The kind of leadership exercised by charismatic leaders disempowers the institutions and the opposition. This makes it all the more difficult to produce a successor and heightens the feeling of abyss. Español Português
Os lideres carismáticos exercem um tipo de liderança que esvazia de poder as instituições e os opositores. Isto reforça a incapacidade de gerar sucessores e reafirma a sensação de abismo. English Español
We need to go beyond the dichotomy between radical and moderate Islam to see how Islamist movements impose hegemony at local, national and international levels.
"This hatred overdose and systematic lynch campaign is something that none of us were prepared for. We are civilian citizens whose only 'crime' is to demand peace." An open letter.
The Constitutional and democratic principles that founded the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are being currently undermined by a government that does not guarantee the right of participation to all Venezuelans. Español
Maybe it is time Europe looked at itself in the mirror and started discussing why more and more people, including Europeans, are walking away from the much-vaunted “liberal European values”.
Los principios constitucionales y democráticos que fundaron la República Bolivariana de Venezuela están siendo socavados por un gobierno que no garantiza el derecho de participación de todos los venezolanos. English
Durante más de dos semanas, comunidades y movimientos sociales se han organizado en un paro civil e indefinido, en respuesta al abandono histórico del gobierno que afecta a la ciudad colombiana. English
For over two weeks, communities and social movements in Colombia's most important port city have been engaged in an indefinite civil strike. Español
José Gabriel Condorcanqui fue un revolucionario peruano, descendiente del último gobernante inca, Túpac Amaru, con el que fue identificado cuando dirigió la última revuelta india contra el dominio español. English
José Gabriel Condorcanqui was a Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, with whom he was identified when he led the last Indian revolt against Spanish rule. Español