Author: Juan Ortiz Freuler

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler / Sign up / Submit contributions 🎂[Anniversary: 50 years from the NAM Colombo Declaration echoes current anxieties] Colombo declaration (1976) excerpt: “Non-Aligned countries noted with concern the vast and ever growing gap between communication capacities in non-aligned countries and in the advanced countries which is a legacy of their colonial…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler /Sign up / Submit contributions 🇺🇳 [UN WSIS Meeting coming up July 6-10!] Background: The United Nations General Assembly recognizes the central role of the WSIS Forum as a global platform for advancing the World Summit on the Information Society vision. Through resolution A/RES/80/173, the General Assembly acknowledged the work…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler /Sign up / Submit contributions 🇺🇸🇨🇳[NEWS: Xi-Trump summit readout] “China will open wider” (Xinhua/CNBC) “Xi said that U.S. companies are deeply involved in China’s reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited from this,” according to a report from state-backed newspaper Xinhua. “Noting that China’s door will only open…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler / Sign up / Submit contributions [NEWS: Commercial satellite imagery in the Middle East]  🇺🇸US commercial providers suspend publication  “Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold imagery of Iran and the conflict region in the Middle East to comply with a request from the U.S.…

Curated by Juan Ortiz-Freuler – Sign up to receive as email 🇮🇱🇺🇸//🇮🇷[Israel/US-Iran War expands to datacenters] 🇮🇱🇺🇸📂[US/Israel’s attacks] “Israel and the US have hit at least two data centers in Tehran, according to Holistic Resilience. The non-profit, which is mapping airstrikes on Iran, said that one of the data centers was used by the Islamic…

Curated by Juan Ortiz-Freuler – Sign up to receive as email MACRO TRENDS 🇨🇦[Speech: Canadian PM Mark Carney January speech at Davos: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition] “For decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the rules-based international order. We joined its institutions, we praised its principles,…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler – Sign up to receive as email 🇺🇿[NEWS – UZBEKISTAN TO CHAIR NAM 2027-2029] “Uzbekistan will assume the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement for the 2027–2029 period. The announcement was made on January 15 during a video conference meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the activities of the Ministry…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler – Sign up to receive as email 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷🇸🇬🇳🇱🇬🇧🇮🇱🇦🇪🇦🇺[US seeks a…Pax Silica?] “Pax Silica is a U.S.-led strategic initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation driven silicon supply chain—from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and logistics. Rooted in deep cooperation with trusted partners, Pax…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler – Sign up to join email list 🇮🇩[Indonesia calls for NAM and UN reform] “We must break the habit of spending resources to produce thousands of pages of documents that offer no direct benefit to the people,” Arrmanatha stated firmly.He emphasized that NAM’s continued relevance depends on a strong and…

Curated by Juan Ortiz Freuler – Sign up to get this newsletter in your inbox. 🚧 [NEWS: NAM Ministerial review ongoing in Uganda Oct 16] “..President of the Republic of Uganda and Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, opened with a philosophical reflection on the evolution of human society, emphasizing the central role of science and…