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This year has turned out to be the time of major elections: Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, soon the United Kingdom, and in November, the United States. And now India has just finished national elections for parliament, reelecting a conservative and populist prime minister who has delivered progress for the people during the past decade and who now embarks on a historic third term.

The UN General Assembly on Oct 11 concluded its election for 14 new members in the Human Rights Council.

The ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics have averted our attention away from a possible geopolitical clash of titans. As the Games progress under a mantle of COVID-19 restrictions, controversy over Chinas domestic political repression, and yes, the adrenaline thrill of a global sporting event, military forces are gathering in both Eastern Europe and East Asia, which threaten freedom and could jolt the global balance of power.

Migrants as pawns in Putins hybrid warfare

But blame toxic politics, the living legacy of the populist Peronist era, and the tipping point of the Corona pandemic, and you discover what is unravelling Argentina’s socio/economic fabric.