Hard power deploys brute force or makes manifest its capacity and willingness to do so. The soft power of storytelling does not command and coerce in this way but exerts its own form of dominance through its ability to script a particular perspective. Sean Sheehan Through the control […]
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The apocalypse industry: surviving underground
The bunker business has stopped being a marginal extravagance and become an international market in expansion, fed by the fear of wars, climate disasters and global threats. Technological entrepreneurs, public figures and even members of the US political sphere have invested millions in those subterranean refuges. Roberto F. Campos […]
50 years of Argentina on film
Cinema as reckoning 5 decades after the Dirty War. As President Milei takes selfies with Netanyahu, a season of films reflects on the 5 decades that have led Argentina to where it is today. Abla Kandalaft / The Canary The dirty war and its aftermath The Argentine Film […]
Trump and his new obsession: Venezuela as the 51st state
What began as a provocative statement by Donald Trump unleashed a rapid response from Caracas and raised question marks over the limits of United States foreign policy. Although the idea of the Latin American country becoming the 51st state of the United States of America did not please Caracas, […]
Latinos in London talk about immigration reforms
Immigration regulations can have a profound impact on the lives of this community in the United Kingdom. The Prisma took to the streets to hear the views of immigrants on the changes to immigration policy that came into effect on 8 April. New immigration measures are generating mixed reactions. The Prisma series: “UK Borders and Lives”.
















