Convivencia

A blog by
Miguel Ángel Moratinos

High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos is the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). In this blog, he regularly shares his vision for the work of UNAOC, as well as his thoughts, ideas, and observations about current global events.

En defensa de la diplomacia

En defensa de la diplomacia

Publicado en Política Exterior, mayo/junio de 2023 En un contexto de crisis del multilateralismo y ante un mundo crecientemente fragmentado, es preciso reivindicar la diplomacia como medio de relación con ‘los otros’, instrumento de prevención de conflictos y creación...

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La guerra de Iraq, 20 años después

La intervención militar liderada por Estados Unidos en Iraq en marzo de 2003 fue injustificada, ilegal y devastadora.

A juzgar por las consecuencias, la guerra de Iraq fue uno de los errores geopolíticos más graves de todos los tiempos. La “Coalición de Voluntarios” liderada por Estados Unidos llevó a cabo la “Operación Libertad Iraquí” el 19 de marzo de 2003. Veintidós días después, el 9 de abril, el Presidente George W. Bush anunció que era una “misión cumplida”. Otro error de cálculo estadounidense.

Según los dirigentes estadounidenses y de la Coalición, la intervención militar en Iraq respondía a los atentados terroristas del 11-S contra Estados Unidos, basados en la afirmación de que el Presidente iraquí Saddam Hussein poseía armas de destrucción masiva y en su apoyo al terrorismo, en alusión a sus vínculos con Al Qaeda, autores de estos atroces atentados en suelo estadounidense. La administración estadounidense también pretendía liberar al pueblo iraquí mediante un cambio de régimen.

A todas luces, la guerra de Iraq fracasó en todos estos frentes.

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The Iraq War, 20 years on

The US-led military intervention in Iraq in March 2003 was unjustified, illegal, and devastating.

Judging from the consequences, the Iraq war was one of the gravest geopolitical mistakes of all time. The US-led “Coalition of the Willing” carried out “Operation Iraqi Freedom” on 19 March, 2003. Twenty-two days later on 9 April, President George W. Bush announced “mission accomplished”. Another US miscalculation.

According to the US and the Coalition leaders, the military intervention in Iraq was in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US based on the claim that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and for his support to terrorism alluding to his ties to Al-Qae’da, the perpetrators of these heinous attacks on US soil. The US administration also aimed to free the Iraqi people through a regime change.

On all accounts, the Iraq war failed on all these fronts.

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CT Week Side Event ‘Towards a Terrorism-free Society’

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for UNAOC at the Counter-Terrorism Week Side Event "Towards a Terrorism-Free Society: Peaceful Co-Existence for the Promotion of Tolerance and Mutual Respect in Combating...

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3rd High-Level Counter-Terrorism Week

Remarks by Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for UNAOC, at the 3rd High-Level Counter-Terrorism Week "SESSION II: Building Effective and Resilient Member States’ Institutions in the Evolving Global Terrorism Landscape" 19 June...

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‘Prayer for Peace’ Moment

Remarks by Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the High Representative for UNAOC at the 'Prayer for Peace' moment, United Nations Headquarters, New York Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished religious leaders and honorable guests, It is difficult to speak after listening to...

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Basta Ya: Enough Is Enough

"Basta ya: Enough is enough": this cry went viral in Spain in the 1990s and 2000s to confront the barbarity of ETA terrorism. Today we should recover it to stop the odious and condemnable wave of terrorist attacks perpetrated in religious sites. In March 2019, the...

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Basta ya

“Basta ya”: este grito fue viral para hacer frente a la locura y barbarie del terrorismo de ETA en la España de los años 90 y 2000. Hoy deberíamos recuperarlo para parar la odiosa y condenable ola de atentados terroristas perpetrados en lugares de culto.

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CONVIVENCIA

A blog by Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS

Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos is the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). In this blog, he regularly shares his vision for the work of UNAOC, as well as his thoughts, ideas, and observations about current global events.