By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: The Appointment of Ambassadors Is Only an Aspirin for a Terminal Cancer Nine months have passed without the appointment of new ambassadors. This has triggered a wave of criticism. Journalists, lawmakers, analysts, and public opinion have all questioned this inaction. To assess the situation, let us examine the state of…
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Foreign Policy Guidelines: An Incomplete Strategy | Lineamientos de política exterior: una estrategia incompleta
By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: The current economic difficulties should not eclipse other national interests that are equally important. Foreign policy cannot be defined solely by economic urgencies. In international relations theory, foreign policy is the set of principles, objectives, strategies, and actions through which a state conducts its relations with other states, international organizations,…
State Policy or Government Policy? | ¿política de Estado o política de Gobierno?
By Windsor Hernani, El Deber: Foreign Policy Guidelines: State Policy or Government Policy? Eight months have passed since President Rodrigo Paz took office, and only this week did the Foreign Ministry present its “Foreign Policy Guidelines.” What was presented deserves analysis. In this column, I will focus first on some issues of form; I will…
Treaty Rights, Not Favors | Derechos de Tratado, No Favores
By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: Why ask for a favor when the 1904 Treaty recognizes it as a right? If a restriction is truly unavoidable, the proper course is to negotiate with the other party, agree on mitigation mechanisms, and, if necessary, adopt compensatory measures. That is how international law works. Article VI of the…
Anyone Who Does Not Respect Bolivia’s Sovereignty Must Be Expelled | Quien no respete la soberanía de Bolivia debe ser expulsado
By El Diario: Against External Interference After a delegation of left-wing Argentine activists was detained at the international airport in the city of El Alto, preventing a supposed verification of the human rights situation amid the current social conflicts, legislators from different political forces agreed that the immediate expulsion of any person who arrives in…
Right to the Sea Remains Intact for Bolivia, Despite The Hague Ruling | Derecho al mar sigue intacto para Bolivia, pese al fallo de La Haya
By El Diario, Eju,tv: Claiming rights and territories through a new maritime lawsuit before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Bolivia could recover sovereign access to the sea, according to an analyst. Reference photo: unifranzedo.bo SOURCE: EL DIARIO Lawyer and university professor Víctor Hugo Chávez Serrano stated in an exclusive interview with EL DIARIO that Bolivia has…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 