Stillborn Instrument to Finance Housing Through the BVC

Listen to the Editorial audio here: https://clyp.it/fxi4lezd Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief.– Human tragedies often bring out the best in societies, but they can also create fertile ground for the worst economic and financial ideas. The desperation to find quick solutions cannot replace the technical rigor that a country’s reconstruction demands. We have learned of several proposals […]

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The Empire Explained in a Phone Call About a Fox

Obese foxes and wind turbines: This was Trump’s first call with Starmer The bizarre story revealed by Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, according to analysts, summarizes the diplomatic style of the Trump era. Audio: https://clyp.it/qcs5j3ho Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .– With Keir Starmer on the verge of resigning as British prime minister, after concluding his […]

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Xi Turns Global AI into an Uber-Style Model

Is China “Uberizing” the U.S. Technology Empire? Xi Jinping proposes an AI “symphony of cooperation” in Shanghai while Silicon Valley talks about transcending humanity and breaking free from democracy. Audio: https://clyp.it/4mp3clsw Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief.— Faced with Silicon Valley oligarchs who speak of transcending humanity and breaking free from democracy, a head of state appeared in […]

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Putin Faces the Mirror of History

Audio: https://clyp.it/01aldmmu Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. – The Russian outlet Dos’e and dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky revealed a document drafted in February by the circle of Sergey Kiriyenko, deputy head of the Presidential Administration, outlining how to “sell” any peace agreement with Ukraine to the Russian population as a victory. Audiences to be managed one by one […]

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Trump Did Not Announce Plans for Venezuela

Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .– President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Thursday in a highly anticipated televised speech from the White House, during which he discussed economic issues and various domestic and foreign policy matters. However, Venezuela remained notably absent from his remarks. The omission surprised both the Venezuelan community abroad and numerous political […]

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The Iran War Sends LNG Prices Higher: Everything Points Upward

Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Liquefied natural gas (LNG) — pipeline gas cooled to -162°C to enable transportation aboard specialized LNG carriers — has become the most sensitive gauge of the global energy crisis. Only three regions produce LNG at industrial scale: the United States, Qatar, and Australia. That concentration explains why any disruption in […]

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Chevron Moves to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Audio: https://clyp.it/p2koe0pw Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Chevron is set to sign preliminary agreements to invest in two Iraqi oil fields and join a consortium of investors studying the construction of a pipeline linking Iraq’s oil-producing basin to Syria’s Mediterranean coast, specifically the port of Baniyas. The Context: Iraq, the Most Exposed Iraq — the second-largest […]

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Petronas Unveils New Oil Giant in Suriname

 Audio: https://clyp.it/ne1oh5te Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief — Petronas, through its subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P B.V., announced two new hydrocarbon discoveries and a successful appraisal well in Block 52, offshore Suriname, bringing its total number of successful wells in the country to eight and surpassing 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources. Three Wells, Three […]

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Pentagon Intelligence Changes Plans for Venezuela

Listen to the editorial audio here: https://clyp.it/02cbhnwd Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Venezuela has for years ranked among the permanent strategic priorities of the U.S. intelligence community. For the National Security Agency, this means continuous, multidimensional monitoring of the country that goes far beyond ad hoc responses to political or humanitarian crises. The objective of this […]

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Trump Announces Blockade on Iran

Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iranian vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and will impose a 20% transit fee based on the value of all cargo passing through the waterway, as the conflict with Iran intensifies following the collapse of peace […]

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