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Christopher Sabatini

1 year

My op ed in tomorrow’s Financial Times based on the @ChathamHouse @BrookingsInstitution book I edited, Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order.

The international human rights framework desperately needs an upgrade

Countries in the global south are making dangerous alliances with illiberal autocracies

www.ft.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

8 years

More Americans are killed by toddlers with guns than by undocumented immigrants. Why aren't those toddler victims in the stands?

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Christopher Sabatini

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4 years

An analysis of 4.8 million tweets from 639,000 different Twitter accounts that used hashtags in favor of the protests in Chile were found to mostly originate from Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Cuban accounts via @LatAmGoesGlobal

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Christopher Sabatini

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3 years

Holy wow. This is one for the record books of all-time dictator tackiness

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3 years

They definitely didn’t skimp on the production budget for Bukele’s entrance — Metaverse avatar and all

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Christopher Sabatini

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5 years

It’s official. I’ll be senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House London starting August 5. From there I will continue to work with my rocking team GlobalAmericans on exciting new projects & teaching at Columbia. Exciting.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

Sec of State nominee Tony Blinken in his confirmation hearings on Venezuela. As they used to say on Family Feud: “Good answer! Good answer!”

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

I rarely tweet personal things-except for the snarky ones. My mother, the woman who inspired me, passed this morning. She once said: "be nice to the people you meet on the way up, or you'll meet them on the way down." I hope I've done her justice.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

1 year

As if Mexicans didn’t have enough grievances against the gringos… and now there’s this.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

A refreshing and rare sign of non-partisan commitment to democracy: Honduran, Nicaraguan, Venezuelan leaders not invited to inauguration in El Salvador

Honduran, Nicaraguan, Venezuelan leaders not invited to Salvadoran's swearing-in

El Salvador's incoming president Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday he would not be inviting the leaders of Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela to his June 1 inauguration after criticizing them as illegiti...

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

Great graphic on implementation of Colombia peace accord commitments:

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

My article in @TheWorldToday "Nicaragua’s slide into totalitarianism happened ‘gradually, then suddenly’ – to borrow a phrase from Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. But it was always predictable.'"

Explainer: Nicaragua’s descent into dictatorship

While President Daniel Ortega’s repression has heated up over the past few years, he has been destroying Nicaragua’s democracy for decades, writes Christopher Sabatini.

www.chathamhouse.org

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

In JFK getting ready to board a flight to London to look for a new apartment. Chatham House and a new adventure.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

Venezuela’s opposition dissolves Guaidó-led ‘interim government’

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

It's even more official now. My bio is up on Chatham House's website. Excited to be starting here, lots of plans:

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Hmmmm. This sounds like Fidel, or Chavez, or Maduro. Do any of the hardline Cuban-Americans who support him see a similarity?

The Hill

@thehill

5 years

Thousands of Shell workers were given option to either attend Trump speech or lose out on wages: reports

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

7 years

My 13-year-old son on a playdate starts talking about Venezuela's kleptocurrency with his 2 friends. One friend confuses Venice with Venezuela, and my son says, "Well, technically they are both sinking."

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

8 years

Ironic that former President Pastrana opposes peace deal in Colombia since his peace efforts almost brought country to brink of collapse

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

W/ Mexico (AMLO’s) recognition of Maduro & refusal to support human rights & democracy (ojo AMLO called for international support for same when he thought he lost 2006 elections) not only is Mexico ceding regional leadership it’s also siding w/ a rogues’ gallery of governments.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

1 month

This is beyond weak.

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Comunicado conjunto Brasil/Colombia.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

This is weird. 24 hours later and Maduro still hasn't stepped down after this very, clear strong Tweet. Maybe he didn't see it? Does he not know that the US is strongest when it Tweets threats?

John Bolton

@AmbJohnBolton

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Maduro and his remaining cronies should take the offer of an exit before the door closes.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

It’s finally real.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

Great to see former president @LeonelFernandez with our recent @ChathamHouse @BrookingsInst book Reclaiming Human Rights. @FUNGLODE

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 months

Just a reminder: this is the person @GRamsey_LatAm and @AtlanticCouncil organised a private briefing for on Friday… then privately cancelled.

Indira Urbaneja

@INDIURBANEJA

2 months

Le pido al General ⁦ @vladimirpadrino ⁩ al presidente de la AN ⁦ @jorgerpsuv ⁩ y al diputado ⁦ @dcabellor ⁩ darle una condecoración a la guardia del pueblo. Nuestra FANB jamás le dará la mano a quien pidió una intervención militar para este pueblo #Patria

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

Straight up, a brilliant article: How to Tackle Venezuela’s Military Problem

Opinion | How to Tackle Venezuela’s Military Problem (Published 2019)

The democratic transition will have to address the needs of the country’s unconventional military.

www.nytimes.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

It's Global Americans' four-year anniversary today. As part of that we're rolling out a new logo, and soon a new initiative on young Latin American writers.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

My op ed on the White House's ridiculous nomination for the IDB: Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the region’s crucial development bank

Opinion | Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the region’s crucial...

Tackling the urgent coronavirus crisis will require statesmanship, not the sort of U.S. political considerations embodied by the current candidate.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

Excited to be back in Argentina. Hard to believe it was 25 years ago I was here doing my dissertation research. Now staying @ Hotel Madero in an area that was a run down & dangerous before. Not to be confused w/ the Hotel Maduro w/ no electricity, running water or food.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

Am I the only person worrying that COVID-isolation has made me weirder? I mean, I've also been a little of an outlier socially, but has the lack of socialization just reinforced the weirder me? Surely I'm not the only person worried about this.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

“I don’t know how else to support Bishop Álvarez other than to use my voice, to join in prayer (for his liberation). He has been kidnapped,” said @BiancaJagger #Nicaragua

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

As I said to the @financialtimes “Cuba policy has been held hostage to the need to get Menendez and Rubio on board for confirmations...It’s a tragedy and 11m people are suffering.” (Invitations to testify again before Senate probably not coming soon)

‘There is no food, money or work’: how shortages fuelled Cuba protests

Pandemic devastated tourism industry and cut state’s ability to finance food imports, leading to higher prices

www.ft.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

1 month

Dear God, not the hippo story again. Can someone please do something about them so the world doesn't have to see these stories any more?

The cocaine kingpin’s wildest legacy: what can be done with Pablo Escobar’s marauding hippos?

The long read: The Colombian drug lord’s exotic menagerie fell apart after his death, and now wild hippos are breeding out of control

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

This war is separating the democrats from the autocrats (see also Bolsonaro). This may actually be a good thing over the long term; we see those who really are committed to sovereignty (popular & national) & freedom.

Mexico declines to impose economic sanctions on Russia

Mexico will not impose any economic sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

The ⁦⁦ @CH_Americas ⁩ team out for a socially distanced coffee and walk through beautiful St James’s Park. Nice to remind myself that I’ve been talking to real people thru Zoom these past 7 months.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Our article in @ForeignPolicy : "The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim."

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

My piece in @ForeignPolicy : Talking about AMLO and Bolsonaro: "when it comes to populism, the ideological spectrum bends around until the left and right meet at the intolerant, policy-free extreme."

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

1 year

My article in @ForeignPolicy on… well, the title pretty much says it all but also on the long term costs for Venezuelan debt & assets & western interests of US sanctions. @ChathamHouse

America’s Love of Sanctions Will Be Its Downfall

Measures intended to punish autocrats are eroding the very Western order they were meant to preserve.

foreignpolicy.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

After a grueling but satisfying semester I’ve finished the last leg of my NYC-London commute. Teaching @ColumbiaSIPA was a great honor. As of now I’m full time @ChathamHouse #newadventure .

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Christopher Sabatini

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6 years

The issue isn't whether AMLO is hard or moderate left... it's that he's a populist. Just listen to his discourse. As Chavez and Trump have shown, populists come in all ideologies, & are equally disrespectful of checks & balances & pluralism.

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Christopher Sabatini

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6 years

Am I the only one worried that Senator Marco Rubio seems to have gone from being the Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere to now going to the Colombia-Venezuela border and looking like General Patton? This is unprecedented for a US Senator.

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Christopher Sabatini

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7 years

My op ed in today's @NYT : Trump’s Imminent Cuba Problem

Opinion | Trump’s Imminent Cuba Problem (Published 2017)

Does the president represent the interests of only a small group of Cuban-Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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Christopher Sabatini

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6 years

Ironic given presence of Cuban doctors in their own country: Exodus of Venezuelan doctors has become unexpected boon for Latin America’s poor via @business

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2 years

Looking forward to reading this 👇that just arrived via the Royal Mail.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

This is how you do it.

CNN Chile

@CNNChile

2 years

🔴 #CNNPrime | AHORA: "Sólo le puedo decir al canciller de Nicaragua que nosotros sí respetamos a su pueblo, y lo respetamos tanto que le ofrecimos nacionalidad a 94 nicaragüenses que ellos expatriaron", dijo el presidente Boric. 📡 En vivo

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Christopher Sabatini

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5 years

An excellent, insightful piece by my old friend @MarkFeierstein (I actually haven't known him that long. He's just old.) Guaidó is the right choice in Venezuela, even if Trump likes him

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@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Excited to welcome @elenlazarou as the new @ChathamHouse associate fellow with the US-Americas team:

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

8 months

I don’t think he intended to refer to Maduro but it certainly applies now.

Gustavo Petro

@petrogustavo

8 months

Todos los que excluyen a la CIDH y a la ONU, de sus países no solo lo hacen porque no quieren saber de derecho internacional humanitario sino porque desencadenan dictaduras y genocidios. Son los Videla, Netanyahu y Pinochets de hoy son los aprendices de Hitler.

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Christopher Sabatini

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5 years

My official coming out party (so to speak) @ChathamHouse . For those in London hope you can make it. Latin America: Shifting Political Dynamics and the Implications for the Global System @ColumbiaSIPA

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

What followed this flawed election was disgraceful But pointing only to 1 element of report to indicate that conclusion was flawed is like saying cigarettes may be ok b/c tar isn’t as bad as we thought “In Bolivia, A Bitter Election is Being Revisited”

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

As Russian troops have allegedly landed in Venezuela, it's worth reading this great piece by . @xarchano . "The bear comes to the West: The Russian agenda in Latin America"

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

Delighted and honored to accept an offer today to be a non-resident fellow at @BakerInstitute 's @BakerLatAm initiative. Great scholars, great work and a great institution.

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5 years

Word has it Raul is reconsidering his Venezuela policy now. Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean are irresistible to any autocrat. Freedom will now come soon to Venezuela, I believe.

Michael Reid

@michaelreid52

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US declares Raúl Castro "ineligible for entry" to the country,. He was of course a regular visitor to Disneyland and Las Vegas. This will really hurt....

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Christopher Sabatini

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3 years

Restoring Venezuela's collapsed electricity sector is key to addressing the humanitarian crisis, restoring public services, recovering economic growth & renewing citizens' faith On December 7 we present our paper abt current conditions & recommendations

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8 years

Mexico agrees to build Trump's border wall, but using original borders.

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Christopher Sabatini

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4 years

Can we please stop hearing about the damn hippos? There are so many modern, bigger stories to tell that don’t traffic in narco-porn: Fear and love surround Escobar's hippos thriving in Colombia

Fear and love surround Escobar's hippos thriving in Colombia

PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia (AP) — Tucked between mountain ranges, the sprawling palace of Pablo Escobar was home to kangaroos, giraffes, elephants and other exotic animals — a private zoo of illegally...

apnews.com

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Christopher Sabatini

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5 years

The former head of U.S. Southern Command says, despite the failed uprising, Maduro’s regime is crumbling.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

Finally sitting down to review the 400+ pages of the proofs of my forthcoming edited book “Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order” to be published by @ChathamHouse & @BrookingsInst Insights Series. Due out this August.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

He offends foreign diplomats, speaks in jargon (“nearshoring” is not a strategy for development— it’s just a buzz word) and has led the diplomatic malpractice of this administration in Latin America. Is this really the guy Latin American & Caribbean govts want @the_IDB ?

Paulina Astroza S.

@PaulinaAstrozaS

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Carta de ex Cancilleres de Chile por expresiones descalificatorias del candidato de Trump en contra del Ministro de RREE de Chile @allamand

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3 years

The central problem w/ this article is that is assumes all of the countries have functional party systems & voters are making decisions based on programmatic offerings--let alone leftist proposals.

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Christopher Sabatini

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3 years

First time back at Chatham House since lockdown March 2020. It felt strange. So much has happened since—personal life, work, the news, the world in general. I was also reminded how much time I saved not commuting-how I wasted it. Time I could have spent learning the 🪗

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3 years

Northern lights on Christmas Eve in Iceland.

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7 years

Ridiculous and tone deaf: Tillerson extols 19th-century US foreign policy in Latin America via @financialtimes

Tillerson extols 19th-century US foreign policy in Latin America

Secretary of state hails Monroe Doctrine ahead of regional tour and slams China’s influence

www.ft.com

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5 years

Am I the only one sensing this could be a pre-cursor for calling for allowing presidential re-election? "Mexico president proposes recall referendum in March 2021"

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5 years

My piece in @ForeignPolicy : The region once acted as a bloc in world affairs. But as Costa Rica’s bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council shows, Venezuela’s isolation in the region:

The End of Latin American Solidarity

The region once acted as a bloc in world affairs. But as Costa Rica’s bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council shows, Venezuela’s ongoing…

foreignpolicy.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

1) wrong about Colombia 2) he should try protesting in Venezuela. #usefulidiot .

Joshua Goodman

@APjoshgoodman

6 years

Oliver Stone speaking out from Bogota about Maduro, Uribe, Trump & lots more. Says hyperinflation in Venezuela is a “tragedy” born of poor economic management but in Colombia activists are murdered. “Someone like me who is outspoken would be killed in Colombia, not Venezuela”

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6 years

My piece today: Waiting for Guaidó: This is about more than Venezuela; it’s about the future of the liberal international order

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of Hugo Chavez's election. What do you get someone for the 20th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution? A devalued bolivar? A devalued country? Misery?

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

I never thought I’d be cheering on Arnold Schwarzenegger (except in Terminator 2–which was awesome) but this is great.

Arnold

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My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

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Christopher Sabatini

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2 years

Jorge Heine’s book on Active Non-Alignment is in the house! (Chatham House that is—and to be more specific its library.) @jorgeheinel

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

My op ed in today's @NYT . Is Biden administration's plan just to keep slapping more sanctions on top of the 300+ people already sanctioned in LatAm or does it have a plan? The US needs a thorough review of their efficacy, impact & ways to leverage them.

Opinion | America’s List of ‘Undemocratic and Corrupt Actors’ Just Keeps Growing (Published 2021)

The government needs to establish clear criteria by which punishment’s failure or success can be measured.

www.nytimes.com

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Christopher Sabatini

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4 years

I prefer to think of this as Venezuela weirdness meets #FloridaMan mythology: The Macutazo: Timeline of an Absurd Military Adventure via @CaracasChron

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

On my way to give a talk on social movements & protests in #LatAm My first time in a suit in more than a year. I wouldn’t say I’ve gained weight but my suit pants look more like they belong in a ‘70s disco in Brooklyn than the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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5 years

A powerful reminder of why credible election monitoring is important, perhaps now more than ever (Would UNASUR have served! No) “Bolivia's Morales to call fresh election after OAS audit”

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6 years

My piece in @ForeignPolicy : Mainstream establishment parties across the continent have been replaced by populists offering easy and empty answers.

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5 years

Canada considers new international push to oust Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro | CBC News

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

8 years

Aissami, the VP of Venezuela, former interior minister, drug kingpin, & now on Treasury blacklist is only 42 I feel like an underachiever

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5 years

I'm curious, what part of a 58-year embargo that has failed to produce regime change in Cuba is worth repeating? "Trump expands Venezuela sanctions into embargo"

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Christopher Sabatini

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4 years

Great article: After the Centro Democrático party sought to interfere in the United States presidential election, there have been further efforts to interject themselves into the domestic politics of other countries...."

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@ChrisSabatini

3 years

Cooking Mexican food in London is tough There are things I took for granted in my Brooklyn bodega I was prepared having ordered proper tortillas weeks in advance But a panicked last minute search for guajillo 🌶s only produced confused looks in Tesco. Turkish 🌶s poor substitute

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Christopher Sabatini

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6 years

To all those hypocritical conservatives who love to cite HRW on Venezuela, Nicaragua & Cuba, please take note: Defending human rights knows no ideology: "Brazil: An Urgent Call to Protect Rights"

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

3 years

In a new initiative @ChathamHouse is producing hip video explainers on topics in foreign policy This one is on human rights and the current threats to international norms and systems. (The hipness of the graphics does raise the question of why I’m in them. @chanupeiris I get why)

Chatham House

@ChathamHouse

3 years

Human rights are not policies that can be overturned. They are not granted by governments. They belong to everyone as human beings. @chanupeiris ( @CHIntLaw ) and @ChrisSabatini ( @CH_Americas ) warn these rights are now under threat.

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An excellent piece by @ignandez : “Even though Maduro has not conceded defeat, a relatively competitive election has brought Maduro’s unpopularity into…”

Keep Up the Pressure on Venezuela

Despite Maduro’s claim of victory, there is still a path to democracy.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Christopher Sabatini

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4 years

My op ed on the White House's fast sinking nomination to the IDB . @marcorubio

Opinion | Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the region’s crucial...

Tackling the urgent coronavirus crisis will require statesmanship, not the sort of U.S. political considerations embodied by the current candidate.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Some day—when I have time—I would like to conduct a content analysis of news stories on the positive changes in Colombia since the ‘80s vs stories about narco hippos. I suspect latter would sadly represent a not insignificant proportion of the total.

Colombia starts sterilising hippos descended from drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's pets

Hippos originally housed at Pablo Escobar's private zoo have spread into nearby rivers and reproduced without control. The Colombian government said the population could grow to 1,000 by 2035 if it...

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6 years

Except for Mexico: Latin American Nations Call for New Elections in Venezuela via @YahooFinance

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2 years

It’s starting: @ChathamHouse ’s first in-the-region Latin America Conference with @COMEXI

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@ChrisSabatini

3 years

Says @MoisesNaim in his brilliant @ForeignAffairs article about the illicit activities in countries like Venezuela, Turkey, Russia and others "it is organized crime as statecraft, coordinated by [...] governments...”

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

I love getting hate mail from Maduro supporters. "Mr. Sabatini: I watched your interview about Venezuela & I found your intervention pathetic. Who is paying you to say the kind of rubbish you spewed out of mouth? The Maduro government is the only duly elected government in VZ."

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@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Venezuela’s refugee crisis needs a proper response

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 months

Call me an optimist; I don’t think Maduro’s re-imposition/coronation is a done deal We’re still waiting for final results, responsible democratic govts are holding judgement, CNE site is down & people haven’t reacted civically yet. I suspect there’s a lot going on behind scenes

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

2 years

The e-book of Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order is out. For those interested in global affairs and human rights (or in need of a good sleep aid without the side effects of Ambien) You can download it here.

Reclaiming human rights in a changing world order

This book explores contemporary threats to human rights and how policymakers, academics and activists can shore up and reform human rights protections in the face of these challenges.

www.chathamhouse.org

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Christopher Sabatini

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2 years

A great meeting with the impressive students at Escola Comum in São Paulo—a school dedicated to teaching democracy to teens from the favelas.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Wait. I'm confused. Trump told us on Friday that Putin didn't care about Venezuela: "Russia urges US to abandon ‘irresponsible’ plan to topple Maduro"

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

If there are corruption scandals in Nicaragua and Haiti over Venezuela's PetroCaribe program, imagine what it must look like in Venezuela.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

Latin American governments own it now. Will the new president be able to deliver the fresh funding he promised? Will he deliver the respect & humanity for Latin American citizens that his government has consistently denied them?

Inter-American Development Bank

@the_IDB

4 years

The IDB’s Board of Governors has elected Mauricio J. Claver-Carone as President for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2020.

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

7 years

How exactly did Chomsky move from discredited linguist to philosopher? And would any of these guys be willing to live in Venezuela? High-profile activists slam U.S., Canadian sanctions on Venezuela

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

Again, the Venezuelan opposition should take note: The power of participating in even a fraudulent election: "A Dictatorship in Belarus Is Shaken"

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

Just a reminder: those brave U.S. diplomats who are staying in Venezuela are State Department employees who are officially furloughed w/ their colleagues over Trump's intransigence over a Wall: Nicolas Maduro gives US diplomats 72 hours to abandon country

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

4 years

Brazil: Crackdown on Critics of Covid-19 Response

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

6 years

My article in @ForeignAffairs . Comments welcome: "Trump’s Flawed Plan to Oust Maduro" via @ForeignAffairs

Trump’s Flawed Plan to Oust Maduro

To make progress in Venezuela, the United States will have to work with its international partners to find a more moderate path forward.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Christopher Sabatini

@ChrisSabatini

5 years

Could my colleague @JeffDSachs be having second thoughts for signing on to this this shoddy example of social science (let alone economics)? A quick glance at oil production levels & credible reporting on corruption shoots holes in this- let alone spurious correlation/causation.

Dany Bahar 🌎

@dany_bahar

5 years

Hmm... their report explicitly says “We find that the sanctions have inflicted (...) very serious harm to human life and health, including an estimated more than 40,000 deaths...” & no mention of role of Venezuelan govt in crisis. Where has the causal tone gone???

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