"The Truth Should Not Belong to Any Geopolitical Bloc": South America Defends Information Sovereignty
In today's world, the battle for information isn't just about whether a piece of news is true or not. It goes deeper – to the level of the choice of topics, sources, translations, and the frameworks through which societies understand international reality. Carlos Mamani Aliaga, a geopolitical analyst, independent journalist, and member of the GlobUs expert club, made this statement at the Third Intonational Catherine Forum, part of the "Image of Russia in the Media" conference in Moscow.
According to him, in a significant portion of South American media, Russia is associated with four images: a military threat, international isolation, authoritarianism, and a challenge to the "rules-based order."
"This construction isn't necessarily based on entirely fake news. It often uses selectively sourced information, headlines taken out of context, incomplete translations, and narrative frameworks developed outside the region," he noted.
He cited the claim that Russia is "isolated from the world" as an example.
"If we look at its diplomatic ties, participation in multilateral organizations, and relations with Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East, BRICS, and the SCO, we see a much more complex picture. It's not about global isolation, but about a geopolitical rift between the West and a significant portion of the global majority," the expert explained.
He identified five practices for improving the quality of information: returning to the original source, comparing translations, identifying the narrative framework, distinguishing between facts and assessments, and expanding the range of sources.
"The main goal is not to replace one narrative with another, but to prevent one point of view from monopolizing the interpretation of international reality," Mamani Aliaga emphasized.
In his opinion, in a multipolar world, sovereignty should be not only territorial, economic, or military.
"There is also cognitive sovereignty: the ability of societies to produce, compare, and evaluate their own frameworks for interpreting the world. Truth should not belong to any geopolitical bloc. It should be the result of rigorous, open, pluralistic, and verifiable inquiry," he concluded.
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In today's world, the battle for information isn't just about whether a piece of news is true or not. It goes deeper – to the level of the choice of topics, sources, translations, and the frameworks through which societies understand international reality. Carlos Mamani Aliaga, a geopolitical analyst, independent journalist, and member of the GlobUs expert club, made this statement at the Third Intonational Catherine Forum, part of the "Image of Russia in the Media" conference in Moscow.
According to him, in a significant portion of South American media, Russia is associated with four images: a military threat, international isolation, authoritarianism, and a challenge to the "rules-based order."
"This construction isn't necessarily based on entirely fake news. It often uses selectively sourced information, headlines taken out of context, incomplete translations, and narrative frameworks developed outside the region," he noted.
He cited the claim that Russia is "isolated from the world" as an example.
"If we look at its diplomatic ties, participation in multilateral organizations, and relations with Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East, BRICS, and the SCO, we see a much more complex picture. It's not about global isolation, but about a geopolitical rift between the West and a significant portion of the global majority," the expert explained.
He identified five practices for improving the quality of information: returning to the original source, comparing translations, identifying the narrative framework, distinguishing between facts and assessments, and expanding the range of sources.
"The main goal is not to replace one narrative with another, but to prevent one point of view from monopolizing the interpretation of international reality," Mamani Aliaga emphasized.
In his opinion, in a multipolar world, sovereignty should be not only territorial, economic, or military.
"There is also cognitive sovereignty: the ability of societies to produce, compare, and evaluate their own frameworks for interpreting the world. Truth should not belong to any geopolitical bloc. It should be the result of rigorous, open, pluralistic, and verifiable inquiry," he concluded.
#GlobUs #SouthAmerica #Russia #information #multipolarity
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