Monthly Archive: December 2016
Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Winners and losers in the fall of Aleppo
The fall of Aleppo in the hands of the government forces of Bashar al-Assad, with the military support of Russia and Iran, is producing both winners and losers; on both sides this new state of affairs will have repercussions over the short, medium and long terms that go far [...]
20/12/2016
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A roadmap for sustainable electricity trade between Morocco and Europe
At the COP22 meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco and the EU member States France, Germany, Portugal and Spain announced a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Roadmap for Sustainable Electricity Trade (SET) between Morocco and the European Internal Energy Market. The goal is to facilitate the ‘mutually beneficial’ exchanges [...]
16/12/2016
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Delayed reaction to ’68
In Donald Trump’s US, but similarly exemplified by Brexit and other western societies, there is a ballot-box rebellion among a generation of working and lower-middle class white men (not women), who feel neglected and abandoned by the politics and new values that have been in the ascendant since the [...]
13/12/2016
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Italy and Austria, taking an unorthodox stand against populism
Despite the no camp winning the referendum on constitutional reform, it would be a mistake to say that Italy has voted against Europe, even though it may have European consequences, albeit more restricted than many pessimists have claimed. It was not a victory for populism – if anything, it [...]
7/12/2016
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