
The United States, Venezuela, and the Global Power Struggle with China and Russia Read Post »
A small country, a global power, and the cost of failing to understand our true place in the world. According to several media reports, particularly from El País and Búsqueda, the Uruguayan government has reportedly described the suspension of visas for compatriots seeking future residence in the United States as an error or even an
Several events that have recently impacted public opinion in Uruguay share a common thread that is not always addressed with sufficient clarity. The passport issue, the construction of two naval vessels for the Uruguayan Navy in a Spanish shipyard, and the recent restrictions on migrant visas to the United States are different episodes, yet all
International Relations: The Risks of Improvisation Read Post »