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Ricardo Martins

Ricardo Martins

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The Fall of Assad: Towards a New Pariah Regime in Syria, Supported by the West?

11.12.2024 40

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Ricardo Martins

The Spiralling European Political Crisis: France's Prime Minister Falls And President Under Pressure to Resign

07.12.2024 50

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Ricardo Martins

South Korea Declares and Cancels Martial Law: What Are the Geopolitical Impacts?

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law in a move that caught everyone by surprise. The situation is particularly striking...

05.12.2024 7

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Ricardo Martins

“Amsterdam Pogrom” Exposes Another Low for Mainstream Media: How Much Credibility Is Left?

Some of the media have made a mea culpa over their coverage of the clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans and Dutch citizens in Amsterdam, while...

01.12.2024 20

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Ricardo Martins

U.S. Strategic Interests: Divergent Priorities on Ukraine and China at the Expense of Europe’s Interests

The U.S. strategic interests in Ukraine and China diverge due to differing geopolitical, economic, and military calculations. China, on the...

26.11.2024 20

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Ricardo Martins

The New Trump Administration: Five Reasons Why It May Not Deliver on Promises

Great and deeply worrisome expectations surrounded Trump’s startling return to power, both during his campaign and in the wake of his victory. ...

20.11.2024 30

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Ricardo Martins

Germany is Collapsing: The Cost of the Conflict in Ukraine and Domestic Political Breakdown

At the centre of the dispute that led to the collapse of the governing coalition was Christian Lindner, the finance minister dismissed by Chancellor...

17.11.2024 40

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Ricardo Martins

The Manufactured 'Pogrom': Chaos Unleashed in Amsterdam

The only case in history when football hooligans wreaked havoc, yet local citizens were blame d . Mainstream media and politicians have...

14.11.2024 90

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Ricardo Martins

American Elections: Trump Has Won and a New Despair Sets in Across Europe

It has become repetitive: with every American election, Europeans from all political backgrounds, whether or not they hold political or economic...

10.11.2024 40

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Ricardo Martins

Elections in Georgia: A Déjà-Vu Reaction From The West and Its Media

In a blunt act of foreign interference, the EU abandoned its traditional soft diplomacy and stated that Georgia’s membership is off the table unless...

07.11.2024 30

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Ricardo Martins

Are Western Democracy a Model for the World? Part 2

Western Democracies vantage themselves to be the only liberal democratic, rule-of-law system in the world. However, their democracies are not in such...

03.11.2024 40

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Ricardo Martins

The 2024 BRICS Summit Proved That Putin Is Not Isolated on the International Stage

Contrary to what the mainstream media previously propagated, the Kazan summit showed Putin leading a successful gathering of the Global majority....

28.10.2024 40

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Ricardo Martins

BRICS Summit in Kazan: The End of the U.S. Hegemony. Part 2

The BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, aims to be a turning point towards a truly multipolar or multi-nodal world that has been in transition for a few...

23.10.2024 30

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Ricardo Martins

BRICS Summit in Kazan: A Turning Point in Geopolitics and World Economy. Part 1

The world is giving birth to a new era, the era where the sole dominance of the U.S. and its currency, the American dollar, is slowly coming to an...

21.10.2024 30

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Ricardo Martins

Are Western Democracies A Model for the World? Part 1

In many countries of the Global South, the author found unique forms of democracy and participatory processes have emerged that differ from those...

19.10.2024 200

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Ricardo Martins

Decoupling From China? The Consequences of a Stupid Idea

There are ongoing discussions about the need for the West, especially the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) to de-risk and/or decouple...

10.10.2024 100

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Ricardo Martins

EU Anti-Deforestation Law and its Impact on the Global South and Brazilian Exports

In this article, I explain how the EU Anti-Deforestation Law impacts the Global South, particularly Brazilian exports to the European Union (EU) and...

06.10.2024 100

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Ricardo Martins

Turkey and BRICS: Why is the West Nervous About This Idea?

Erdoğan’s interest in joining BRICS reflects Turkey’s desire to diversify its geopolitical alliances while also testing the limits of its ability...

23.09.2024 100

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Ricardo Martins

Europe's Competitiveness Problem: Is There Still Time to Fix It?

The lack of European competitiveness or falling behind compared to the US, China and other vibrant Asian economies has rung the urgency bell,...

17.09.2024 100

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Ricardo Martins

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