Arquivos mensais:janeiro 2021

Hymn of the United Nations (with lyrics) Eagerly, musician.Sweep your string,So we may sing.Elated, optative,Our several voicesInterblending,Playfully contending,Not interferingBut co-inhering,For all withinThe cinctureof the sound,Is holy groundWhere all are brothers,None faceless Others, Let mortals bewareOf words, forWith words we lie,Can say peaceWhen we mean war,Foul thought speak- fairAnd promise falsely,But song is true:Let music forContinuar lendo “United Nations in songs”

The Portuguese legislative structure has a new entity “The military Veteran statute”. A long waited National recognition to all those that have engaged in overseas military operations in the service of Portugal. This Statute will embrace all those military that have fought in the years sixties/seventies (of the 20th Century) in Angola, Guiné Bissau, Mozambique,Continuar lendo “Portuguese Military Veterans’ official statute”

The violent cessation of Yugoslavia brought to the discussion forums concerned with “crisis resolution” some lessons that, apparently, we insist on not learning. Economic difficulties generate social dissatisfaction, which leads to the emergence of rowdy leaders, with fiery speeches, which open space for the confrontation between the institutional power and popular masses. This is trueContinuar lendo “Lessons Identified (but little learned) from field operations”

A dissolução violenta da ex-Jugoslávia trouxe para os fóruns de discussão preocupados com a “resolução de crises” algumas lições que, aparentemente, teimamos em não aprender. As dificuldades económicas geram insatisfação social, a qual potência o aparecimento de líderes conflituosos, com discursos inflamados, que abrem espaço para o confronto entre o poder instituído e as massasContinuar lendo “Lições do teatro de operações.”