What is the meaning of the diplomatic crisis that is looming in the world and how, as a result of this, can a new international economic order be won in which there is a system that guarantees the over-power of the North?
This question was the subject of reflection at the regional workshop Building the New International Economic Order, on the third day of the 6th Conference for the Balance of the World, which discussed the urgency of articulating forces from the left so that the countries of Latin America can achieve true independence.
At the meeting, David Adler, general coordinator of the Progressive International, pondered that unity is the only way to win. However, it is necessary to look for those mechanisms that will allow to advance with a very concrete policy, "because no country alone will be able to defeat imperialism, the International Monetary Fund or the criminal Office of Foreign Assets Control, which is the body with the capacity to sanction and exclude any international financing system."
An example to understand the international order that currently governs is when the imperialist transnationals open complaints against the States, for the supposed crime of losing profits, although, really, they only increased minimum wages, regulated the environment, protected the ancestral territories of the indigenous peoples..., assured David Adler.
Among the ideas presented, Irene Montero, former Minister of Equality of Spain, argued that in every moment of crisis capitalism uses the dynamics of forces to impose itself, as is the case of genocide, the normalization of the extermination of the people, theft, as well as the expropriation of land by a power.
On the other hand, there is a consensus in humanity that the way of organizing society and the economy is not working, he said.
In this sense, Adriana Abdenur, special advisor to the Brazilian presidency, acknowledged that the neoliberal elites in the countries of the South tend to support fascist ideas, because they have been trained with this approach, and in many cases benefit politically and economically.
Therefore, "we are victims of a reification of economic nationalism driven by an articulated extreme right," he added.
He pointed out that while advanced economies invest in green technologies and other profitable means, they also see in the climate crisis a series of opportunities, and try to shift burdens to the global south, appealing to moralistic arguments. It is therefore "essential to strengthen international initiatives and seek ways to promote cooperation."
Also, as part of the event, the Brazilian Dominican intellectual Frei Betto was awarded the prize of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, for being a prolific thinker.
