At the end of April, an AthenaLab team carried out a working visit to the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, where they met with local civil and military authorities for an on-the-ground look at the geopolitical situation of the southern tip of South America. In these meetings, delegates discussed the current political situation following […]
The State of Chile is currently facing a volatile, uncertain and ambiguous international scenario, marked by competition between great powers, and in which new threats and risks emerge at an increasingly frequent pace. Faced with unpredictable contexts, a State that does not have an adequate security architecture will face these problems without the required strategic […]
Since we began this survey three years ago, a pandemic has swept the world, a new political cycle has begun in Chile after social upheaval, and Russia has launched a war against Ukraine, the global repercussions of which are in full swing. Deep down, all of the above speaks to us of disruptions that are […]
Thesis guided by AthenaLab to Georgetown students.May 24, 2022
AthenaLab released the results of the Second Survey of Perceptions on Foreign Policy and National Security, which seeks to compare the results of the previous year with perceptions in terms of security and defense, specifically regarding the main threats observed today, the role that Chile should play in the world and its relationship with other […]
● Antarctica is currently governed by the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), which has been effective since 1961 and comprises the Antarctic Treaty (signed in 1959) and a series of related agreements. In total, there are 12 signatories to the ATS and 54 parties to it. ● Of the ATS’ signatories, seven – Argentina, Australia, Chile, […]
The events experienced in recent months, both nationally and globally, have broadly demonstrat- ed that we are currently facing a volatile, uncer- tain, complex and ambiguous reality. Sometimes, it seems as if we have not made it out of one crisis before entering another; from the social upris- ing to the global pandemic, followed by […]
Executive summary The mega-fire that broke out in December 2019 in Australia seems to be a tragic example of what can happen if climate change accelerates with devastating consequences. Even countries with an immense state capacity and vast resources can be overwhelmed when facing emergencies of great magnitude, providing a postcard of a future that […]
Executive Summary · The unpredictable turmoil and protests that erupted in October 2019 are unprecedented in terms of magnitude in the last three decades in Chile. Those manifestations of disgruntled people that spread from Santiago to several large cities of the country ended up in destruction of both public and private properties, as well as […]
When we established AthenaLab, we faced the need to have an independent study that would allow us to know the geopolitical situation of Chile in a very interesting and complex moment. It was clear that the country has an unusual role given the different instances such as APEC, COP25, TPP + 11, Prosur and the […]
