Nobel Laureate Perez Esquivel Slams Trump in Open Letter to Obama
NOBEL LAUREATES, 23 Feb 2026
Victor Miranda | teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Photo: EFENobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel sent an open letter, dated February 12, to former U.S. President Barack Obama to denounce Donald Trump’s policies.
23 Feb 2026 – In the letter, he described the current U.S. president as a “global dictator” and the “number one terrorist.” Perez Esquivel warned that Washington is pushing the world towards the abyss of nuclear war, breaking with the basic principles of international law.
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A critical point of the complaint is the tightening of the blockade against Cuba. The Nobel laureate pointed out that Trump is trying to “economically suffocate” the island by preventing the arrival of vital supplies such as oil.
He condemned the attempt to subjugate the Cuban people through hunger and blackmail by force of arms. In this regard, he urged Obama to return to the path of dialogue he initiated in his time to prevent further damage.
Regarding Venezuela, the intellectual denounced the military aggression perpetrated on January 3, calling it a direct invasion. He further rejected the kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro and the First Combatant Cilia Flores, who remain detained in the USA without legal guarantees.
In this regard, Perez Esquivel demanded the immediate release of the leaders and recalled that Latin America and the Caribbean must be respected as a “Zone of Peace.”
The letter also addresses the situation in the Middle East, holding Trump complicit in the genocide against the Palestinian people. He criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s impunity, despite the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
Perez Esquivel also questioned the mass persecution of immigrants and the threats of hegemony over countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Nicaragua, and Iran. He stressed that peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the direct result of social justice and sovereign respect.
He warned that the irresponsibility of the Trump administration puts the stability of the entire hemisphere and global security at risk.
He urged Obama to use his influence to mobilize the U.S. Congress and reverse these totalitarian policies.
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