An Arbitrator’s Improbable Journey or: how learned to embrace the scenic route and stopped worryingHow Rodolfo C Rivas FCIArb ended up with a career that far exceeded his youthful expectationsDec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024
Cinema in 2023 and my top ten films, plus a few othersIn this time of great unrest and geopolitical turmoil, we could at least expect cinema to flourish, as art has done many times in history…Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023
The Curious Case of JFK, his 1,200 (or 1,600) H. Upmann cigars and an impending embargoThe following morning, February 3, 1962, President Kennedy called him into his office, eager to find out if Salinger had succeeded in his…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
A Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in Tornek-Rayville’s clothing: watches, government procurement, and…“In summary, experience with 12 Blancpain underwater watches during Operation HARDTACK yielded virtually complete satisfaction.[…] It is…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
The iconic TAG Heuer Monaco, Steve McQueen and the French customs control“We wanted to create an outstanding, innovative product, something avant-garde,” says Jack Heuer, Honorary Chairman of TAG Heuer. The…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
Of International Cooperation, Trade,COVID-19 and other DemonsBy Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea[1]Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020