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Rescuers after a mining incident in northeastern Colombia

Green pollution

Mineral Mining, The Dirty Secret Of The Clean Energy Industry

by Alidad Vassigh July 22, 2022May 24, 2025

Photo of delivery worker for Didi Food

Didi, The Chinese Food Delivery App Finding Its Tasty Niche In Latin America

by Alidad Vassigh July 15, 2022May 19, 2025

Russian army during the 2022 Moscow military parade

Geopolitics russia

Russia Is Triggering A Domino Effect Of Worldwide Conflict

by Alidad Vassigh July 12, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran on June 11. Venezuela is one of Iran's closest allies, and both are subject to tough U.S. sanctions.

In The News https://www.elespectador.com/

Venezuela-Iran: Maduro And The Axis Of Chaos In The Americas

by Alidad Vassigh June 25, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of a world map

In The News geopolitics

Our World Is “Flat” No More: Welcome To The Era Of Pure Geopolitics

by Alidad Vassigh June 22, 2022May 19, 2025

The Meaning Of Petro: A Former Guerrilla As President Is Colombian Democracy At Work

The Meaning Of Petro: A Former Guerrilla As President Is Colombian Democracy At Work

by Alidad Vassigh June 20, 2022May 19, 2025

We Should Use The Pandemic To Rethink Death, And Life

In The News culture

We Should Use The Pandemic To Rethink Death, And Life

by Alidad Vassigh June 15, 2022May 19, 2025

A hook for shark fishing.

Society fishing

Iran Caught In Persian Gulf’s Record Rise In Illegal Shark Hunting

by Alidad Vassigh June 3, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of a person under an umbrella looking over the Los Angeles cityscape

In The News united states

Summit Of The Americas: Why Washington Needs To Tend To Its Own Backyard

by Alidad Vassigh June 1, 2022May 24, 2025

Photo of people holding a presidential election ballot in Bogota, Colombia

Geopolitics https://www.elespectador.com/

Showdown Of Populists From Left And Right Looms In Colombia Presidential Runoff

by Alidad Vassigh May 31, 2022May 22, 2025

A Russian soldier in Moscow in 1999.

Nothing More Dangerous Than A Clash Of Two Superpowers In Decline

by Alidad Vassigh May 30, 2022May 22, 2025

A farmer and his tractor in a wheatfield in Argentina.

Agrotokens Let Farmers Turn Surplus Grain Into Tangible Cryptocurrency

by Alidad Vassigh May 27, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico voting

Geopolitics democracy

AMLO Power Grab: Mexico’s Electoral Reform Would Make Machiavelli Proud

by Alidad Vassigh May 26, 2022May 19, 2025

People in the streets of Bogotá

Economy pollution

The Bogus Concept Of “Carbon-Neutral” Oil

by Alidad Vassigh May 22, 2022May 19, 2025

Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Ideas journalism

García Márquez And Truth: How Journalism Fed The Novelist’s Fantasy

by Alidad Vassigh May 20, 2022May 23, 2025

A jar of weed

In The News united states

Crypto And Cannabis, Best Buds At Last

by Alidad Vassigh May 15, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of Chilean President Gabriel Boric fist bumping with a supporter in Magallanes, Chile, on May 5

Geopolitics geopolitics

Why Chile’s Radicals Are Already Sinking Their Own Leftist President

by Alidad Vassigh May 10, 2022May 19, 2025

Women cooking for young people in Argentina

In The News food

The Argentine Diet Is A Perfect Recipe For Unhealthy Living

by Alidad Vassigh May 4, 2022May 22, 2025

We Can't Choose Our Refugees Or Enemies — What Racists Don't Understand About War

We Can’t Choose Our Refugees Or Enemies — What Racists Don’t Understand About War

by Alidad Vassigh April 27, 2022May 21, 2025

A person walks under the rain with an umbrella.

Geopolitics ukraine

The Ukraine-Taiwan Analogy: Real Fears And False Correlations

by Alidad Vassigh April 21, 2022May 21, 2025

Photo of two women walking past a building in Mariupol, Ukraine, after it was hit by Russian shelling.

What’s Happening In Ukraine Is Madness — And Should Surprise Nobody

by Alidad Vassigh April 14, 2022May 22, 2025

Photo of a woman holding a dog's paw in Istanbul, Turkey

Green https://www.elespectador.com/

Biophilia Or Bust? Ecology Is Not About Empathy For Other Living Creatures

by Alidad Vassigh April 12, 2022May 19, 2025

photo of a woman holding up an anti putin sign

In The News russia ukraine war

The Club Of Tyrants: Putin And His Western Comrades, Past And Present

by Alidad Vassigh April 8, 2022May 22, 2025

Photo of leading leftist and former Marxist guerrilla, Gustavo Petro talking to a crowd on Feb. 7

In The News donald trump

Is Russia Trying To Meddle In Colombia’s Presidential Campaign?

by Alidad Vassigh April 1, 2022May 19, 2025

photo of a highway with a billboard and smoke in the distance

Economy ukraine

Saddam, Putin, Maduro: How Dictators See Their Oil Differently

by Alidad Vassigh March 29, 2022May 24, 2025

If The Pope Won't Condemn Putin, He'll Wind Up On The Wrong Side Of History

If The Pope Won’t Condemn Putin, He’ll Wind Up On The Wrong Side Of History

by Alidad Vassigh March 26, 2022May 23, 2025

Photo of a man cycling past a store in Taipei, Taiwan

Russia-Ukraine War ukraine

Taiwan, Past And Future: Two Lessons For China From The Russia-Ukraine War

by Alidad Vassigh March 14, 2022May 22, 2025

For Latin American Cities, Flying Cars Are Suddenly Within Reach

In The News market

For Latin American Cities, Flying Cars Are Suddenly Within Reach

by Alidad Vassigh March 13, 2022May 19, 2025

photo of nato soldiers walking away

Geopolitics ukraine

Welcome To The End Of Western Dominance

by Alidad Vassigh March 8, 2022May 21, 2025

How Digital Technology Is Revolutionizing Art Exhibitions

In The News buenos aires

How Digital Technology Is Revolutionizing Art Exhibitions

by Alidad Vassigh March 1, 2022May 19, 2025

Photo of Nicolas Maduro shaking hands with Vladimir Putin

Ideas vladimir putin

Russia’s Prime Export Under Putin: Chaos

by Alidad Vassigh February 23, 2022May 22, 2025

Beyond The Artists, Days Are Numbered For The Cuban Regime

In The News politics

Beyond The Artists, Days Are Numbered For The Cuban Regime

by Alidad Vassigh February 21, 2022May 19, 2025

Like EU For LatAm: Why And How To Build A Latin American Union

Geopolitics colombia

Like EU For LatAm: Why And How To Build A Latin American Union

by Alidad Vassigh February 19, 2022May 19, 2025

Competition between countries to acquire and sell cutting-edge technologies could become an intractable part of the economic rivalry pitting China against the United States.

Economy technology

In Brazil, A New Gambit In 5G Battle Between U.S. And China

by Alidad Vassigh February 17, 2022May 21, 2025

Green Gold: Avocado Delivery Gets Mexican Police Escort

Weird agriculture

Green Gold: Avocado Delivery Gets Mexican Police Escort

by Alidad Vassigh February 10, 2022May 12, 2025

Photo of protesters waving international flags in Kiev on Feb. 6

In The News russia

Welcome To The Age Of Instability

by Alidad Vassigh February 8, 2022May 21, 2025

photo of bags of cocaine

In The News buenos aires

Poison Cocaine In Argentina Kills 20: Did Drug Gang Sabotage Rivals’ Stash?

by Alidad Vassigh February 3, 2022May 24, 2025

The Pandemic Changed How Latin Americans Work — And Where

Economy colombia

The Pandemic Changed How Latin Americans Work — And Where

by Alidad Vassigh February 2, 2022May 19, 2025

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin walking towards each other to shake hands

Geopolitics vladimir putin

China-Russia Alliance, How The West Failed To See It Coming

by Alidad Vassigh January 25, 2022May 22, 2025

The inauguration of the mural in memory of the Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in Bogota, Colombia

Geopolitics colombia

New Revelations Of García Marquez’s Ties To Cuba And Nicaragua

by Alidad Vassigh January 21, 2022May 23, 2025