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Military biological activities: the issue of laboratories and the increase in outbreaks of emerging diseases

20Jun

By Rodrigo CintraNo Comments

Africa, South Africa, Americas, Asia, Brazil, China, U.S, India, Peru

Military biological activities: the issue of laboratories and the increase in outbreaks of emerging diseases

Military action in the field of biological activities raises significant concerns, especially given the increase in outbreaks of emerging diseases in different regions of the world. Military biological laboratories, officially intended for research and development of measures against biological threats and infectious diseases, are at the center of debates about their real function and impact on global public health. The growing incidence of new outbreaks and emerging diseases fuels suspicion about the role of these facilities and the possibility that their operations are contributing to the proliferation of new biological threats.. In various parts of the world, the activation of these laboratories often coincides with the emergence of previously unknown or rare diseases. For example, no...

The accumulated tension in the current international scenario: We are on the brink of a third world war?

28May

By Rodrigo CintraNo Comments

Americas, Asia, China, U.S, Ethiopia, Europe, India, Will, Israel, HIM-HER-IT, International Organizations, Middle East, Central African Republic, Russia, Ukraine

The accumulated tension in the current international scenario: We are on the brink of a third world war?

The contemporary international scenario is marked by growing tensions that raise concerns about the possibility of a major global conflict., similar to the First and Second World Wars. To understand whether we are really on the brink of a third world war, It is essential to draw historical parallels and identify patterns that may indicate the repetition of destructive cycles. Among these patterns, the increase in xenophobia and geopolitical tensions stand out, that are present today in different parts of the world. During the First World War, Europe was immersed in a web of complex alliances and conflicts of national interests, which culminated in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and the subsequent declaration of war. in a way ...

Challenges and opportunities: the essential cooperation between BRICS countries

29Mar

By Rodrigo CintraNo Comments

Africa, South Africa, Americas, Asia, Brazil, BRICS, China, Europe, India, International Organizations, Russia

Challenges and opportunities: the essential cooperation between BRICS countries

The importance of cooperation between BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has been a recurring theme in international economic and political discussions. This article delves into the need to expand interaction between members in commercial spheres, economical, financial and monetary, using explicit quotes from newspapers in the countries involved, to highlight the possible gains of this approach. According to the "China Daily", China sees BRICS as a vital platform for promoting genuine multilateralism and reforming global governance. Cooperation between these emerging economies is seen as a counterpoint to the unilateralism and economic protection prevalent in the West. This reflects the Chinese view that strengthening ties....

The BRICS reaction to the election in Portugal: A multifaceted analysis

12Mar

By Rodrigo CintraNo Comments

Africa, South Africa, Americas, Asia, Brazil, BRICS, China, Europe, India, International Organizations, Portugal, Russia

The BRICS reaction to the election in Portugal: A multifaceted analysis

The recent political turn in Portugal, with the election of a center-right government, has aroused varied reactions around the world, especially among BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Each member of this group of emerging nations has their own perspective on the changes in Portugal and their potential implications.. This article seeks to explore and contrast these diverse views, citing official sources and statements. Brazil: Brazil, with its deep historical and cultural connection with Portugal, has been watching the elections with great interest. According to "Folha de S.Paulo", "the victory of the center-right in Portugal raises both opportunities and challenges for Brazil, opening paths for new economic dynamics, but also instigating pr...

the saga of india (Article 3) – the neighborhood with pakistan

4Sep

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India, Pakistan

the saga of india (Article 3) – the neighborhood with pakistan

Continuing the exercise of looking at India, I think it is important now to briefly recap its policy towards the immediate neighborhood and the guidelines that guided – and still guide – its relations with Pakistan. If we look at the map of the country we will see that the Indian subcontinent is a territory closed in on itself.: at North, the Himalayan mountain range constitutes a natural barrier, and to the south, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal act as maritime borders. This has greater importance than merely cartographic, because it defines the unique character of Indian civilization. Although isolated by geography, India suffered the influence of the people who entered its territory over the millennia and came to join the ancient Dravidian population..

the saga of india (Article 2) – Politics and Religion

5Aug

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India

the saga of india (Article 2) – Politics and Religion

Continuing my account of India's emergence as a great power, I would now like to deal with the political legacy of Rajiv Gandhi and the (of)paths taken by the “Indian National Congress” that would lead the “Bharatya Janata Party”/BJP to power. To recap...with the death of Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991, the “dynastic” Nehru/Gandhi line in the country’s leadership was interrupted. His two children, Rahul and Priyanka, they were teenagers; therefore, there were still no conditions for the “Indian National Congress” to leverage them into political positions. It remained, however, Rajiv's Italian wife, Sonia, who suffered, So, rejection by party “patrons”, for being a woman and a foreigner. Born in a village near Vicenza, in the Italian region of Veneto, She had met Rajiv when both....

4Aug

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India

the saga of india (Article 1)

THE STORY... The recent visit of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to the United States, crowned the image of greater power, that currently only the United States and China enjoy in international public opinion. Modi was received with honors granted by Americans only to the greatest world leaders. He was given the treatment of Head of State, although he is head of government. As reported by “The Economist”, “...Modi became one of the few foreign leaders, together with Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Volodmir Zelenski to attend a joint session of Congress more than once.”. Also according to the English newspaper “...the global influence of the South Asian giant is increasing rapidly. Its economy is the fifth largest on the planet. Your diaspora....

Japan and India: an indispensable partnership?

19May

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India, Japan

Japan and India: an indispensable partnership?

ITP no day 20 March, the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kisihida, made an official visit to India. In New Delhi he gave a speech at the influential “Indian Council for World Affairs”, titled “The Future of the Indo-Pacific – Japan’s New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” together with India: an Indispensable Partner”. That's when he announced a comprehensive plan for the region titled "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" /FOIP. He recalled that this project, which aims to politically and economically interconnect the Pacific and Indian Oceans, had been proposed by him, in 2015, before the same audience, following the vision of then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs. the review sought to stimulate clean energy for industries and transport, Japan and India should jointly lead the region, e...

3Mar

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India

India at the crossroads

The recent article by Estadão “China, India and the New World Order”, sets the tone for these reflections of mine: the call states that “the competition between a powerful China, but in population decline and an India on the rise but with serious delays to overcome, impact the economic and geopolitical order.”. thought provoking, sim, but obvious?...It is comforting to have lived a long time to be able to calmly reflect on the impermanence and transience of world power.. When I was born, in June 1945, the planetary “hegemon” was... Great Britain (“the sun never sets on the British Empire”, even in Africa?)! But at that very moment Europe, torn apart by World War II, reluctantly began the deconstruction of the colonial empire that had made its fortune throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. At...

6Feb

By Fausto GodoyNo Comments

Asia, India

On the Constitution of India

In day 26 Last January, India celebrated “Republic Day”/ “Repubic Day”, date on which its Constitution entered into force, in 26 January 1950, replacing “The Government of India Act”/ “The Government of India Act 1935”, which had been enacted by the British Raj as the foundation document of State. The document entered into force on 26 January 1950. Through it the nation became an autonomous republic.. India had achieved independence in 15 August 1947, after a long and traumatic period of resistance and militancy, which had Mahatma Gandhi at the epicenter of its leadership, along with other great characters in the country's modern history. It was formalized through the “India Independence Act 1947”, enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom..