Stories written by Tito Drago
Tito Drago es periodista y consultor especializado en relaciones internacionales. Nació
en Argentina, país en el que comenzó su carrera profesional y vive en España desde
1977, tras su paso por varios países latinoamericanos y europeos.
Ingresó a IPS como corresponsal en 1977, abriendo la primer corresponsalía de la
agencia en España. A pedido de la dirección de IPS, en 1978 se trasladó a la sede
central en Roma para reestructurar la jefatura de redacción y elaborar el primer manual
de estilo y redacción de la agencia. Finalizada esas tareas retornó a Madrid para
continuar a cargo de la corresponsalía, lo que sigue haciendo en la actualidad.
En España es conferenciante habitual en universidades, el Círculo de Bellas Artes,
el Ateneo de Madrid, la Casa de América y la Sociedad de Estudios Internacionales.
También lo hace en América Latina y otros países europeos.
Fue presidente del Club Internacional de Prensa de España, del que es presidente
honorario desde 1999. También presidió la Asociación de Corresponsales de Prensa
Extranjera (ACPE).
Es autor de diversos libros, entre los que se pueden destacar ”Centroamérica, una paz
posible” (El País-Aguilar, 1988); “El futuro es hoy. Hacia el desarrollo sostenible”
(Cruz Roja, 1992); “El retorno de la ilusión. Pinochet, el fin de la impunidad” (RBA,
1999); “Allende, un mundo posible” (Ed.RIL, 2003); “Cara y Cruz, el Che y Fidel”
(Sepha, 2007). Asimismo, ha participado en numerosos libros colectivos, dedicados
a la realidad iberoamericana, la sociedad civil, el medio ambiente, la cultura, la
globalización y el periodismo.
Organizó y dirigió seminarios sobre desarrollo, comunicación, gobernabilidad,
relaciones Europa-Mundo Árabe, integración y relaciones Norte-Sur, Mercosur,
relaciones Unión Europea-Mercosur y la Comunidad Iberoamericana en quince países
iberoamericanos.
Entre 1989 y 2008 fue director general de Comunica, agencia de Comunicación y
editora, entre otras publicaciones, de la revista Mercosur y los libros y las webs de las
Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, que aglutinan artículos de
mandatarios, ministros, funcionarios internacionales, expertos y periodistas.
Desde 1992 dirige el portal sobre la Actualidad del Español en el Mundo
(www.unidadenladiversidad.com).
Ha dirigido y realizado campañas de comunicación y prensa para gobiernos e
instituciones internacionales, como la Organización de Educación Iberoamericana
(OEI), la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) o personalidades como los
presidentes argentinos Raúl Alfonsín y Carlos Menem; Vinicio Cerezo, de Guatemala;
Daniel Ortega, de Nicaragua; Carlos Andrés Pérez, de Venezuela; Alan García, del
Perú; el Dalai Lama, del Tibet, o el Premio Nobel de la Paz, Oscar Arias, de Costa Rica,
entre otros.
Entre sus pasiones personales destacan su familia, el asado y el tango, uno de sus
hobbies favoritos, que lo indujo a escribir el libro “DosEnUno: así nació, así se canta y
así se baila el tango” (Comunica, 2010).
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The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) scored a surprise landslide victory in Sunday's general elections in Spain, contrary to all previous opinion polls, which said the governing Popular Party (PP) would win.
The outcome of Spain's elections Sunday will be influenced by the question of who was responsible for the brutal terror attacks that left 200 dead and more than 1,400 wounded Thursday in Madrid.
The outcome of Spain's elections Sunday will be influenced by the question of who was responsible for the brutal terror attacks that left 200 dead and more than 1,400 wounded Thursday in Madrid.
Spain awoke Friday still in a state of shock over the devastating terrorist attacks in Madrid which left at least 198 dead and 1,430 injured Thursday. As the country gets ready for Sunday's elections, uncertainty prevails over who was responsible for the attacks.
Spain awoke Friday still in a state of shock over the devastating terrorist attacks in Madrid which left at least 198 dead and 1,430 injured Thursday. As the country gets ready for Sunday's elections, uncertainty prevails over who was responsible for the attacks.
Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left 198 dead and at least 1,430 wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.
Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left 198 dead and over 1,430 wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.
The terror attacks that left nearly 200 dead and at least 1,200 injured in Madrid Thursday will have a crucial influence on Sunday's general elections in Spain, say sources along the political spectrum.
Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left at least 170 dead and more than 600 hundred wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.
Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left more than 170 dead and over 600 wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.
Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet, newly released from prison and as determined as ever, is set to publish a new magazine, 'Apres Demain' (After Tomorrow). He was convicted last year on charges of "insulting the person" of King Mohammad VI.
Sixteen people drowned Friday when their precarious boat capsized off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands. The tragedy is further evidence that the wave of illegal immigration continues despite the risk of death during the journey and the potential repression and misery awaiting those who do make it to the "promised land" of Europe.
Opinions are divided over the United States government's decision to require the presence of armed guards on selected international flights that cross into U.S. airspace, to prevent hijackings and terrorist attacks.
Immigrants from Latin America are drawn to the European Union not only because of the higher wages, but also due to more attractive vacation, maternity and other social benefits.
Walls, electrified barriers, military operations and police presence are not enough to stop the waves of migrants from impoverished countries to rich, industrialised, or at least less poor nations.
The U.S. government needs to publicly explain why the missile shipment on a vessel intercepted a year ago on the high seas by the Spanish navy ended up in Libya, a spokesman from Spain's Defence Ministry told IPS Tuesday.
The Basque separatist group ETA in Spain may announce a ceasefire before Christmas, according to Basque trade union sources who said their request to that extent received a ''positive response'' from the terrorist organisation.
The push for the legalisation of same-sex marriage received a strong show of political and social support Wednesday in Spain when three homosexual couples applied for marriage licences.
The push for the legalisation of same-sex marriage received a strong show of political and social support Wednesday in Spain when three homosexual couples applied for a marriage licence.
Three U.S. soldiers are to be indicted in Spain for the death of Spanish journalist and cameraman José Couso in the war in Iraq. The Audiencia Nacional, equivalent to a federal court, on Friday accepted the lawsuit filed in May by the victim's family.
Football, considered the world's most popular sport, is increasingly swayed by the demands of the transnational business it has become, pushed and pulled by big capital - and by satellite television.