Síntesis informativa -12 de febrero 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Turkey’s Mass Trials Deepen Wounds Left by Coup
SILIVRI, Turkey — Turkish courts are just weeks from concluding some 300 mass trials intended to draw a line under the most traumatic event of Turkey’s recent history: the failed 2016 coup that killed 251 people, mostly civilians, and wounded more than 2,000.
So far, nearly 3,000 security personnel and civilians have been convicted, and the sweeping verdicts have been welcomed by the government and its supporters as justice served.
But the process has also widened political divisions in Turkey and deepened a sense of persecution among government opponents, who say the mass trials are emblematic of an increasingly arbitrary system of justice under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/world/asia/turkey-mass-trials-coup.html
For Iran, a Grand Occasion to Bash the U.S.
TEHRAN — Braving a drenching rain, Iranians came out in droves on Monday to march up Revolution Street to the capital’s Freedom Monument, including families pushing strollers decorated with balloons in the red, white and green of the country’s flag, clerics, teenagers and others, for a huge state-backed rally commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
While such rallies are organized every year on Feb. 11, this year’s seemed larger, despite the uninviting weather. And like some evil doppelgänger, the United States was omnipresent, despite having broken all ties with Iran in 1981.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/middleeast/iran-40-anniversary-rally.html
THE GUARDIAN
Border security deal reached to avert another US shutdown
The tentative agreement allocates nearly $1.4bn to border security, far less than the $5.7bn demanded by Donald Trump. It allows for the construction of 55 miles of new fencing, built through existing designs such as metal slats, instead of the 215-mile concrete wall demanded by Trump in December.
The deal still needs to be approved by Congress and signed by the president. At a rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday night, Trump said he had been informed about the committee’s progress, telling the crowd: “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.”
Climate and economic risks 'threaten 2008-style systemic collapse'
The study says the combination of global warming, soil infertility, pollinator loss, chemical leaching and ocean acidification is creating a “new domain of risk”, which is hugely underestimated by policymakers even though it may pose the greatest threat in human history.
Until recently, most studies of environmental risk tended to examine threats in isolation: climate scientists examined disruption to weather systems, biologists focused on ecosystem loss and economists calculated potential damages from intensifying storms and droughts. But a growing body of research is assessing how the interplay of these factors can create a cascade of tipping points in human society as well as the natural world.
Enlace al informe: https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/age-of-environmental-breakdown
Catalan leaders' lawyer attacks 'vaudeville' case as trial begins
Described as the “most important trial since Spain’s return to democracy” following Franco’s death, the proceedings will investigate the parts senior politicians and civil society group leaders played in the run-up to the independence referendum in October 2017 and the subsequent unilateral declaration of independence.
Nine of the defendants – who include the former Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras, the former speaker of the Catalan parliament Carme Forcadell and two influential grassroots activists, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez – are accused of rebellion, which carries a prison sentence of up to 25 years. Other charges include sedition and the misuse of public funds.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/12/trial-of-catalan-separatist-leaders-begins-in-madrid
Great Firewall fears as Russia plans to cut itself off from internet
Russia is planning to temporarily disconnect from the internet as part of what it says is an experiment to test its cyberdefence capabilities.
Under the draft law, all internal internet traffic would be carried within the country’s own networks. Any traffic that leaves Russia would be forced to go thorough registered exchange points, subject to regulation by the state communications regulator Roskomnadzor.
Many observers think the creation of a Russian intranet is a further step towards a goal of duplicating the Great Firewall of China to restrict the access of the country’s internet users to content deemed harmful by the authorities.
XINHUA
Hungría puede tener buenas relaciones con China y Rusia como estado miembro de la OTAN, según ministro de Exteriores húngaro
BUDAPEST, 12 feb (Xinhua) -- El ministro de Exteriores de Hungría, Peter Szijjarto, dijo en Budapest el lunes que su país, como miembro confiable de la OTAN, puede mantener buenas relaciones con China y Rusia.
El ministro realizó estas declaraciones en una conferencia de prensa conjunta con el secretario de Estado de EEUU, Mike Pompeo.
Szijjarto afirmó que las exportaciones húngaras a China representan solo el 1,2 por ciento de las exportaciones de la Unión Europea (UE) al país asiático. Las empresas alemanas y británicas son los principales socios de China dentro de la UE.
En cuanto a Rusia, el ministro exigió que los críticos de Hungría acaben con la "hipocresía" porque "el gasoducto Nord Stream con Rusia fue construido por empresas alemanas en lugar de húngaras".
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/12/c_137815748.htm
Qatar y Francia firman acuerdo de diálogo estratégico
DOHA, 11 feb (Xinhua) -- Qatar y Francia firmaron hoy un acuerdo de diálogo estratégico en las áreas política, económica, de inversión, defensa, agrícola, educativa y de combate al terrorismo.
El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, y su homólogo francés, Jean-Yves Le Drian, firmaron el acuerdo luego de reunirse en Doha.
En un comunicado, el canciller qatarí dijo que ambas partes discutieron la crisis del Golfo y los medios para resolverla.
El máximo diplomático francés declaró que su país respalda a Qatar y pidió una solución a la crisis a través del diálogo.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/12/c_137813912.htm
Combate a fuerzas de "Turkestán Oriental" debe ser parte de combate internacional a terrorismo: China
NACIONES UNIDAS, 11 feb (Xinhua) -- El combate a las fuerzas terroristas violentas del llamado Turkestán Oriental debe ser parte de los esfuerzos internacionales de combate al terrorismo, dijo hoy un enviado chino ante la ONU.
En los últimos años, los elementos terroristas violentos del llamado Turkestán Oriental representados por el Movimiento Islámico del Turkestán Oriental han planificado y realizado varios ataques terroristas en territorio chino.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/12/c_137813993.htm
Trump firma iniciativa de inteligencia artificial para garantizar liderazgo de EEUU
WASHINGTON, 11 feb (Xinhua) -- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, firmó hoy una orden ejecutiva para poner en marcha una iniciativa que asegure el liderazgo del país en inteligencia artificial (IA).
Esta iniciativa de promoción tecnológica a nivel nacional pide proteger las ventajas de Estados Unidos en IA "de competidores estratégicos y adversarios extranjeros", pero no especificó a los competidores ni a los adversarios.
"Continuar con el liderazgo estadounidense en inteligencia artificial es de suma importancia para mantener la seguridad económica y nacional de Estados Unidos", dijo Trump.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/12/c_137814524.htm
AL JAZEERA
Acting Pentagon chief reaches Iraq to discuss US troops presence
Patrick Shanahan is on a surprise visit to Baghdad for talks on future of troops following the withdrawal from Syria.
"We are in Iraq at the invitation of the government and our interests are to build Iraqi security capability," Shanahan told reporters travelling with him on his first trip to Iraq on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump caused anger in Baghdad this month when he said he wanted to keep troops at the Ayn al-Asad airbase, northwest of Baghdad, to keep an eye on Iran "because Iran is a real problem".
African Union calls for peace conference on Libya in July
The goal of the summit would be to set the framework for nationwide polls to take place in October.
The country has at least two rival administrations. One, recognised by the UN, is based in the capital Tripoli. While the other has made its headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk.
In a separate development, forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar of the self-declared Libya National Army (LNA) assumed full control of El Sharara, Libya's biggest oil field.
'Agreement in principle' reached to avoid US government shutdown
Announcement of possible deal comes as Trump heads to El Paso to make case for a border wall that Democrats oppose.
US President Donald Trump's December demand for $5.7bn to help construct a border wall triggered the 35-day partial government shutdown that ended last month. It was the longest government closure of its kind in US history.
Trump agreed to reopen the government for three weeks to allow congressional negotiators time to find a compromise on government funding for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on September 30.
RT
Trump orders US agencies to turbocharge AI research and ensure American dominance
President Donald Trump has compelled federal agencies to step up research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) with a new order, calling the US lead in AI of “paramount importance” to America’s national security.
A new executive order signed by Trump on Monday warns the US government against falling behind its strategic competitors in the race for AI supremacy. The order says that “continued American leadership” in the high-tech sector is of “paramount importance to maintaining the economic and national security” of the US and it is the Trump administration policy to “sustain and enhance” it.
https://www.rt.com/usa/451241-trump-order-ai-dominance/
Ukraine's new Neptune cruise missile is far from being God of Sea
Ukraine's new cruise missile, the Neptune, widely promoted by Kiev, is nothing but 'a lightly-modernized variant' of the Russian-made Kh-35 anti-ship missile, writes the National Interest. But that's not the only issue with it.
The Neptune is a Ukrainian subsonic low-altitude anti-ship missile designed to destroy vessels with a displacement of up to 5,000 tons, as well as hit ground targets. The Neptune – developed by Ukrainian manufacturer Luch Design - can be launched from ships, coastal missile systems and combat aircraft.
Ukraine's Navy plans to use the anti-ship missile as the primary weapon of its promising Vespa missile boats. However, the construction of the actual craft to carry the missile is still at the planning stage. The Neptune was unveiled at the international Arms and Security exhibition in Kiev back in 2015, and was created based on the designs of the Soviet Kh-35 anti-ship missile. The initial tests were conducted on March 22, 2016.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/451283-ukraine-neptune-cruise-missile/
A bridge too far: US claims Venezuela blocked aid deliveries... at a crossing that was never open
Photos and video of oil tankers and shipping containers blocking a bridge between Venezuela and Colombia were used as proof Caracas was “blocking” US aid. Left out was the fact that the bridge was never open for traffic.
The bridge figured prominently in last week’s push by official Washington to paint the elected government of Venezuela as hostile to the people, and build support for the US-backed self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido. A USAID convoy arrived in Colombia on Friday, but media outlets reported that the government of President Nicolas Maduro had “blocked” it by setting up fencing and obstacles on the Tienditas International Bridge.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the photo to claim that “Venezuela’s military under Maduro's orders is blocking aid with trucks and shipping tankers. The Maduro regime must LET THE AID REACH THE STARVING PEOPLE.”
https://www.rt.com/news/451235-venezuela-bridge-fake-news/
Russia takes steps to survive global internet shutdown with its own web – MPs
Russia is preparing itself to be disconnected from the World Wide Web. The Lower House of Parliament passed in the first reading a law ensuring the security of the Russian part of the internet.
The bill envisions the ‘Runet’ – the Russian segment of the internet – being able to operate independently from the rest of the world in case of global malfunctions or deliberate internet disconnection. The measures to ensure internet stability include the creation of a national DNS system that stores all of the domain names and corresponding IP numbers.
The new legislation was drafted in response to the new US cyber strategy that accuses Russia, along with China, Iran, and North Korea, of using cyber tools to “undermine” its economy and democracy. It also threatens dire consequences for anyone conducting cyber activity against the US.
https://www.rt.com/russia/451292-russia-internet-cut-off/
AL MAYADEEN
Bloqueo impuesto a Venezuela ocasionó pérdida de 350 mil millones de dólares en producción de bienes y servicios
El estudio, difundido en el portal web del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, reseña que las medidas se basan en la expulsión de Venezuela de los mercados financieros internacionales con el propósito de impedirle el acceso a créditos.
Sin embargo, el Ejecutivo bolivariano cumplió puntualmente los pagos de la deuda externa, no obstante, agencias como Standards & Poors o Moody's, -calificadora de riesgo económico-, colocó a la nación por encima de los dos mil puntos desde 2015, con picos de hasta cinco mil e incluso seis mil puntos.
Cumbre en Sochi: Presidentes de Rusia, Irán y Turquía buscarán solución sostenible para crisis siria
De acuerdo con el comunicado del Kremlin, Putin participará en la cuarta cita a tres bandas de los líderes de los estados garantes del proceso de Astaná, y sostendrá reuniones bilaterales con sus pares el jueves.
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