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Sep 11, 2023, 1:53 AM

The G20 and the Limits of Cooperation

The G20 and the limits of cooperation In a scenario dominated by decline in relations between Great Powers, the results of the G20 meeting in New Delhi (India) yielded the modest fruits that could be expected in a context...

Sep 3, 2023, 12:26 AM

40 Years from the Cold War KAL 007 Flight Tragedy

The KAL 007 flight tragedy and one of the most dangerous incidents of the Cold War The shooting down of a Boeing 747, with 269 passengers on board, by a Russian fighter while it was flying over Soviet territory without...

Aug 21, 2023, 6:05 AM

Seven decades after the coup against Mossadegh

Exactly seven decades ago, on August 1953, the eyes of the world fell on Iran (Persia). The Iranian crisis would lead to the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, in an event called to mark a milestone for the...

Jul 15, 2023, 9:11 AM

Ukraine´s NATO Aspirations and Bucharest Summit Lessons

Meeting in Vilnius, NATO leaders predictably rejected the Ukrainian government's claim to reach a clear timetable for their country's entry into the Atlantic alliance. At the same time, they subjected their eventual membership to the "agreement of the allies...

Jul 13, 2023, 7:35 AM

Yellen´s China Trip and the Limits of Interdependence

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visit to the People´s Republic of China on July 7-9 marked the second trip made by a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet to Beijing in less than a month. Yellen´s traveled for high-level...

Jun 20, 2023, 8:35 AM

Thaw in Beijing

Ending a two-day visit to the Chinese capital, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that talks with the People´s Republic top leaders had yielded the positive result of coincidence in the need to “stabilize” the bilateral link between...

May 22, 2023, 3:49 AM

Kissinger´s Lessons on Legitimacy

About to turn 100 years old, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger is the subject of a widespread tribute. But given that it is impossible to describe his life and work in an opinion column, perhaps it is useful to emphasize...

Apr 12, 2023, 6:22 AM

Macron in China and De Gaulle´s Legacy

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

Returning from a state visit to the People´s Republic of China, French President Emmanuel Macron declared that Europe should avoid becoming a “vassal” and being drawn into conflict between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan. His words were interpreted as he...

Mar 22, 2023, 4:16 PM

20 Years from Iraq´s War of Choice

The White House. Washington. March 20, 2003. A phone call from Moscow links US President George W. Bush with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin´s chief tries to convince the American head of state to prevent what is about...

Mar 18, 2023, 8:47 AM

The Saudi-Iranian Deal and China´s Rising Diplomacy

Confirming that change is the only permanent thing in this world, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran announced the restoration of their diplomatic relations and the reopening of embassies after years of enmity. The surprise...

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Mariano Caucino was Argentine ambassador to Israel (2018-2019) and to Costa Rica (2016-2017).