There are days when watching the news feels unbearable. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine rages on with no end in sight. Diplomatic efforts falter, and the violence continues to escalate by day and by night. Meanwhile, the armed conflict between Iran and Israel — with U.S. involvement — is raising not only international alarm but also critical legal questions. What still counts as self-defence? When does it become an illegal war of aggression? Or have these questions lost their relevance altogether in 2025?
Peace, security, disarmament. Friendship among nations. Human rights through international cooperation. These are the founding goals of the United Nations. And global cooperation is more needed now than ever. But the world’s most powerful states are eroding the UN’s financial foundation. The U.S., China, and Russia collectively owe the UN more than $2 billion. This isn’t a side issue — it undermines the very institution meant to protect peace, prevent crises, and safeguard people across the globe.
In this growing crisis, we — global citizens — are often left on the sidelines: affected, yet powerless. While global challenges intensify, the UN struggles with budget shortfalls. Promised reforms, like Secretary-General António Guterres’ UN80 initiative, aim to make international cooperation more efficient. But real progress demands more than procedural tweaks — it requires closing the gap between global institutions and the people they serve.
That’s where we come in.
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The Organization of American States (OAS), the most important regional organization created with the objective “to be a political forum for peace-keeping, security, and the promotion and defense of democracy and human rights,” is now confronted with an existential crisis of either fulfilling its objectives and principles in defense of democracy and human rights, or disappear.
La palabra política tiene su origen en el término griego politeia, empleado fundamentalmente por Platón y Aristóteles y que deriva, a su vez, de la palabra polis que significa ciudad-Estado. Guarda relación, además, con los derechos de los ciudadanos y con la forma de gobierno.
Muchos cónclaves han sorprendido al mundo y a la Iglesia, como el que eligió al Cardenal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (Juan XXIII). Otros no tanto; a ningún vaticanista sorprendió que eligiesen al Cardenal Eugenio Pacelli (Pío XII) o al Cardenal Giovanni Montini (Pablo VI).
Cuando mencionamos la palabra, historia, de inmediato surgen una serie de frases para darle significado entre los cuales, una de las más completas es la de Santayana: “aquellos que no recuerdan la historia, están condenados a repetirla.” Pero, si lo enfrentamos con una de Churchill: “La historia siempre es escrita por los vencedores.” Nos provoca una indecisión para establecer posturas y, hacer lo más importante, analizarla con profundidad para, con los Aces en nuestro poder, tomarla como una verdadera guía para no seguir engañados como las grandes mayorías. 