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@crisisgroup Senior U.S Advocacy Analyst. @JohnsHopkins @CalPoly alum. Previously @brianschatz.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2017
My colleague in Caracas @philgunson ⬇️
Nicolás Maduro is gone. What comes next is unclear. @philgunson explains why a true democratic transition in Venezuela could be indefinitely postponed: https://t.co/LFKDNf4TPu
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9/ Weekend reading 📕: 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026: https://t.co/ku0fPpkkti Prefer audio? 🎤Hold Your Fire! — What Next for Iran:
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News Commentary Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join Crisis Group's Executive Vice President Richard Atwood as he dives deep into the conflicts that rage around the globe with Crisis Group analysts and...
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8/ Domestic 🗽: Protests in #Minnesota after the killing of Renee Good by #ICE, alongside Trump’s threat to invoke the #InsurrectionAct.
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7/ #Iran 🇮🇷: Hawks, restraint advocates, and human rights voices debated next steps as Trump, reportedly urged by Gulf countries, said the killing had stopped. Yet movements of U.S. air/naval assets suggest a military option may still be in play.
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Once again, Iran is experiencing nationwide upheaval and, as on past occasions, the state has responded with brute force. This time, however, U.S. threats of military intervention create additional...
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6/ #Greenland 🇬🇱: An 11-member bipartisan, bicameral delegation traveled to Copenhagen to meet Danish officials — backing a NATO ally — and discussed deepening the partnership “in line with our shared principles of sovereignty and self-determination.”
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5/ Regional ripple effects 🌎: We’re tracking spillover across the region, incl. #Colombia — and growing volatility along Venezuela’s border. Elizabeth Dickinson’s NYT column: https://t.co/FQCeh7N0Z7
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An armed guerrilla group stands emboldened to challenge the authority of the Colombian state — and U.S. ambitions in Venezuela.
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4/ War Powers ⚖️: A Senate war powers vote failed after a 50–50 tie, with VP J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaker.
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3/ Capitol Hill 🏛️: Machado met with a bipartisan delegation of Senators. With no hearing yet held on Venezuela, Rep. Gregory Meeks convened a special meeting to hear from former officials — featuring @CrisisGroup Senior Adviser Brian Finucane.
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2/ #Venezuela 🇻🇪: Venezuela dominated the agenda. María Corina Machado visited the White House and presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize. The White House made little fanfare of the visit, but Trump later called her “a very fine woman” and said they’d talk again.
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1/ This week in Washington: Venezuela, Greenland, Iran — and a fraught domestic backdrop.
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New statement out now on #Iran ⬇️
Once again, Iran is experiencing nationwide upheaval and again the state responded with brute force. This time, however, US threats of mil intervention create additional dangers. Bombing Iran isn’t a magical bridge to a better future. Our statement 👇🏼 https://t.co/LKzKwEMfH3
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Weekend reading! 🤓
Over the last week I have been working with @CrisisGroup colleagues to summarize global responses to the US raid on #Venezuela. You can read our findings here 👇 https://t.co/OTdToyk9ES
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"2025 was a bloody year. 2026 promises little better." You can't spell "Christmas" without "Crisis" and @CrisisGroup is back with our annual bundle of joy: 10 CONFLICTS TO WATCH 👇 https://t.co/k5FjNIflrJ
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The world was careening into a dangerous new era well before Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Things have mostly got worse in his second term thus far.
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Might be a good moment to recirculate this statement, which we @CrisisGroup wrote 2 months ago
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The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part of a plan to depose Venezuelan President...
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New Crisis Group report out on #Haiti ‼️@diego_darin explains his findings below.
I recently returned from #Haiti, where for the last 4 years I have been studying the gangs for @CrisisGroup: where they come from, how they have evolved, how they operate today, and what their goals are. A thread ⬇️
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A UN veteran gets the nod to lead the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti.
Standing Group of Partners Announces Appointment of Jack Christofides as Special Representative for the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti.
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In Tawila, I visited this nutrition centre, backed by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund – a lifeline for displaced families, powered by Sudanese health workers and local groups who know the needs of their communities best. This is humanitarian action amid immense hardship.
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🚨New commentary from @CrisisGroup: Council members are debating U.S. President Trump's peace plan for Gaza. @maxrodenbeck @RichardGowan1 and I unpack the proposal, as well as the dynamics and dilemmas shaping the negotiations. https://t.co/diJNClyMun
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The United States has proposed a UN Security Council resolution to back President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Daniel Forti, Richard Gowan and Max Rodenbeck analyse...
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Reports suggest Venezuela’s opposition, led by María Corina Machado, has a 100-hour plan with the Trump administration for a peaceful transition of power. “There’s a possibility perhaps the armed forces might split,” says Venezuela-based analyst Phil Gunson. “There’s a
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