Brasil ante el gobierno Bolsonaro: Catástrofe y afrenta contra la vida

El triunfo electoral de Jair Bolsonaro se avecinó como una catástrofe. En un contexto de gobiernos latinoamericanos como los de Iván Duque, Sebastián Piñera o Mauricio Macri; se agregan personajes como Rodrigo Duterte en Filipinas y desde luego Donald Trump. En relación a ello resulta elocuente y preocupante que existan visiones que señalan que lo que anuncia Brasil es incluso peor que lo visto en dichos gobiernos, a tal grado que se ha aludido a que el ahora presidente Bolsonaro encarna la “vanguardia apocalíptica”.

Síntesis informativa -24 de abril 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sri Lanka Calls Bombers ‘Well Educated’ and Warns of Ongoing Threat

Sri Lanka’s president asked two top security officials to resign, amid anger that the government had ignored multiple warnings that churches could be attacked — one of which came just hours before the bombings Sunday. One lawmaker called for the two officials to be arrested and prosecuted.

Complementary Engagement. An American-Led Response to Rising Regional Rivals

Estados Unidos ha asumido el rol de protector mundial, que le ha generado graves costos, tanto económicos, como simbólicos y humanos. El fin de la guerra fría modificó las estrategias de defensa pasando por diversas concepciones dictadas en los National Defense Strategy (NSS). El artículo nos señala una nueva visión de defensa en que los diversos aliados asumen mayores responsabilidades militares en sus territorios, contando aun con el soporte estadounidense, pero sin ser el mayor actor en un posible conflicto.

Síntesis informativa - 11 de abrill 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Julian Assange Charged by U.S. With Conspiracy to Hack a Government Computer

WASHINGTON — The United States has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with one count of conspiracy to hack a computer related to his role in the 2010 release of reams of secret American documents, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday just hours after British authorities arrested him in London.

Síntesis informativa - 10 de abril 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Japan Finds Wreckage From F-35 Fighter Jet, but Pilot Is Still Missing

TOKYO — The Japanese military said on Wednesday that it had found parts of a fighter jet that crashed into the Pacific on a training exercise, but that the pilot was still missing.

The warplane, an F-35A, disappeared over the waters east of Aomori Prefecture on the northern part of Honshu, Japan’s largest island, on Tuesday.

Síntesis informativa - 9 de abril 2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES

In Trump, Netanyahu Sees an Ally Who Helps Him Push the Envelope

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank would flout four decades of American policy, under both Republican and Democratic presidents. But nothing emboldened Mr. Netanyahu to take such a risk more than the support of his ally President Trump.