Global Order and Geopolitics

When the State claims to know better, it replaces freedom with control and destroys the wealth it seeks to direct No one knows better what is convenient than those who create resources.The arrogant man who imagines he can arrange the members of the entire society as if they were pieces on a chessboard forgets that, […]

From Solferino to the Red Cross, the attempt to civilize war collides with its own limits Humanity had already come a long way when attempts began to establish a legal framework for war. Humanity had already come a long way when attempts began to establish a legal framework for war.For many centuries, the justice of

From Fidel Castro’s personalist rule to Alina Fernández’s intimate testimony, an analysis of how extractive institutions destroy freedom and human bonds The question of whether Fidel Castro was “power-sick” is one of the central debates in contemporary historiography and political science.Castro remained at the top of power from 1959 to 2006 (almost half a century),

Uruguay’s international projection raises questions about leadership, ethics, and political alignment Tell Me Who You Walk With…And I Will Tell You Where You Lead UsBy Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano The recent tour of candidate Yamandú Orsi through Spain, which cost every Uruguayan taxpayer money, has raised alarms across Uruguay’s political landscape.Beyond the hypocrisy of

When power replaces capability, society stops creating and starts devouring itself The Cannibalism of Incompetence:A Requiem for the Ladder of SuccessBy Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano The man who produces is the man who holds the world on his shoulders.But today, that Atlas not only bears the weight of gravity, but also the dead weight

Institutional collapse in Venezuela and Nicaragua reveals the roots of growing distrust in democracy across the region. Can Democracy in Latin America Be Trusted? Part Two.We must insist on this topic.Because unfortunately today people read very little.In a previous note we mentioned the electoral twists in Peru and Brazil and the increasingly evident distrust (one

A hidden cost structure borne by every citizen, distorting the real economy THE ASSISTED SUICIDE OF SOCIETYThe Invisible Tax: The Bill No One Hands YouBy Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano Every morning, when a Uruguayan turns on the lights, fills up the car, or pays for a kilo of rice at the supermarket, an act

Distrust, irregularities and political narratives fuel growing skepticism about elections across the region. Can Democracy Be Trusted in South America?Disbelief.Distrust.Last Sunday, the first round of presidential elections was held in Peru, a country that in recent years has had more presidents than the total number of players on a basketball team, and already from the

When ideology and public spending override efficiency, economies weaken and social trust erodes The fatal arrogance of the left hides state capitalism behind a false social interest.With the argument that it knows better than the individual how to spend money in the interest of society, it commits economic abuse as a postmodern pandemic.It bypasses all

When militancy replaces management, the State stops serving citizens and becomes an instrument of ideological power. A Left-Wing Government Fulfills Its ProgramA left-wing government advances toward its ideologyBy Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano The inconsistency has been committed of incorporating left-wing parties into the liberal democratic-republican system, many of them converted from terrorism and guerrilla