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| Syria
? The Syrian Truce and Obama’s Exit StrategyWithout an agreement for Assad to step down and allow a transition toward a pluralist government, no cease-fire stands a chance. -> read article... |
| Spanish state
A midsummer’s night’s bewildermentWithout doubt, we were expecting a better night. The Spanish state elections of June 26, 2016 definitively marked the end of the first stage of the political cycle opened with the eruption of Podemos in the European elections of May 25, 2014, which in turn was a product, not in a mechanical way, of the blast of May 2011. The results for Podemos were unprecedented in retrospective terms, but have been clearly below expectations and possibilities. Why it was not possible to make the much desired sorpasso (overtaking) of the PSOE? The fiasco took us and others by surprise. This is not to draw lessons after the event explaining a failure that no one saw coming, but if at least try to understand why it happened. -> read article... |
| Philippines
The Philippines’ New StrongmanRodrigo Duterte’s election as president of the Philippines made global news. It’s not hard to see why. Described as an “outsider” and a “maverick,” Duterte is a charismatic enigma. -> read article... |