Dimitris Pantoulas

To understand international politics, you need to "think about thinking." That was a core lesson from the great Bob Jervis. [THREAD]

The preliminary report by the EU's electoral observation mission on the #21N elections in #Venezuela is rigorous and professional and - despite the somewhat hysterical response in some opposition quarters to the mission's deployment - it is not an attempt to "legitimise" Maduro.

The Venezuelan democratic forces lost an election against an authoritarian, incompetent, and corrupt government. Maduro's best ally is the amateurish & dangerous shortsighted <opposition>, which has no strategy, no plan, and worst: democratic orientation. dw.com/en/venezuela-n…

Opinión | ¿Las elecciones de 2021 en Venezuela abrirán una nueva ruta electoral? - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinio…

It is always good to remember that some people are and will remain rich forever...Free money is one of the means. ft.com/content/ebf761…

During the pandemic, “the total number of billionaires in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 31 [to 107] and their combined net worth increased by $196bn—this is roughly the size of the economy in Ecuador”. ft.com/content/786bfe…

"What we end up with is a Zuckerberg version of history in which symbolic gestures come to replace material change and in which rebranding becomes an all-purpose tool to avoid serious discussion." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@skinosian @Reuters Good luck my dear Sarah! Definitely Caracas will miss you..and me too 🙂

Today I'm starting my new post with @Reuters in Mexico City! I'll still be covering Venezuela but adding Central America to my beat. Caracas, thank you for being my pandemic home. It's not an easy place to live, but I've never felt more welcome somewhere. Going to miss this view

"Solo un régimen represivo provoca la resistencia. Por el contrario, el régimen neoliberal, que no oprime la libertad, sino que la explota, no se enfrenta a ninguna resistencia. No es represor, sino seductor. La dominación se hace completa en...." elpais.com/ideas/2021-10-…

La presencia de una MOE-UE tras 16 años de ausencia en Vzla, debe verse como un respaldo a todos los venezolanos en el ejercicio de su #DerechoALaParticipacion y a la expresión de su voluntad. Su abordaje es técnico independiente, no parcializado #YoVotoPorLaDemocracia.

No era por sorprenderme, ahora el gobierno de Maduro tampoco está <entusiasmada> de la idea de la misión de observación. Mucha gente que no <se entusiasman> con esta idea veo, y todos parece que tienen caracteristicas parecidas... efectococuyo.com/politica/misio…

"Sé que a los americanos no les ha entusiasmado la idea”. Esto es un problema que nace de posiciones polarizadas y estrategias fallidas. La observación como tal no legitima ni deslegitima nada, el informe final si. Oponer la observación es un sin sentido. europapress.es/nacional/notic…

Good facilitation from @NorwayMFA at a tense time for #Venezuela talks. Smoothing tensions and focusing on the work ahead. “We recognize the results acheived in past rounds, and hope the parties can make vital progress in these days in Mexico that favors the Venezuelan people."

Not often the Russian diplomacy appears so nervous, it appears as if the declaration was made in Caracas. The US had until recently a similar- and unproductive- stance with many issues on Venezuela's internal affairs.

Developing's world inflation- especially food and energy- goes up, while the developed countries take a different route that fuels global problems. I suppose the next waves of 'revolutions' and instability are just around the corner... ft.com/content/cd1897…

Societies falling in love with panopticon... restofworld.org/2021/surveilla…

#3Sep "90% de la población venezolana quiere un cambio, pero hay un Gobierno que no quiere perder el poder", destacó Dimitris Pantoulas (@DPantoulas), analista de Riesgo Político. #VIVOplay bit.ly/3fQ1ETg