Global Order and Geopolitics

How state capture of agro-export rents transformed a private capital accumulation economy into a political system sustained by consuming productive wealth. The Collapse of Uruguay’s Extractive State How state capture of agro-export rents transformed a private capital accumulation economy into a political system sustained by consuming productive wealth. Did the state build the nation, or […]

A reflection on the practical verification of international institutions and on the real performance of the United Nations in world conflicts. – The verification of facts as a criterion of reality – The gap between institutional design and historical reality – The United Nations and the management of global conflicts VERIFICATION… Many people believe that

Most of today’s wars in the region do not arise from ancient rivalries but from the clash between a vanished imperial order and an artificial system of nation-states created after World War I. There is a widely spread idea that the Middle East is naturally a conflict-prone region. This situation is often attributed to ancient

How early twentieth-century Uruguay allowed immigrants to prosper through economic freedom, property rights and individual initiative. – Uruguay’s liberal environment and immigrant opportunity – Individual merit as the engine of progress – State expansion and the rising cost of entrepreneurship The “Uruguayan Model” of Immigration: A Real Example of Hayek and Rand At the beginning

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have adopted laws restricting communist symbols to protect their sovereignty and prevent the return of totalitarian ideologies. Historical memory as a tool of democratic defenseProhibition of totalitarian symbols in the Baltic statesThe tension between national security and democratic freedoms – Historical memory as a tool of democratic defense– Prohibition of totalitarian

Hayek and Ayn Rand warned that permanent subsidies can transform democracy into a system of political privilege and economic dependence. – Subsidies and the expansion of political power– Hayek and the transformation of democracy into interest group politics– Ayn Rand and the concept of the “aristocracy of pull” SOCIAL JUSTICE: DISCRIMINATION WITH MALICE All subsidies

Public debt and political redistribution of capital are creating a structural transfer of resources that compromises the economic freedom and productive capacity of future generations. – The illusion of financing the present through debt – The economic decapitalization of future generations – The moral and political conflict of the welfare state The current structure of

A strategic reflection on decommunization laws, the Holodomor, and the democratic dilemma in confronting totalitarian ideologies – Historical memory and national sovereignty – Totalitarianism and the limits of democracy – The Holodomor and historical responsibility In previous notes we addressed a fundamental question about limits. If a democracy prohibits the promotion of Nazism, communism, or

A reflection on American military power, selective interventions and the domestic lobbying forces that shape foreign policy choices. – Perceptions of American Power– Selective Intervention and Strategic Interests– Lobbying Influence and Political Realities In a previous article, the focus was to persuade the “usual naïve observers” that Russia appears increasingly like a paper tiger, despite