Centro 2030

Europe presents itself as the beacon of sustainability and the "green transition"; however, in practice, it is handing over its food and energy sovereignty on a silver platter. It isn’t selling it: it is giving it away in exchange for accelerated climate targets, cheap imports, and a critical dependency on China that, ultimately, finances Europe's own industrial suicide. The Great Agricultural Giveaway: The EU-Mercosur Agreement (2026) After more than 25 years of negotiations, on 9 January 2026, a qualified majority (21 to 5) gave the green light to the pact with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay). The official signing took place on 17 January in Paraguay, led by Ursula von der Leyen. Although countries like France and Ireland voted against it, their opposition was insufficient. The treaty opens the floodgates to additional tonnes of beef, soy, and grain with near-zero tariffs. In exchange, Europe exports cars and machinery. Farmers denounce this as unfai...

Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and with greater emphasis after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has intensified its soft power strategy in Latin America. On a continent where various governments and youth sectors show growing sympathy for the BRICS bloc and anti-American narratives, Moscow has found fertile ground to project an alternative image: not that of an authoritarian regime at war, but that of an attractive, modern, warm, and accessible culture. One of the most effective—and least obvious—vehicles of this projection is the digital content produced by young Slavic women (Russian, Belarusian, and Kazakh) who have settled in countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Peru. These creators, who often fit the aesthetic stereotype of the "matryoshka doll" (blonde, with light eyes and delicate features), generate millions of views on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube documenting their "new life" in the region.  The pattern is c...

In a world where wars are fought not only with missiles but with white powders and lethal pills, three powers emerge as the invisible architects of global chaos: the United States, China, and Iran. While Latin America bleeds in rivers of violence and corruption, these nations extract economic, strategic, and political benefits from drug trafficking. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2025, global illicit drug use reached 316 million people in 2023—an all-time high, up 6% from 2010—with an estimated market value of $150 billion annually. But behind these figures lies a brutal asymmetry: the US consumes, China manufactures the ingredients, and Iran finances proxy wars. Countries like Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela act as mere "workshops" in this chain, absorbing 80% of the deaths (over 100,000 homicides a year in the region) while profits flow North and East. This article unravels how these powers "n...

Twenty-first-century politics has been reduced to a battle of narratives rather than a pursuit of solutions. The debate between the right and the left, capitalism and socialism, has ceased to be a discussion about development models and has instead become a power game that directly harms citizens. This game operates on a simple and perverse logic:  without problems, there is no need; without need, there are no promises; and without promises, there are no votes.  Political leaders, regardless of their ideological label, thrive on creating or amplifying problems. They promise to be the saviour of a society that, in their rhetoric, is on the brink of collapse. Whether the blame falls on “socialist bureaucracy” or “savage capitalism,” the goal remains the same: to polarise and divert attention from mismanagement.  State Capitalism and Social Democracy: Proof That Ideology is Secondary Current economic models demonstrate that ideological purity is a myth. The so-ca...

The figure of Charlie Kirk, examined through the lens of political polarisation, transcends the simplistic narrative of a conservative leader attacked by the left. His story becomes an emblematic case of how the centre, or any voice approaching it, is a battleground for both ideological extremes. In this scenario, moderation is not an ideal to be pursued but a threat that must be eradicated to sustain the polarised system.  The Anatomy of Polarisation: The Common Enemy is the Centre   As the political spectrum illustrates, politics is not a simple bidirectional line but an ecosystem with a centre and two extremes. Polarisation intensifies when the most influential actors at each pole—the “radicals” and the “reactionaries”—benefit from confrontation. Keeping their bases mobilised and enraged is a power strategy that works for both sides.  The Game of the Left and the Right : From the far left, any attempt by a right-wing leader to be conciliatory may be perceiv...