Síntesis informativa - 17 de abril 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Idaho and other states look to lift orders
Facing mounting economic damage and with encouragement from President Trump, governors of some states have started to announce plans for businesses to tiptoe back into operation on May 1, even as cases surge in some parts of the country.
Síntesis informativa - 16 de abril 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
More Than 5.2 Million U.S. Workers Filed for Unemployment: Live Updates
The coronavirus pandemic’s devastation became more evident Thursday with more than 5.2 million workers added to the tally of the unemployed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
Síntesis informativa - 15 de abril 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Trump’s W.H.O. decision prompts a chorus of protest
President Trump’s decision on Tuesday to halt funding for the World Health Organization in the midst of a pandemic fueled widespread criticism of the U.S. and threatened new divisions during a global battle that has already strained some international ties.
Síntesis informativa - 14 de abril 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The I.M.F. predicts the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression
The International Monetary Fund issued a stark warning about economic damage from the coronavirus, saying on Tuesday that the global economy faces its worst downturn since the Great Depression as shuttered factories, quarantines and national lockdowns cause economic output around the world to collapse.
Síntesis informativa - 13 de abril 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Oil Nations, Prodded by Trump, Reach Deal to Slash Production
Exploring the Future Operating Environment
Se piensa en la guerra (war) y conflicto del futuro, la que según los autores se suele concebir de manera incorrecta, pues no se trata de identificar conflictos específicos o relaciones con adversarios ni tampoco en tratar de identificar las causas del próximo conflicto. Para ver la guerra del futuro los militares: “should focus on those factors and circumstances that will most directly affect the decisions and actions of future joint commanders. It should consider those international, human, and technological factors that will drive conflict.
Fighting the Islamic State By, With, and Through: How Mattered as Much as What
Adaptación a los desafíos que representan las operaciones donde las fuerzas estadounidenses tienen que subordinarse a las fuerzas locales, las cuales pueden mostrar inexperiencia e inconsistencias. En este caso específico, implicó tener poco control sobre la toma de decisiones y ejecución de operaciones.
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Fight: Joint Concepts and Future Readiness
Se propone que se tienen que elaborar nuevos conceptos (Joint Concepts) que hagan frente a los desafíos militares del futuro. Esto implica una modernización de la fuerza militar estadounidense. La elaboración de nuevos conceptos implica la participación de la industria, academia, think thanks, instituciones y socios internacionales.
El Joint Concept es meramente especulativo, pero prevé posibles soluciones y métodos operativos a problemas futuros a los que se tengan que enfrentar los militares. Además:
The Intellectual Edge. A Competitive Advantage for Future War and Strategic Competition
…in the early twenty-first century, the train of progress is again pulling out of the station—and this will probably be the last train ever to leave the station called Homo Sapiens. Those who miss this train will never get a second chance. In order to get a seat on it you need to understand twenty-first century technology, and in particular the powers of biotechnology and computer algorithms… [T]hose left behind will face extinction. (Yuval Noah HaRaRi en Ryan, 2020; 6)
Human Terrain at the Crossroads
La información recolectada por las HTS fue de gran utilidad para operaciones militares en Afganistán e Irak, pero el funcionamiento de los HTS cesó en 2013 por la falta de información inmediata que generara estrategias kinéticas militares, por la participación de civiles en operaciones bélicas, críticas de científicos sociales al uso del conocimiento y una labor neocolonialista, así como principalmente por el alto costo económico -800 millones de dólares en 7 años.
