by Tacitus Australis
The international system is undergoing an unprecedented shift.
The United States reinforces its dominance through technology and fiscal leverage, while China faces structural slowdown and tries to reinvent its legitimacy through a Confucian political narrative.
Europe keeps fragmenting, trapped between its green transition and energy dependence. In the Middle East, the Iran-Israel conflict has become structural, with Turkey and Saudi Arabia mediating by convenience.
Latin America remains caught in a crisis of statehood, where governance models operate like franchises.
Yet, new disruptive leaders emerge—beyond the anti-system discourse—proving capable of operational efficiency and narrative legitimacy.
The region has turned into a laboratory of political and technological innovation under conditions of structural fragility.
The South Atlantic is the new strategic axis, where resources, logistics and sovereignty disputes converge.
Within this context, Uruguay maintains stability at the cost of a neutrality bordering on irrelevance.
It lacks national strategic intelligence and technological sovereignty, yet preserves a symbolic capital that could make it the diplomatic and logistical hub of the South Atlantic.
The immediate challenge is to build a long-term vision based on transversal intelligence, integration with Asia and Africa, and a renewed national narrative capable of projecting destiny.
The era ahead will not be won by armies or treaties, but by perception, anticipation and meaning.