Diverging agendas between rich and poor countries are creating important frictions.
El País, 11 March 2017
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G50 Chairman Moisés Naím
Populism is not an ideology, it is a strategy for obtaining and maintaining power. The idea is as old as politics itself, but what is surprising is how common it has become today. And even more interesting is how populist leaders everywhere follow the same script.
Efecto Naím, 6 March, 2017
September 11, the Lehman Brother's bankruptcy and "Brexit" all form part of our history books now.
El País, 4 March 2017
The Nazis appeared to be healthy with their anti-drug policies, but Adolf Hitler's administration was toxic. Moisés Naím talks to Norman Ohler, author of High Hitler, about the drug addiction that plagues Nazi Germany.
Efecto Naím, 27 Feb 2017
The current president of the United States exhibits symptoms directly related to narcissism
El País, 25 Feb 2017.
Moisés Naím recently spoke to Americas Quarterly about what “El Comandante” says about his country’s spiraling political and economic crisis – and whether comparisons of Chávez to U.S. President Donald Trump hold water. Read the complete interview.
Marine Le Pen has tried to "soften" the National Front's image for more than six years. Who is this woman who makes global analysts worry? What does she represent? What is her plan to battle France's political establishment? Learn more about her here.
Efecto Naím, 20 Feb 2017
Mexico is Trump's target. During this complicated battle between neighboring countries, Moisés Naím talks exclusively with former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón. During his presidency, he had a close relationship with the United States, but today he openly criticizes the American president.
Efecto Naím, 13 Feb 2017
Focusing our attention on the United States distracts us from paying attention to what is happening in China.
El País, 12 Feb 2017
Who really was Hugo Chávez? Watch Moisés Naím talk to three former presidents who knew the controversial Latin American icon: Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica, César Gvairia of Colombia and Felipe Calderón of Mexico.
Efecto Naím, 5 Feb 2017
It is not an ideology, but a strategy to obtain power. Today, it reigns in Trump's America or Putin's Russia.
El País, 4 Feb 2017
‘El Comandante’ aired across Latin America but blocked in late leader’s own country
Financial Times Feb. 8, 2017
Authoritarian systems lack legal, political and institutional limits in a cyber war.
El País, 29 Jan. 2017
China has grown in an impressive manner, 500 million people have overcome poverty in only three decades. And it is not only China. Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have also achieved almost miraculous growth. Many experts are convinced that the 21st century is the Asian century, but not Michael Auslin. He argues that Asia will be weakened by important military, economic, environmental and demographic risks. Watch his interview with Moisés Naím.
El Comandante is Sony's most ambitious production to date for Latin America. The series was conceived three years ago by Moisés Naím, who is also a producer of the show and a newcomer to the world of television. "It is not a documentary nor a biography in the strict sense of the word. It is a work of fiction based on Chavez's life", Naím says. El Comandante is set to air in the region in the coming days and in the United States in the spring. Read more about El Comandante.
It is normal that presidents cannot keep campaign promises. And Trump will be no exception.
El País, 21 Jan 2017
The normalization of the exceptional is an important characteristic of our time.
El País, 14 Jan 2017
Andrés Moreno is one of the most ambitious and successful Latin American young entrepreneurs. He has been able to build one of the most promising education and technology companies in the region, all without finishing college or coming from a rich family. It all began in an apartment in Caracas and a funny commercial. Watch Moisés Naím interview Andrés Moreno as he shows us how a good idea, a lot of work and a leap of faith can lead to success.
Efecto Naím, 22 Jan 2017
J. Craig Venter is a scientist that changed the world's way of understanding human biology. He went from being a surfer to a military paramedic and finally he passed on to be a pioneer in decoding the human genome. This is his conversation with Moisés Naím.
Efecto Naím, 28 Nov. 2016
The most respected members of his political party rejected him, but that was not able to defeat him. ISIS, a small group of radical Islamists was able to control an immense territory between Syria and Iraq. And in only a few years Netflix has revolutionized the world of television. But these are not isolated examples. Power is no longer what it used to be. The most powerful people have more limits than ever before. Learn more about the end of power.
Efecto Naím, 21 Nov. 2016