Ivan Briscoe
@itbriscoe
Senior director for policy at @crisisgroup. Errant Mancunian, oft relapsing Latin America addict. Aquí se habla Spanglish. RT out of mirth, horror or curiosity.
NEW STATEMENT | Open the Gates to Save a Starving Gaza Gaza is tipping from mass starvation toward mass death. Israel must allow assistance in immediately. The strip needs both an end to Israel’s siege and a ceasefire, urgently. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…
OPINIÓN📝 "Menem": la tragedia neoliberal vendida en tono de comedia La serie de Prime Video diluye las complejidades políticas en favor de la caricatura y la risa fácil. ✍️ Demián Kaltman | buff.ly/OtXpXoa
Why is the right so fascinated with fantasy literature? on.ft.com/4kfW1eT | opinion
#LEE "El desafío de Latinoamérica en la era de la geoeconomía", la #CartaDelDirector Jordi Bacaria Colom (@bacaria_jordi) sobre la #NuevaFAL bit.ly/4f0OVdc
Tory leader Badenoch says she is Britain’s chainsaw-wielding Milei on.ft.com/3IHvPgc
As deadly fighting breaks out across the #ThailandCambodia border, here's an excellent piece @CrisisGroup recently published on the build-up of conflict. crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas…
Estoy profundamente entristecido por las víctimas y los heridos causados por el ataque militar a la parroquia de la Sagrada Familia en #Gaza. Aseguro mi cercanía espiritual a toda la comunidad parroquial. Encomiendo las almas de los difuntos a la misericordia de Dios, y rezo por…
The work done by @Cristosal has been critical in understanding the effects of mass incarceration in #ElSalvador. Now it's been forced into exile. reuters.com/world/americas…
‘Aged 92, Paul Biya is the world’s oldest head of state. Should he win the election, he will be 99 years old when his term ends.’ @ArreyMcNtui unpacks President Biya’s determination to stay in office and its implications for Cameroon’s October poll. crisisgroup.org/africa/central…
Does the chaos at the UN create an opportunity for Global South countries to gain more influence? In a new essay for @CEBRIonline I look at how the Trump shock has revealed the UN's over-reliance on the U.S., and ask if creates openings for the South. cebri.org/revista/en/art…
We now exist in a timeline where Cole Palmer has had a brief chat with Donald Trump
Lula letting off steam is electric. “I called Putin and I said, ‘Putin, I think it’s time for you to return to politics. Put an end to this. The world needs politics, not war. You’re missed. There are not enough people to sit around the table and discuss the fate of the planet’”
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has built a career on unwavering leftist principles. Now, though, he joins a thin coalition of Latin American leaders facing off against the right-wing populists and anti-globalists gaining power worldwide. nyer.cm/Rm9HfNq
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has built a career on unwavering leftist principles. Now, though, he joins a thin coalition of Latin American leaders facing off against the right-wing populists and anti-globalists gaining power worldwide. nyer.cm/Rm9HfNq
I spoke to @guardian about this moment, and about the evangelical rise in Brazil explored in my new documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics.This is not just Brazil. It’s a global warning. Read: theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/… 🙏 Thanks to @tiagorogero & @guardian
Visitei hoje a companheira e ex-presidenta Cristina Kirchner (@CFKArgentina) em sua residência, em Buenos Aires. Fiquei muito feliz em revê-la e encontrá-la tão bem, com força e gana de luta. Tenho por Cristina uma amizade de muitos anos que vai muito além da relação…
Details of El Salvador’s black box prison from Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This is where our government sends people with no due process. Social media influencers and US politicians get staged tours of CECOT and rave about how great it is.
Agradezco la confianza del Secretario General, @antonioguterres, al nombrarme como su Representante Especial en Haiti @BINUH_UN a partir del 1 de agosto. Ha sido un privilegio y un honor contar con la confianza de Colombia y acompañarles en su proceso de construcción de paz.(1/2)
SG @antonioguterres appoints Carlos Ruiz Massieu as SRSG for Haiti - un.org/sg/en/content/…
Según este reportaje del @nytimes, Osiris Luna, el actual carcelero de Bukele, se reunió con oficiales estadounidenses en agosto de 2020 y les ofreció declarar sobre los pactos de Bukele y la MS-13 a cambio de un lujoso asilo. Incluso mostró fotos. nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/…
Political cartoon map titled "The Situation in the Far East (時局圖)," created by Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1939), depicting the encroachment of Western powers on China in symbolic form, late 19th century AD.
"Fito", head of the hyper-violent criminal group Los Choneros, whose flight from jail in January last year preceded a violent rampage across #Ecuador, has been arrested.
🔴 #DEÚLTIMAHORA | En un mensaje oficial difundido este martes 25 de junio, el presidente Daniel Noboa confirmó la captura de Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, cabecilla de la organización criminal Los Choneros, quien se encontraba prófugo desde enero de 2024. Más detalles aquí:…