Palma 2031
There are cities that simply live off the murmur of their walls, the weight of their past, the echo of their stones. And there are others—a minority—that understand that culture is not an ornament, but a heartbeat. Palma wants to…
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Half a Century
I write every two weeks. Sometimes to understand the world; other times, to understand myself. I sit before a map, like someone staring at an old chessboard, trying to decipher the strategy of international geopolitics. I imagine nations as pieces—advancing,…
Connector Nations: Morocco as an Example
In a world marked by geopolitical tension and fractured alliances, a largely unnoticed gesture during France’s Bastille Day on July 14 carried heavy symbolic weight. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto marched beside Emmanuel Macron — a statement in favor of barrier-free…
The Tower That Wavers
I feel compelled to say a few words about the model of coexistence that is on the verge of exploding… or of radically transforming… in Spain. Over the past fifty years, this country has been —let’s not be afraid to…
His name is Zohran Mamdani
From New York — the birthplace of Trump the mogul, Trump the president, and now Trump the seller of perfumes and golden sneakers — emerges a figure who could shift the course of American politics: Zohran Mamdani. His recent victory…
The New Map of Power
The Global Growth Conference 2025, organized by the Amadeus Institute in a context of global fragmentation, was not just another conference. It was, in many ways, an act of revelation: a stark exposition of the decline of Western leadership and…
Fragility
There was a moment — barely perceptible — when peninsular Spain seemed to stop breathing. A crack in the light, a whisper in the current, and then… silence. A blackout. Just another one, perhaps. But not just any. This time,…
Cruel April
That treacherous month when the earth blossoms while the world quietly unravels. As T. S. Eliot once warned: *“the cruellest month.”* In just twenty days, history has blown its breath violently across the board. Some pawns have fallen. Others have…
The world after the tariffs
In the twilight of an era dominated by American economic supremacy, a storm brews over the Pacific. The world watches as the 47th President of the United States, in a fit of economic nationalism, delivers his decree: a blanket 20%…
The Black Sea: Eurasia’s Destination
As I anticipated in my last column on the importance of the Istanbul Canal, this week marks a chapter of tension and resistance. Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine find themselves trapped in a geopolitical scenario that defines the balance of power…
