Adam Ramsay is a joy to work with: whip smart, generous, kind. And a virality machine!

One of many v sad UK openDemocracy team layoffs this month. A huge loss, particularly just before an election

He's also right that a lot of talented global staff have gone recently too...🧵

⁩Criminalized smear campaign attempts to muzzle distinguished Peruvian investigative reporter Gustavo Gorriti and derail major corruption cases, including against Keiko Fujimori — as he battles cancer.⁦ IDL-Reporteros
⁩ ⁦CPJ Américas SIP • IAPA apnews.com/article/peru-g…

“A medida que los grupos criminales en México se han extendido y multiplicado, han llegado a depender más de aliados en el Estado, ya sea para obtener protección, oportunidades económicas o impunidad”, me contó Ivan Briscoe para esta nota sobre violencia electoral en Mx.

There's no one better than our analyst Phil Gunson to guide a listener through a hurly-burly week of politics in #Venezuela , in which the thought that the opposition could pull off a victory in July seems to have gone beyond a wishful whisper.

Nuevo artículo! 'Del consenso a la complejidad: relaciones interamericanas diversas y en transición', en coautoría con el gran amigo Sebastian Bitar.

Un gusto participar en este número de la Revista CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) d'afers internacionals.
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🧵Tras un mes de altibajos políticos, parece que #Venezuela está encaminada para tener el 28 de julio hacia algo que podría asemejarse a una elección presidencial competitiva. Pero, ¿realmente ese es el caso? Un hilo (medio) breve.
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🇭🇹🇭🇹Moments after the inauguration of the transitional presidential council in #Haiti , PM Henry resigns from the post.

If you suspect that dwindling water supplies don't really drive conflict, then this superb briefing on #Cameroon will set you straight.

To be fair, I had counterparts at DoD assert that UN or ICC scrutiny of US military operations somehow violated US sovereignty or was otherwise unlawful.

Lots of funny interpretations of international law out there.

Claudia Sheinbaum is at 60 percent of intended votes according to this poll for Mexico's June 2 presidential election.

This would give her the biggest election victory by a Mexican presidential candidate since Miguel de la Madrid in 1982.

Argentina's march to defend public universities today was truly massive 👇

One of two most wanted crime bosses #Ecuador re-arrested yesterday.

Colón Pico's imprisonment in Jan sparked a violent rampage; his group's ties to killing of presidential candidate last year are under investigation. Issue now is keeping him quiet in jail
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The global north applies industrial policy at home while selling outdated austerity and neoliberalism in the south. Good piece w/quote from the great Adriana Erthal Abdenur.

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On #EarthDay2024 🌳, it's important to remember that those defending the Amazon rainforest, a vital climate regulator and the world's most biodiverse region, are under constant violent attack and require greater protection.

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At the last minute, #Venezuela 's main opposition alliance, the Unitary Platform Unidad Venezuela , agreed on retired diplomat Edmundo González as its candidate for the 28 July presidential election.

Colombia y Filipinas constituyen los últimos reductos de conflictos armados internos 'clásicos'. Señales de fin de ciclo, tambien para las negociaciones de paz.

'The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.'

Daniel Dennett (March 28, 1942 - April 19, 2024)

Out of the frying pan and into the fire, you might say.
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Asombran las similitudes entre las insurgencias marxistas de #Colombia y #Filipinas , y sus historias de declive.

La rebelión asiática ha menguado casi hasta la extinción. Pero con dos mil tropas sigue el conflicto. Georgi Engelbrecht mira qué hay que hacer.
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