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Facundo Escobar

Facundo Escobar is an argentinian anthropologist, journalist, researcher and  International Relations and Political History Professor at National University of La Plata (UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is editor in chief at www.noticiaspia.com

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Biden, US crisis and Latin America

Biden, US crisis and Latin America

What can be expected from the Biden administration? What awaits Latin America?
A judicial war in Latin America

A judicial war in Latin America

Evo Morales and Rafael Correa just had their candidacies for senator and vice-president banned by the respective judicial systems on the same day (9-7-2020).
Lithium: Capitalist extraction and dependency in Latin America

Lithium: Capitalist extraction and dependency in Latin America

Geopolitics of lithium
The US` endless war against Venezuela

The US` endless war against Venezuela

"Operation Gideon": Rendón and Guaidó signed an 8 page contract on October 16, 2019 for $213 million of unspecified “general services”
Could the coronavirus crisis codify Peronist power in Argentina?

Could the coronavirus crisis codify Peronist power in Argentina?

Alberto Fernandez's government has been safeguarding a successful response to the crisis unleashed by the pandemic
The saga of Colombia: Against the axis of evil

The saga of Colombia: Against the axis of evil

The saga of Colombia: tragedy and rebellion in Latin America, XX-XXI century, part 2
The saga of Colombia: tragedy and rebellion in Latin America, XX-XXI century (PART 1)

The saga of Colombia: tragedy and rebellion in Latin America, XX-XXI century (PART 1)

Since the so-called Monroe Doctrine (1823, there has been no cessation in Washington’s interference throughout the southern half of the hemisphere in various ways