Author: Raúl Zibechi

South America consolidates its role as an emerging power

December 5, 2011

The recent meeting of UNASUR Defense ministers and the Brazilian parliamentary debate on defense reveal that the region has made the decision to defend itself in the face of the intensifying global climate of war.

Brazil and Colombia: An Unexpected Alliance

October 27, 2011

Colombia, traditionally Washington’s best ally in the region, is cozying up to Brazil and building a solid commercial, financial and political network with its neighbor while Washington becomes more and more isolated as a result of the geopolitical restructuring taking place globally and regionally.

Bolivia: Un nuevo triunfo de la gente común

October 23, 2011

Una marcha de indígenas de tierras bajas contra la construcción de una carretera que divide en dos un parque nacional que es a su vez territorio indígena legal, ha provocado una aguda crisis política en Bolivia. Luego de una dura represión contra los indígenas, Evo Morales dio marcha atrás aunque le será difícil recuperar el prestigio que llegó a tener.

Brasil-Colombia: Una alianza imprevista

August 10, 2011

Colombia era el mejor aliado de Washington en la región. Ahora se acerca a Brasil con quien comienza a tejer una sólida red de vínculos comerciales, financieros y políticos. Washington se va quedando sin aliados como parte del rediseño geopolítico global y regional en marcha.

Conference for Water and Pachamama

July 28, 2011

Nearly two thousand activists explored extractivism over three days in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, at the Continental Conference for Water and Pachamama, debating the problems created by the extractive model and possible alternatives. The Conference Ethics Tribunal condemned militarization and the criminalization of protest, which are integral parts of the extractive model.

Guatemala: Resisting the New Colonialism

July 18, 2011

Two objectives guide the United States and transnational companies in Central America: geopolitical and military control and enormous profits from mining megaprojects. Militarism, drug-trafficking, and violence complete a picture in which the same ones always lose.

Guatemala resistiendo el nuevo colonialismo

July 8, 2011

El proyecto estadounidense y de las grandes multinacionales hace pie en Centroamérica para afirmar un patio trasero con dos objetivos: control geopolítico y militar y fuente de enormes ganancias en base a mega proyectos mineros. Militarismo, narcotráfico y violencia completan un cuadro donde siempre pierden los mismos.