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Este artículo analiza, desde el punto de vista latinoamericano, el panorama internacional de elaboración de normas sobre inversión, considerando la evolución reciente de tales normas, las diferencias y sinergias de procesos estrechamente entrelazados y el papel de los países latinoamericanos en su configuración. Teniendo presente los muchos intentos fallidos de elaborar un conjunto amplio de disciplinas sobre inversión a nivel multilateral, examina argumentos recientes a favor y en contra de establecer normas globales sobre inversión y escudriña las razones que en la OMC llevaron a sacar la inversión de la agenda de negociaciones del Programa de Doha para el Desarrollo. Por último, extrae algunas conclusiones de política respecto al mejor marco institucional para avanzar en la elaboración

El fraude electoral en las elecciones municipales ha tenido repercusiones serias en la cooperación externa que recibe Nicaragua: los recursos que sostienen el presupuesto nacional y el programa estadounidense Cuenta Reto del Milenio quedaron congelados. El Presidente Ortega anunció que el gobierno de Venezuela cubrirá todo lo que le falte a Nicaragua. Éstos son algunos números básicos para medir los vacíos y las perspectivas para llenarlos. (Envío/GIGA)

A review essay on books by (1) D. Zolo, Democracy and Complexity: A Realist Approach (Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992); (2) D. Zolo, Cosmopolis: Perspectiva y Riesgos de un Gobierno Mundial ([Cosmopolis: Outlook and Risks of a World Government] Barcelona: Paidos, 1992) & (3) D. Zolo, La Justicia de los Vencedores: De Nuremberg a Bagdad ([Justice of the Victors from Nuremberg to Bagdad] Madrid: Trotta, 2007).

Humiliation refers to both an action & an emotion: it is the action of unjustly devaluating a person or a group by others who have the power to do it. Humiliation is also the emotion that is aroused when the victims are conscious that such devaluation has occurred to them. The emotion of humiliation is deeply damaging for its victims, with powerful consequences that are still to be completely determined. Evelin Lindner, one of the scholars that has studied more deeply the phenomenon of humiliation, has recently published the book Making Enemies: Humiliation & International Conflict (2006). In her book, the author warns about the crucial role that humiliation is currently playing in some of the cruelest social conflicts among groups. The present article summarizes the main ideas of the book, completing them with some other contributions to the subject contained in the works of other authors. Adapted from the source document.

This paper delves into Mexican foreign policy in the UN during President Vicente Fox administration. In contrast to dominant views, the author argues that a series of domestic, structural, & bureaucratic factors cramped Mexico's performance in the highest multilateral forum. The recent Mexican activism within the UN Security Council, the international human rights regime, & peacekeeping activities is explored. In each of these areas the Mexican government has faced harsh criticisms & questionings from domestic key actors, including the Congress, political organizations, & the military sector. This paper shows that Mexican multilateral politics are being put through various domestic pressures, which gives occasion to evaluate the interactions between national & international politics. Tables. Adapted from the source document.