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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...

Mar 7, 2023, 3:28 AM

40 Years of Ronald Reagan’s Evil Empire Speech

Air Force One landed smoothly at the Orlando Airport (Florida) and Ronald Reagan sped to the National Association of Evangelicals Annual Convention to deliver a speech. Just another routine event in the President's schedule. But on March 8, 1983, Reagan...

Feb 12, 2023, 11:45 PM

US-China and Cold War Lessons

In the absence of a more suitable analogy, a new Cold War seems to be looming between the United States and the People's Republic of China. To what extent the two giants will clash arises as the main strategic dilemma...

Jan 23, 2023, 11:18 PM

The German Dilemma

As the first anniversary of the Ukraine war approaches, Germany's refusal to supply battle tanks to Kyiv highlighted differences among NATO allies over the assistance to V. Zelensky's government. The facts came to light at the meeting that took...

Jan 18, 2023, 2:12 PM

China and the limits of detente

Facing the slowest economic growth since the launch of Deng Xiaoping´s reforms in 1978, China seems to be offering evidence of an attempted detente in its traumatic relationship with the United States. According to observers, after having achieved an unprecedented...

Apr 19, 2020, 3:28 PM

More than 50 years ago, a not-so-secret cabal all but predicted the current mess

The Club of Rome was convened to figure out what amounted to early warnings of climate change; if only public opinion hadn't been diverted from their prophetic message

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