The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts
World

The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts

Perhaps the most incomprehensible silence is that of the intellectuals. Silence is nothing short of complicity with the masters of war.

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
March 1, 2023
Ukraine is a wake-up call for Europe
Europe

Ukraine is a wake-up call for Europe

It is becoming clear that US neoconservatives have succeeded in creating a warmongering, anti-Russian mood in Europe through an unprecedented information war.

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
August 13, 2022
The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline
World

The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline

The strategists of the hegemonic country of the West, the US, without realizing the flagrant contraction, show unlimited ambition.

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
July 16, 2022
Europe is sleepwalking into another World War
Europe

Europe is sleepwalking into another World War

Portuguese intellectual Boaventura de Sousa Santos reflects on the wrecklessness with which US and Europe are advancing to yet another violent conflict of global dimensions

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
April 4, 2022
Why Europe needs to take a hard look at itself
Europe

Why Europe needs to take a hard look at itself

Because it has proved to be incapable of dealing with the causes of the Ukraine crisis, Europe is now condemned to deal with its consequences.

Boaventura de Sousa Santos
March 14, 2022