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Jean Marie Le Pen and right-wing militancy

 Jean Marie Le Pen and right-wing militancy Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero France has been the cradle of multiple right-wing movements, its historical role in Catholic nationalism and European imperialism has marked extreme and moderate political projects in this regard. Le Pen's death shows the trajectory of a militant, abrupt and politically incorrect right that has functioned as a receptacle for electoral tendencies contrary to traditional political parties and Macronism; however, the trajectory of the French right surpasses the National Front. Although the Le Pens have accessed the runoff for the presidency of the republic on a couple of occasions, this has not put the French political order at risk, in fact, it can be said, this militant right has served as a halter for the neoliberal vision to become hegemonic. There are other important right-wing parties in France, not as combative - electorally speaking - as the National Front has been, but with a significant historical b...

Tricky Old Trumpy Trump

Tricky Old Trumpy Trump  Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero   Although many analysts and scholars revel in the terror caused by the future president of the United States, there are also those who assume that the threats of the New York businessman are simply threats and blackmail to induce the collaboration of the Mexican government. In any case, the relationship with the northern neighbor represents an enormous commitment for the Mexican government, which also faces constant evaluation by its detractors. In retrospect, and observing Donald Trump's experience at the head of the White House between 2017 and 2021, it is evident that he did not even manage to carry out half of the threats he made against Mexicans in a situation of illegal immigration; mainly in relation to the border wall and mass deportations. On the other hand, although drug trafficking is one of the most serious problems in Mexico, its magnitude is different in the United States. For the United States, this...

Surveillance technology and government discretion

  Surveillance technology and government discretion Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero  Some seasons of the year correspond to the increase in violence, crime and other social anomies. In recent weeks, we have been able to see the social levels that barbarism reaches thanks to cameras and spy devices; unfortunately, the absence of the government is also highlighted, at its different levels: local, state and national. State governments highlight the tax collection that surveillance cameras have earned them; however, with this information, it is also striking that crime increases exponentially, even though the facts can be verified. That is, society can observe the harsh reality thanks to information technologies; but, the government presence is not noted anywhere. Lynchings, fights, intentional homicides, femicides, traffic accidents, etc., can be seen in all their dimensions; only that is not governing, it may be a contribution to sensationalism, but it does not generate the fee...

Johnson. Hawk or Dove?

 Johnson. Hawk or Dove? Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero Although the presence of an ambassador as the future Trumpist envoy has generated alarm among the analysts of the inner circle and some specialists, the truth is that -with all that risk-, there are also probabilities that Mexico will maintain its sovereignty and capacity to govern to a minimum. The North American military interventions have been multiple, although, with the exception of the loss of half of the national territory in the 19th century; afterwards, there have not been conflicts in the same proportion. It is true that many conservative groups would be delighted with a military intervention by the United States in Mexico; however, this would be unthinkable in the immediate scenarios because, it has been pointed out in the perspective of authors as ambivalent as Pablo González Casanova, George Friedman and Samuel Huntington, the most probable thing is that North America will lose a war against the many Mexicos. The...

The Mexican Hispanic Right is Strengthening

 The Mexican Hispanic Right  is Strengthening Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero Geopolitics is increasing its degree of uncertainty and there are various events that support the perspective of such estrangement. However, it is worth reflecting on the strategies of the Mexican right regarding the economic division of blocks that is coming. Although the meetings in Argentina and Spain may promote different right-wing approaches, in reality, geopolitics marks that the pro-American right and the Hispanic right are separating or, at least, have different strategies. For example, it is worth highlighting that the European Union and Mercosur have made an economic agreement that deepens their relations. This should also be interpreted as the tacit recognition of the exclusion of Europeans in North America as Donald Trump has maintained. CPAC and Neos pose severe differences with Anglo-Saxon culture and liberalism. The pro-Yankee right is stagnating in the political processes of our cou...

Trump and the reconstruction of the multipolar balance

 Trump and the reconstruction of the multipolar balance Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero The appearance of the Russian weapon Oreshnik represents the recognition of the importance of weapons of mass destruction for geopolitical control. The balance that developed during the Cold War can be reestablished by Donald Trump if the coexistence of multiple civilizations is implemented in a mandatory manner. The failure of liberal capitalist democracy and modernity implies that, outside the United States, the values ​​of Western culture do not find fertile ground. There are different and multiple modernities, even evidence that modernity will fail in certain societies. Therefore, globalization must be slowed down, adjusted to the historical speeds of each society. Oreshnik resurrects the fear of nuclear cataclysm, that is, the extermination of large proportions of humanity. Not only does fear correspond to the type of weapons that Russia can produce but also to the response of its adversar...

Donald Trump's Political Class

 Donald Trump's Political Class Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero Cowboys, engineers and warriors are considered the paradigms of American empiricism according to George Friedman; this is how the characters that Donald Trump has called to integrate into his presidential administration can be classified. Of course, it is difficult to describe the approximately twenty thousand subjects that Trumpism is including to mobilize the governmental elephant; in addition, it is also important to consider the groups of Christian nationalism that play a preponderant role in resuming the MAGA-Heritage agenda in 2028 and being the replacement of the silent WASP majority that has positioned itself as the compass of the Republican electorate. Just as in Mexico the technocratic-neoliberal group has been displaced by the popular nationalist current, in the United States Trumpism has been identified with the nationalist and hegemonic perspectives that seek the regeneration of American ideals in the fac...