La razón principal por la que el gobierno de Estados Unidos se opone a la administración de Lukashenko no es su autoritarismo, por real que sea. En cambio, la firme negativa de Lukashenko a privatizar los activos estatales, unirse a la OTAN o abrir el país a la explotación extranjera son las principales objeciones de Washington.
Los elementos de la oposición en Bielorrusia han planeado durante mucho tiempo utilizar las elecciones presidenciales del 9 de septiembre como un catalizador para el cambio de régimen y, gracias al descontento amplio y genuino con el presidente Lukashenko, podrían tener éxito.
Back in the 1970s, the left, and even many liberals, were clear that Nixon’s dropping of napalm on Vietnamese villages was an abomination. By the 1990s, some thought Bill Clinton’s bombing of Yugoslavia was, perhaps, Lea el artículo completo
Alrededor de tres cuartos de las dictaduras del mundo actualmente reciben asistencia militar de los Estados Unidos. Este es un registro extraño para una nación que siempre justifica sus amplias intervenciones en el extranjero con el objetivo de "promover la democracia" y "frustrar las dictaduras malvadas".
About three-quarters of the world’s dictatorships currently receive military assistance from the United States. This is a strange record for a nation that consistently justifies its sweeping foreign interventions as aimed at “promoting democracy” and “thwarting evil dictatorships.” In the Cold War it was “He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our
Experts have warned that flow of US weapons into region only deepens political and sectarian violence.
From the Common Dreams News Desk: This month alone, "the United States delivered nearly 100 Hellfire missiles together with hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition and M4 rifles" to the Iraqi government, the U.S. Embassy to Iraq revealed
Already struggling under drastic changes to its political structure, Ukraine is now also forced to grapple with tougher Russian rhetoric. The U.S. and IMF have offered aid, but will it be enough to stave off economic collapse?
Ukraine’s internal political structure changed dramatically last week. The release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the announcement of early presidential elections and the impeachment of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych have forced Ukraine to search for
About three-quarters of U.S. service members polled indicated they oppose President Obama’s proposed strike on Syria.
About half of all Americans oppose military intervention in Syria, but opposition to attacks is much higher among current service members, according to recent opinion polling
The real reasons behind American military adventures tend only to become clear in retrospect.
By even the most friendly of interpretations, President Obama has painted himself into a corner in the Middle East. By making a public threat -- the drawing of a so-called “red line” -- the president has created the expectation that the administration will ultimately follow through when pressed. The failure to respond to this alleged
