Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, opinion, the-global-observer en-us https://english.elpais.com Wed, 29 May 2024 09:49:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-29/the-emerging-order-hegemonic-stability-or-anarchy.html Wed, 29 May 2024 09:49:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-29/the-emerging-order-hegemonic-stability-or-anarchy.html Moisés Naím The list of challenges affecting humanity at large is long and dangerous. If no one manages to impose some order in the international system, dangerous anarchy will be the outcome The list of challenges affecting humanity at large is long and dangerous. If no one manages to impose some order in the international system, dangerous anarchy will be the outcome Moisés Naím China Vladimir Putin Victor Moriyama Emerging order A forest fire in Porto Velho, Brazil. A forest fire in Porto Velho, Brazil. <p>Global problems are rapidly proliferating, and no country can solve them acting alone. The list of<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-18/a-world-without-precedents.html" target="_blank"> challenges affecting humanity </a>at large is long and dangerous. They range from the threat posed by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-03/this-time-its-different.html" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a> to the harsh realities of a rapidly warming planet,<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-17/lets-talk-about-nuclear-weapons.html" target="_blank"> nuclear proliferation</a>, migrations, pandemics, and the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-01/when-organized-crime-is-the-government.html" target="_blank">criminalization of governments</a>. Some problems, like uncontrolled migrations, are age-old. Others, like <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-02/when-climate-hits-home.html" target="_blank">global warming</a>, are new.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-29/the-emerging-order-hegemonic-stability-or-anarchy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-14/guns-or-butter.html Tue, 14 May 2024 15:05:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-14/guns-or-butter.html Moisés Naím Globally, nations spend nine times more on military endeavors than on combating hunger Globally, nations spend nine times more on military endeavors than on combating hunger Moisés Naím China América YASUYOSHI CHIBA (AFP) Guerra Ucrania A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions in Bakhmut, February 2023. A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions in Bakhmut, February 2023. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/DQMCRl5PcxCioYDDGxl14vlAWyc=/arc-anglerfish-eu-central-1-prod-prisa/public/23MXKTN5MRGJZOJWKMUV2QWFLY.jpg" width="6000" height="4001" alt="A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions in Bakhmut, February 2023."></img><p>Last year, global military spending surged by nearly 7%, marking the largest increase since 2008, according to researchers at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Collectively, governments expended over $2.4 trillion on military personnel, equipment and weaponry. That is 2.4 million times a million dollars.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-14/guns-or-butter.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-02/when-climate-hits-home.html Thu, 02 May 2024 16:40:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-02/when-climate-hits-home.html Moisés Naím Climate change is becoming a systemic risk for the well-being of each of the planet’s inhabitants Climate change is becoming a systemic risk for the well-being of each of the planet’s inhabitants Moisés Naím Lynne Sladky Miami Beach A woman walks along a flooded street in Miami Beach. A woman walks along a flooded street in Miami Beach. <p>Landowners, homeowners, and other owners of real estate properties are facing losses that could reach $25 trillion worldwide—a sum not far from the GDP of the United States— according to <i>The Economist</i>. This staggering figure underlines the vulnerability of real estate assets, the kind of assets typically purchased with borrowed money. The global credit market heavily relies on property as collateral. What happens to that market if the value of these real estate assets suddenly plummets? Such a scenario could trigger the most destabilizing shock the global economy has ever faced. And what might cause such an impact?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-05-02/when-climate-hits-home.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-17/lets-talk-about-nuclear-weapons.html Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:18:08 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-17/lets-talk-about-nuclear-weapons.html Moisés Naím The decades during which these arms have not been used in armed conflicts represent a significant achievement for humanity The decades during which these arms have not been used in armed conflicts represent a significant achievement for humanity Moisés Naím Irán Vladimir Putin China India Pakistán Nuclear weapons A nuclear weapons test in the Pacific. A nuclear weapons test in the Pacific. <p>On the fateful morning of August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a bomb that obliterated the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-06/hiroshima-mayor-calls-nuclear-deterrence-folly-as-city-marks-78th-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing.html" target="_blank">Japanese city of Hiroshima</a>. Three days later, Nagasaki suffered the same fate. The Japanese Empire realized that without surrender, its territory would be devastated. Thus, 24 days after the bombing of Nagasaki, the Emperor signed the unconditional surrender of Japan.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-17/lets-talk-about-nuclear-weapons.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-06/lessons-from-haiti-and-cuba.html Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:46:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-06/lessons-from-haiti-and-cuba.html Moisés Naím Haitians would like to protest as the Cubans do, but they have no one to complain to. The lack of a state can be as devastating as its excess Haitians would like to protest as the Cubans do, but they have no one to complain to. The lack of a state can be as devastating as its excess Haití Port au Prince Cuba Moisés Naím Ralph Tedy Erol (Reuters) Gunfire near Haiti's National Palace, in Port-au-Prince Several people run from a shooting near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, on March 21. Several people run from a shooting near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, on March 21. <p>In 1974, when two idealistic young Americans decided to spend their honeymoon in Haiti, they could hardly have imagined what would become of this small Caribbean country. Bill and Hillary Clinton always had a soft spot for Haiti. Like them, dozens of humanitarian organizations, international development agencies, and multilateral institutions have set up in Port-au-Prince, making Haiti one of the most aid-dependent countries in the world.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-04-06/lessons-from-haiti-and-cuba.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-03-21/fat-leonard-and-alex-saabs-interesting-story.html Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:02:29 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-03-21/fat-leonard-and-alex-saabs-interesting-story.html Moisés Naím The U.S. government had in custody one of Maduro’s most notorious financial operators, while the Venezuelan strongman had in his jail the person who bribed a number of top military officers and their civilian accomplices The U.S. government had in custody one of Maduro’s most notorious financial operators, while the Venezuelan strongman had in his jail the person who bribed a number of top military officers and their civilian accomplices Moisés Naím Venezuela opinion Leonard Glenn Francis and Alex Saab. Leonard Glenn Francis and Alex Saab. <p>His name is Leonard Glenn Francis, but everyone called him <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-12-25/who-is-fat-leonard-the-fugitive-criminal-the-united-states-will-receive-in-return-for-sending-alex-saab-to-venezuela.html">Fat Leonard</a>. His company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, made him very wealthy. His business was supplying — food, fuel, etc. — to U.S. Navy ships in Asian ports. Fat Leonard became good friends with the American admirals and captains who went to his parties. He was a generous host, and everybody knew that his already large fortune continued to grow.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2024-03-21/fat-leonard-and-alex-saabs-interesting-story.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-14/what-is-climate-sticker-shock.html Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:31:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-14/what-is-climate-sticker-shock.html Moisés Naím The amount of money needed to address climate change is so large that it makes most people want to throw up their hands in defeat. But that’s a very bad idea The amount of money needed to address climate change is so large that it makes most people want to throw up their hands in defeat. But that’s a very bad idea Moisés Naím David Guzmán (EFE) The streets of Acapulco, in Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Otis, last Thursday. The streets of Acapulco, in Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Otis, last Thursday. The streets of Acapulco, in Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Otis, last Thursday. <p>The figure is $2.4 trillion. Let’s just put it out there. A two, a four, followed by 11 zeroes. That’s the astronomical figure needed to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-02-23/why-we-drag-our-feet-when-it-comes-to-climate-change.html" target="_blank">confront climate change</a>. And not just once. That’s the amount that would have to be spent every year just to avoid the worst impacts to the atmosphere. No one knows for sure how to raise such a sum or who will pay it. But we better figure it out.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-14/what-is-climate-sticker-shock.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-01/the-stealthy-recessions.html Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:57:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-01/the-stealthy-recessions.html Moisés Naím Across the globe, the institutions that defend democracy are in serious trouble Across the globe, the institutions that defend democracy are in serious trouble Moisés Naím Javier Campos (NurPhoto / Getty Images) Daily Life In Caracas, Venezuela A motorcycle passes in front of a mural of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez in Caracas, in an image from 2022. A motorcycle passes in front of a mural of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez in Caracas, in an image from 2022. <p>Much has been said about the “democratic recession,” meaning<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-18/a-world-without-precedents.html" target="_blank"> democracy is retreating</a> in many parts of the world. But there is another recession, less well-publicized, that goes hand in hand with the first and could be more damaging: the global rule of law recession.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-11-01/the-stealthy-recessions.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-18/a-world-without-precedents.html Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:12:28 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-18/a-world-without-precedents.html Moisés Naím Too many things are happening for the first time in the world. Change is faster, more global, and deeply surprising Too many things are happening for the first time in the world. Change is faster, more global, and deeply surprising Hamás Moisés Naím Israel AYAL MARGOLIN (EFE) Weapons distribution to Israeli Civilians Weapons distribution point for civilians at a kibbutz in Israel, near the border with Lebanon, on October 12. Weapons distribution point for civilians at a kibbutz in Israel, near the border with Lebanon, on October 12. <p><i>This is new. Nothing like this has ever happened before</i>. Many of us shared these thoughts after first — and correctly — recoiling in horror and indignation at the barbarity of Hamas.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-18/a-world-without-precedents.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-03/modi-from-prime-minister-to-king-of-bharat.html Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:45:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-03/modi-from-prime-minister-to-king-of-bharat.html Moisés Naím The Indian leader’s track record of inflaming religious tensions in order to cling to power is growing increasingly dangerous The Indian leader’s track record of inflaming religious tensions in order to cling to power is growing increasingly dangerous Narendra Modi BJP ADNAN ABIDI (Reuters) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives on the first day of the five-day long special session in New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 18. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 18. <p>Once upon a time, a king was bathing in the river when a badly wounded deer came down to the water to give birth. Overwhelmed with compassion, the king adopted it as his pet. Over time, he became so attached to the deer that at his death, his last sensation was his boundless affection for the animal. For this reason, the legendary King Bharata — the first ruler to unite India — was to be reincarnated as a deer.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-10-03/modi-from-prime-minister-to-king-of-bharat.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-28/can-putin-turn-off-the-internet.html Wed, 28 Jun 2023 06:50:53 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-28/can-putin-turn-off-the-internet.html Moisés Naím Over the last 20 years, Russia has invested heavily in systems capable of attacking the network of underwater cables that account for 95% of all online traffic Over the last 20 years, Russia has invested heavily in systems capable of attacking the network of underwater cables that account for 95% of all online traffic Vladimir Putin China Internet picture alliance (dpa/picture alliance via Getty I) Annual global data traffic equals 43 billion HD movies. How does it all flow? Two workers lay out a fiber optic cable between the German islands of Rügen and Hiddensee, in February 2022. Two workers lay out a fiber optic cable between the German islands of Rügen and Hiddensee, in February 2022. <p>It’s easy to imagine the internet as an ethereal, immaterial phenomenon. We go about our days connecting to wireless networks and storing our data in the “cloud” assuming that our information is safe as it flows from one part of the world to another.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-28/can-putin-turn-off-the-internet.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-13/dictators-without-an-exit.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:46:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-13/dictators-without-an-exit.html Moisés Naím The world’s despots know that losing power will mean a long prison sentence and the loss of the vast fortunes they pillaged. Therefore, for dictators, retaining power is no longer just about politics: it’s an existential requirement The world’s despots know that losing power will mean a long prison sentence and the loss of the vast fortunes they pillaged. Therefore, for dictators, retaining power is no longer just about politics: it’s an existential requirement Vladimir Putin Xi Jinping Sudán - (AFP) Abdel Fattah al Burhan, líder del ejército sudanés Abdel Fattah al Burhan, leader of the Sudanese army, greets soldiers during a visit to their positions in Khartoum, in an image posted on the armed forces' Facebook page on May 30. Abdel Fattah al Burhan, leader of the Sudanese army, greets soldiers during a visit to their positions in Khartoum, in an image posted on the armed forces' Facebook page on May 30. <p>One of the critical debates of our time is how to deal with dictators. In dozens of countries there is a fierce clash between those who will only accept the unconditional defeat and the eventual prosecution of a dictator and his cronies and those who are willing to accept horrible concessions in order to establish a democracy.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-06-13/dictators-without-an-exit.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-17/how-our-language-got-disrupted.html Wed, 17 May 2023 10:22:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-17/how-our-language-got-disrupted.html Moisés Naím As our use of words continues to change and evolve, it also serves as a guide to our changing values As our use of words continues to change and evolve, it also serves as a guide to our changing values Meta Instagram Youtube Twitter Facebook David Paul Morris (bloomberg) Empleados de Facebook en las oficinas de Menlo Park, California, en octubre de 2018. Facebook employees at the Menlo Park, California, offices in October 2018. Facebook employees at the Menlo Park, California, offices in October 2018. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-03/this-time-its-different.html" target="_blank">Changing times </a>infuse new importance into some words, while marginalizing or completely transforming others. “Platform” is a good example of this. The word used to refer primarily to — according to Merriam-Webster — ”a flat horizontal surface that is usually higher than the adjoining area.” Not anymore.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-17/how-our-language-got-disrupted.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-03/this-time-its-different.html Wed, 03 May 2023 10:57:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-03/this-time-its-different.html Moisés Naím Innovations in artificial intelligence are not a passing fad whose consequences are being exaggerated. These are transformative technologies that will be with us for a very long time. The wave of innovation sparked by AI will change the world Innovations in artificial intelligence are not a passing fad whose consequences are being exaggerated. These are transformative technologies that will be with us for a very long time. The wave of innovation sparked by AI will change the world AI ChatGPT Elon Musk Kinwun (iStockphoto / Getty) Agriculture robotic and autonomous car working in smart farm, Future 5G technology with smart agriculture farming concept Agriculture robotic and autonomous car working in smart farm. Agriculture robotic and autonomous car working in smart farm. <p>New scientific discoveries and technological innovations are often exalted as harbingers of sweeping change. However, few of these “breakthroughs,” live up to the hype. Instead, they are overtaken by other discoveries or technologies that go beyond what had initially been seen as a life-altering historic contribution.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-05-03/this-time-its-different.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-04-19/russias-population-shrinks-and-chinas-ages.html Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:24:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-04-19/russias-population-shrinks-and-chinas-ages.html Moisés Naím Shifting demographics are posing unprecedented challenges for China and Russia Shifting demographics are posing unprecedented challenges for China and Russia China SOPA Images (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett) China A nurse attends to a newborn at a hospital in Fuyang, China. A nurse attends to a newborn at a hospital in Fuyang, China. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KBEKLJS6YZCSRDKAX6YCUJ6PAA.jpg" width="5000" height="3333" alt="A nurse attends to a newborn at a hospital in Fuyang, China."></img><p>Can a military superpower maintain its<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-05-17/democracies-in-danger-of-extinction.html" target="_blank"> global dominance</a> even if its population is shrinking? What about when its population is aging and will soon be dominated by the elderly? These are not hypothetical questions; they are happening right now. Russia is depopulating and China is aging rapidly. And these are not the only demographic woes that are weakening these two nuclear powers.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-04-19/russias-population-shrinks-and-chinas-ages.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-03-07/bibi-amlo-and-freedom.html Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:18:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-03-07/bibi-amlo-and-freedom.html Moisés Naím On the streets of Mexico and Israel people are not just rejecting undemocratic reforms, they are in uproar facing an imminent loss of freedom On the streets of Mexico and Israel people are not just rejecting undemocratic reforms, they are in uproar facing an imminent loss of freedom AMLO - Andrés Manuel López Obrador Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Noticias de México Opinión AMMAR AWAD (Reuters) Israelis demonstrate against contentious judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem A demonstration in Jerusalem on March 2 against the government's judicial reforms. A demonstration in Jerusalem on March 2 against the government's judicial reforms. <p>Bibi, the prime minister of Israel, and AMLO, the president of Mexico, couldn’t be more different. At the moment, however, their political strategies could not be more similar. Both are trying to change the politics of their respective countries in profound ways, and both are doing so using <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-05-17/democracies-in-danger-of-extinction.html" target="_blank">profoundly undemocratic means</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-03-07/bibi-amlo-and-freedom.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-22/the-other-deadly-pandemic.html Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:04:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-22/the-other-deadly-pandemic.html Moisés Naím Our mental health crisis is the new global killer, contributing to over 14% of all deaths Our mental health crisis is the new global killer, contributing to over 14% of all deaths Coronavirus Covid-19 Opinión NATHANAEL KIEFER (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Depresión Suicide ranks as the fourth leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 29. Suicide ranks as the fourth leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 29. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/SWA7C2DMCVCFFIWLTZTZYOL7UY.jpg" width="2173" height="1379" alt="Suicide ranks as the fourth leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 29."></img><p>The world’s governments are currently dedicating enormous resources to containing Covid-19 and its mutations. Fortunately, they are succeeding. What is less fortunate is that they are neglecting another pandemic that has been claiming millions of lives each year, as well as disabling thousands more – mental illness.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-22/the-other-deadly-pandemic.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-01/years-that-define-eras.html Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:56:53 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-01/years-that-define-eras.html Moisés Naím The 21st Century is still in its infancy, yet it has already produced a host of events that are quickly reshaping the world The 21st Century is still in its infancy, yet it has already produced a host of events that are quickly reshaping the world Alan Turing ChatGPT Coronavirus Covid-19 CRISPR Donald Trump Opinión Luis de Vega Ukraine A Ukrainian soldier looks at a wrecked Russian tank during the first days of the invasion, in Bucha (Ukraine). A Ukrainian soldier looks at a wrecked Russian tank during the first days of the invasion, in Bucha (Ukraine). <p>Just mentioning certain years in history like 1789 (the French Revolution), 1945 (the end of World War II) or 1989 (the fall of the Berlin Wall) is enough to bring to mind profound transformations. So it’s worth asking, what will we eventually look back on as the first iconic year of the 21st century?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2023-02-01/years-that-define-eras.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-12-19/the-rapid-rise-of-gaslighting.html Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:39:33 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-12-19/the-rapid-rise-of-gaslighting.html Moisés Naím It is imperative that societies start imposing high costs and severe consequences to organizations and individuals who deliberately and continuously disseminate false information. Hard, but not impossible It is imperative that societies start imposing high costs and severe consequences to organizations and individuals who deliberately and continuously disseminate false information. Hard, but not impossible América Opinión JMH (AP) Gaslighting Gas street lamps illuminate the St. Louis district of Missouri in 1962. Gas street lamps illuminate the St. Louis district of Missouri in 1962. <p>At the end of each year since 2003, <i>Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary </i>announced its selection of the English word of the year. According to the respected dictionary founded in 1831, “gaslighting” was the most searched-for word on the internet in 2022. Peter Sokolowski, the dictionary’s editor, told the Associated Press that this year searches for the word increased by 1,742%. The editor also noted that it was in the top 50 most searched-for words every day.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-12-19/the-rapid-rise-of-gaslighting.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-15/when-doing-the-obvious-is-impossible.html Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:57:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-15/when-doing-the-obvious-is-impossible.html Moisés Naím Why are so many obviously failed public policies hard to eradicate? Why are so many obviously failed public policies hard to eradicate? Opinión Ricardo Maldonado Rozo (EFE) Governments policy A man collects coca leaves in Nariño (Colombia). A man collects coca leaves in Nariño (Colombia). <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/RY65CY4PE5FPTCNRHZ3SGTOYN4.jpg" width="4194" height="2732" alt="A man collects coca leaves in Nariño (Colombia)."></img><p>Why do societies and their governments passively tolerate bad ideas? Why are so many obviously failed public policies impossible to reform? The list of countries whose governments cannot or dare not confront their policy taboos is long and varied. Take drug policy, as an example.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-15/when-doing-the-obvious-is-impossible.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-01/when-organized-crime-is-the-government.html Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:12:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-01/when-organized-crime-is-the-government.html Moisés Naím Corruption 3.0 deployed by autocratic governments in support of their geopolitical strategies is a threat to which the world has no effective response Corruption 3.0 deployed by autocratic governments in support of their geopolitical strategies is a threat to which the world has no effective response Opinión Europa Press Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Sergei Shoigu in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. <p>Mohamed bin Salmán, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-05-17/democracies-in-danger-of-extinction.html" target="_blank">; Xi Jinping, the president of China</a>; and Tsar Vladimir Putin have plenty of things in common. Add this one to the list: all three have championed anti-corruption drives. Dictators all over the world have. Not surprisingly, they found plenty of corruption. Some of the accused were sentenced to death, and most others received long prison sentences.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-01/when-organized-crime-is-the-government.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-19/where-is-the-next-big-boom-going-to-be.html Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:48:25 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-19/where-is-the-next-big-boom-going-to-be.html Moisés Naím It’s probably the last place you’d expect It’s probably the last place you’d expect África Asia América China Noticias de México Opinión Vietnam Keren Su Next big boom Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. <p>Which economy will grow fastest in the next few years? Try to guess. Perhaps you are thinking of Vietnam, which has been steadily taking market share from China, which has hamstrung itself through its Draconian zero-Covid policy. Or the African champion of growth, Rwanda, whose economy has quintupled since 1995. Or Bangladesh, whose export sector is the catalyst for Asia’s biggest boom.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-19/where-is-the-next-big-boom-going-to-be.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-05/is-globalization-over.html Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:54:29 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-05/is-globalization-over.html Moisés Naím The popular belief that the wave of global integration is over is wrong in almost every way The popular belief that the wave of global integration is over is wrong in almost every way Opinión EL PAÍS Globalization At the moment, the world is more deeply integrated than it was a decade ago. At the moment, the world is more deeply integrated than it was a decade ago. <img src="https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/BL7553ZMPFD5XATNP5535YKDBQ.jpg" width="980" height="559" alt="At the moment, the world is more deeply integrated than it was a decade ago."></img><p>They say that we have reached the end of globalization. Just look around. Trump’s protectionism, Brexit, supply chain problems created by Covid-19 and <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-05-03/how-are-putin-and-musk-alike.html" target="_blank">Putin’s criminal aggression in Ukraine</a> have all helped derail the wave of global integration that was triggered by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Surely, with the stock market crashing, interest rates on the rise and a looming global economic slowdown, we have arrived at globalization’s funeral and the bells are tolling.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-10-05/is-globalization-over.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-09-19/who-is-giorgia-meloni.html Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:05:25 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-09-19/who-is-giorgia-meloni.html Moisés Naím We should not take it for granted that the old democracies of Europe are strong enough to survive the sustained assault of the forces out to destroy them We should not take it for granted that the old democracies of Europe are strong enough to survive the sustained assault of the forces out to destroy them Opinión LUCA ZENNARO (EFE) Fratelli d'Italia leader Giorgia Meloni campaigns in Genoa Giorgia Meloni at an election rally in Genoa, on September 14. Giorgia Meloni at an election rally in Genoa, on September 14. <p>In Italy, an old video has been making the rounds. It shows a beautiful young woman saying things that are not so beautiful. Donning 1990s fashion, her body turned to the back from the front seat of a car, she answers questions for a French television reporter in good if accented French. “For me, Mussolini was a good politician,” she says. “Everything he did, he did for Italy, and that is something that is not found in the politicians we have had in the last fifty years.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-09-19/who-is-giorgia-meloni.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-06-30/latin-america-quo-vadis.html Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:53:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-06-30/latin-america-quo-vadis.html Moisés Naím As populism, polarization and post-truth take hold, Colombia seems headed for the same toxic political environment that has become the norm across the region As populism, polarization and post-truth take hold, Colombia seems headed for the same toxic political environment that has become the norm across the region Opinión Europa Press Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Colombian President Gustavo Petro. <p>Colombia has just elected its next president,<a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-06-29/colombias-gustavo-petro-if-i-fail-darkness-will-come-and-ravage-everything.html" target="_blank"> Gustavo Petro</a>. Despite his long political career, the president-elect presents himself as an outsider who is out to dislodge the long-ruling elites from power. That’s the same promise made by Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, Gabriel Boric of Chile, Pedro Castillo of Peru, Alberto Fernández of Argentina and several other Latin American presidents. On October 2, Brazil will hold elections and it is almost certain that the current President Jair Bolsonaro will face off against former president Lula da Silva.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-06-30/latin-america-quo-vadis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>