🔔 CLAS & @camgeopolitics.bsky.social presents:
Colombia’s Armed Conflict in Regional and Global Context: Peace Prospects, Venezuela Spillover, and Geopolitics Ahead of Elections
Dr @annetteidler.bsky.social (University of Oxford)
📆 Wednesday 18 March | 5:00pm
📍 Room S1, ARB
🔗 bit.ly/4qVgSY2
In this @aljazeera.com explainer, I discuss how Mexican cartels obtain weapons & why most firearms seized in Mexico originate in the US. Addressing the problem requires treating southbound gun trafficking as seriously as northbound flows of drugs & people.Read more:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/03...
Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels come from the US, according to Mexico’s defence minister.
Spoke with France 24 on El Mencho. Decapitation strategies can weaken organisations but also trigger fragmentation and renewed violence while trafficking networks remain resilient. Long-term impact depends on addressing demand.
Here's the article: www.france24.com/fr/am%C3%A9r...
Very much looking forward to discussing "The Trump Effect" with fellow panelists Maryhen Jiménez, @tomlongphd.bsky.social & David Doyle later at St Antony's College, @ox.ac.uk today! www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/main-s...
Spoke with @BBCNews about escalating US–Cuba tensions following the indictment of R. Castro. My argument: this is not only about the 1996 case, but to increase pressure on Cuba amid a severe humanitarian crisis & growing geopolitical confrontation. Watch @2:53 here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-ann...
Spoke w/ BBC News on El Mencho. Removing leaders doesn't dismantle broader crime systems. These groups are embedded in transnational supply chains that adapt to disruption. Without addressing demand and structural drivers, violence and trafficking will persist. Read here: www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
I was interviewed by @aljazeera.com on El Mencho's killing in #Mexico. My key message: Kingpin arrests matter symbolically, but globally networked illicit supply chains are built to withstand leadership loss. @socsci.ox.ac.uk
Article: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Had the opportunity to join BBC WorldService Weekend today to discuss a range of current issues ranging from US–Iran tensions, energy markets, and illicit flows to platform risks! Listen here in these 3 links:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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NEW EVENT! Colombia’s armed conflict in regional and global context
What are the prospects & obstacles for peace in Colombia?
Dr @annetteidler.bsky.social explores security challenges and what to expect from the upcoming election
🗓️ Mar 18, 5-6.30 PM
🗺️ Cambridge, CB3 9DP
🔗 bit.ly/4qVgSY2
www.lac.ox.ac.uk
Morte de Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes é vista como triunfo do governo no combate à influência e ao poder de seus cartéis de drogas, mas como isso afetará o império criminoso que ele deixa para trás?
Israel activates air defences as Iranian missiles detected
www.bbc.co.uk
The US-backed operation that killed 'El Mencho' sparks a wave of violence across the country.
www.aljazeera.com
La mort dimanche du puissant narcotrafiquant mexicain Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, peut être perçue comme une victoire pour le gouvernement de la présidente Claudia Sheinbaum et pour…
Hybrid Event
Join us for a field-based discussion on the Sinjar Peace Agreement & the challenges facing Iraq’s Yazidi community.
Speaker: Giorgi Gigauri, Visiting Fellow
🗓 3 March 2026, 5 PM
📍 Allen & Overy Room, Pembroke College & Online
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
