Transition is “the act and effect of passing from one state to another different” and it implies change. A government transitioning to democracy faces “a process of transformation of the rules, of the mechanisms of participation, and of political competition” to get back the essential components and general conditions of democracy.
Mr Assange embodies the dangers posed by narcissism in the information era. He obviously forgot that true leaders face misery with elegance and success with humility.
Fighting for a better world means battling stereotypes, and the most effective way to do this is to ban negative characterizations in mass media. We are obliged to think about categories and that fatality requires characterizing people. The overwhelming presence of prejudice cannot amilanarnos. It’s an incessant battle, but it’s our life.
Trump can, order an air and maritime blockade of Venezuela to prevent Russia and Iran from developing their power there. The more we wait to take decisive action against Russia and Iran, the more difficult it will be to expel them from Venezuela. And, sadly, expelling them is our only option. ” The Monroe doctrine, which in the early NINETEENTH century declared Latin America as a sphere of American influence, is not a reflection of America’s imperialist ambition. It is now a national and regional security imperative.
In the Americas, democracy has five indispensable fundamental components; “respect for human rights and basic individual freedoms; access to power and its discharge subordinated to the rule of law; conducting periodic, free, and fair elections based upon the concepts of universal suffrage and secrecy as expressions of the people’s sovereignty; the existence of a plural regime of political parties and organizations; and the separation and independence of the branches of government”.
Something is clear: Russia has a lot to lose if ripe leaves power. Venezuela is its main ally in American lands. The Russians know that the agreements reached do not have the approval of the National Assembly and therefore are not legal and will not be recognized, hence they have been emphatic in declaring “legitimate” the mature regime. All the scenarios are to be seen. But it doesn’t look like the blood reaches the river.
The invasion of one country to another fully justifies an armed intervention to rid a nation of a foreign occupying force. Today Venezuela is invaded by Cuba, and the international community is excused by false sovereignty and principles of non-interference. There is ample evidence that there is a foreign occupation force in Venezuelan territory. It is time for the end of the impunity in which the Cuban dictators live. ” Can mature and the Cuban occupation Force be overthrown without armed intervention?
As I watch the unfolding tragedy in the US Southern border, I cannot repress a nostalgic flashback to 1992 when the Peace Treaty for el Salvador was signed in Chapultepec Mexico. As customary, UN mediators and warring parties signed the treaties, shook hands and patted each other on the back . Then everyone went back to their businesses. 27 years thereafter these gangs are part of a very sophisticated network of organized crime that crisscrosses the world and holds politics at ransom. The answer of course is not be found in a wall but in how to retake the Initiative for the Americas to bring prosperity vaccinating the region from the strain of organized crime.
In the Americas, democracy has five compulsory essential elements: “Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; Access to power and exercise subject to the rule of law; The holding of regular, free and fair elections based on universal and secret suffrage as an expression of the sovereignty of the people; The plural regime of political parties and organizations; And the separation and independence of the public authorities. “
The adoption of a universal health system like the one in France or Spain seems inevitable in the United States. The clear majority prefers it according to the last measurements. Americans have to pay up to three times the value of medicines. That’s intolerable.
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