Archivo etiqueta «Conflicto territorial»
Por Eduardo Fungairiño, fiscal de Sala del Tribunal Supremo y colaborador de la Liga Española Pro Derechos Humanos (EL MUNDO, 24/01/12):
El pasado 5 de agosto, el Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea publicó la Decisión (2011/491/UE) del Consejo, de 12/07/2011, relativa a la aplicación provisional del Protocolo sobre posibilidades de pesca, con su contrapartida financiera, previstas en el Acuerdo pesquero entre Europa y Marruecos, que expiró el 27/02/2011 y fue prorrogado hasta el próximo 27 febrero de 2012. De los 27 países, sólo Dinamarca, Suecia y los Países Bajos se opusieron a la prórroga. Austria, Chipre, Finlandia y el … Seguir leyendo
By Retired Adm. James A. Lyons. He was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 19/01/12):
A recent 10-day naval exercise by Iran was intended to display a capability to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz should further sanctions be imposed that would affect Iran’s oil industry. The exercise was accompanied with the usual bluster, even threatening some unspecified action should the attack carrier USS John C. Stennis return to the Persian Gulf. Suffice it to say, the U.S. Navy will continue to operate its ships … Seguir leyendo
By Flavia Dzodan, a writer, media analyst and marketing consultant based in Amsterdam (THE GUARDIAN, 19/01/12):
I laughed heartily as I read the news last night. British prime minister David Cameron accused my birth country, Argentina, of “colonialism” over the Falkland Islands. I originally read about his jibe on an Argentinian news site, and immediately searched for a report in English – I thought this had to be a hilarious “lost in translation” mistake. It wasn’t. Indeed, Cameron warned the British parliament: “What the Argentinians have been saying recently, I would argue, is far more like colonialism because … Seguir leyendo
By Stuart W. Holliday, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Security Council (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 05/01/12):
As the world finished celebrating the holidays of peace, the Iranian mullahs appeared again to be planting seeds of conflict in the Middle East. They have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, vital to global energy supply, as part of a military exercise. In doing so, Iran continues its high-stakes game of chicken with civilized countries around the globe.
While the United States can’t always stop foreign regimes from acting irresponsibly or irrationally, our lack of a comprehensive national energy … Seguir leyendo
Por Vicenç Fisas, director de la Escuela de Cultura de Paz de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (EL PAÍS, 05/01/12):
Se han cumplido ya 20 años desde que gracias a la mediación de la ONU, el Frente Polisario y Marruecos acordaran un alto el fuego que ponía fin a los enfrentamientos iniciados en 1975. Y ha pasado ya una década desde que el enviado personal del secretario general de la ONU, James Baker, presentara su primer plan de paz, que fue rechazado entonces por el Frente Polisario, que aceptó en cambio la segunda propuesta presentada dos años después, en … Seguir leyendo
By Frederick W. Kagan, a resident scholar and director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 04/01/12):
Iran’s threat to close a vital international waterway if stricter sanctions are imposed on Iranian oil exports is more than just bellicose and provocative. It is also a test of U.S. will and commitment in the Persian Gulf at a time when our role in the region is changing.
The world has grown used to chest-thumping by Tehran, and there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the exercises conducted by Iranian armed forces … Seguir leyendo
By Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 03/01/12):
The past two weeks have seen a dramatic escalation in Iran’s war of words with the West.
Last Wednesday, Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi told Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, that new economic pressure currently being contemplated by the West would come at a steep cost. According to Rahimi, “not a drop of oil” will pass through the Strait of Hormuz — a key strategic waterway that serves as a conduit for as much as a third of the … Seguir leyendo
Por Alejando del Valle Gálvez, catedrático de Derecho Internacional Público, Cátedra Jean Monnet de Inmigración y Fronteras de Derecho de la UE, Universidad de Cádiz (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 20/12/11):
Tema: Los territorios de España en la costa africana son objeto de cíclicas reivindicaciones por Marruecos que afectan negativamente a las relaciones bilaterales hispano-marroquíes.
Resumen: El estatuto de las ciudades, islas y peñones de España en África es problemático, particularmente por lo que hace a las islas y peñones. En general, la posición de España sobre las reivindicaciones territoriales marroquíes ha sido reactiva, por lo que ha cedido la iniciativa … Seguir leyendo
Por Salustiano del Campo, miembro de la Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas (ABC, 26/10/11):
A pesar de los esfuerzos por mirar hacia otra parte y procurar no soliviantarse en exceso por los manejos británicos en la bahía de Algeciras, no pueden ni deben pasar inadvertidos por la gran influencia que ejercen sobre los gibraltareños. Este y otros aspectos del asunto confirman que cualquier solución del contencioso que sea realista y aceptable para España tiene que contar con el Campo de Gibraltar. Hasta épocas muy recientes esta causa unía a los españoles. Por desgracia, hoy en la zona, … Seguir leyendo
By Michael Auslin, a resident scholar in Asian studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of Pacific Cosmopolitans: A Cultural History of U.S.-Japan Relations (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 26/10/11):
As U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tours Asia this week, he will find a region increasingly nervous about its future. Not unlike Europe in the late 19th century, nations large and small are seeking to enmesh themselves in webs of protective relationships that in turn feed the insecurities of others. The result is a worsening of the risk cycle and the increased possibility that miscalculation or nationalist … Seguir leyendo
Por Javier Bardem, actor y portavoz de la plataforma Todos con el Sáhara. Actualmente rueda con Álvaro Longoria un documental titulado Hijos de las nubes sobre el conflicto del pueblo saharaui (EL PAÍS, 04/10/11):
La primavera árabe nos ha dejado un mensaje muy claro: el pueblo debe hablar. En el norte de África y en Oriente Próximo, el pueblo clama por su derecho a elegir sobre su futuro.
Pero existe un lugar en el que ese grito desesperado está siendo silenciado. El territorio del Sáhara Occidental, la última colonia de África, se halla bajo ocupación marroquí desde 1975. Hoy, el … Seguir leyendo
Por Carlos Malamud, investigador principal de América Latina y Carlota García Encina (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 28/07/11):
Tema: Desde octubre de 2010 Costa Rica y Nicaragua se encuentran enfrentadas en un litigio en la desembocadura del río San Juan. Este nuevo trabajo es la continuación del publicado en febrero de 2011 sobre el tema[1], y parte de analizar las medidas cautelares emitidas por la Corte Penal Internacional en el mes de marzo.
Resumen: La decisión de la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) sobre las medidas cautelares ha sido una victoria relativa para Costa Rica, porque si bien … Seguir leyendo
By Abraham Rabinovich, a Jerusalem-based journalist (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 12/07/11):
Another major border dispute has broken out between Israel and Lebanon, one that offers each country the choice of sharing prosperity or inflicting on each other an economic catastrophe. The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the coordinates of an exclusive economic zone delineating waters up to 200 nautical miles off its coast in which it claims oil and gas exploration rights. The borders of the area overlap with those submitted by the Lebanese government six months ago to the United Nations in delineating its own claims for an … Seguir leyendo
By Sabine Freizer, Europe program director of the International Crisis Group (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 24/06/11):
The United States, the European Union and Russia don’t seem to agree on much these days. But in the volatile South Caucasus, they concur that Armenia and Azerbaijan need to sign an agreement on Friday if they are serious about finding a peaceful solution to the decades-old Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia has invited the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to the city of Kazan on Friday and expects they will finally put their signatures on a “basic principles” text they have … Seguir leyendo
By Douglas H. Johnson, the author of The Root Causes of Sudan’s Civil Wars (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 31/05/11):
Sudan, for now the vastest country in Africa, is once again on the verge of civil war. A 2005 peace agreement, brokered with American assistance, was supposed to resolve the issues that led to 22 years of fighting between the Arab-dominated North and secessionists in the South. But it has not.
In a January referendum, the South Sudanese overwhelmingly voted for independence. But the North’s occupation of the contested border region of Abyei this month could reignite the conflict between … Seguir leyendo