By Atilio A. Boron on September 16, 2026 from Buenos Aires
Roberto Sánchez and Ivan Cepeda, AFP
Recently, the empire has already stolen four elections in Latin America—one under the Biden administration and three under Trump. But this is not unusual in the history of relations between the United States and our countries. The most notorious cases in the past were those of the 1988 Mexican presidential election, when Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas was stripped of his victory to favor the candidate of the United States and the ruling classes, Carlos Salinas de Gortari. (more…)
September 15, 2026 from Bilbao Spain
all fotos: María Torrellas
Around 2,000 people took to the streets this Saturday afternoon in Bilbao in solidarity with Cuba, carrying Cuban and Basque flags, as well a number of Palestinian flags. Bilbao, an industrial port city in northern Spain, is the de facto capital of Basque Country. (more…)
By Carlos Fazio on September 15, 2026
foto: AFP
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a whirlwind tour of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. He did so as an emissary of the anachronistic Donroe Doctrine, defined in the 2025 National Security Strategy as the “Trump corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. Two centuries later, in its existential struggle to preserve its hegemony, the new imperialist doctrine seeks to turn the so-called Western Hemisphere into a “Fortress America” against enemies from “outside.” (more…)
By Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vijay Prashad on September 13 2026
Mobilization in Caracas demanding the return of Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Francisco Trias
The implications of this case extend far beyond Venezuela. The entire process against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores threatens to establish the US court system as one with global and unlimited jurisdiction. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on September 10, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
Introduction
To understand Fidel Castro’s contribution to political science—and, in particular, to the field of international relations, especially regarding Cuba’s ties with the United States—one must begin with the legacy of the work and practice of José Martí, the Cuban national hero, and the influence he had on Castro’s thought and actions. (more…)
David Brooks on September 14, 2026
Donald Trump. Foto: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Sometimes the things a journalist has to report on becomes so murky and absurd that they provoke a laugh that is not at all humorous, but rather maniacal. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on September 13, 2026 from Havana
image by Adano
The definition of the concept of information warfare, digital warfare, cyber warfare, or cyberwar refers to the shift of a conflict that uses cyberspace and communication and information technologies as its theater of operations. (more…)
September 11, 2026 from Santiago Chile
Carabineros arrest a woman during a march in Santiago in memory of the victims of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Photo: AFP
Chile’s far-right President, José Antonio Kast, ignored the 53rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup d’état, when General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) overthrew the government of Salvador Allende (1970–1973); yesterday, for the first time since the return to democracy, there was no official commemoration for the tens of thousands of victims of the dictatorship. In contrast, organizations representing the families of detainees, the disappeared, and political prisoners, as well as universities, memorial sites, and the center-left, did hold several ceremonies. (more…)