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Elizabeth Dickinson

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Deputy Director for Latin America @crisisgroup.org. Past lives in the Arabian Peninsula and West Africa. Ex-journo, @economist.com @foreignpolicy.com. Runner.

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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In #Colombia's high stakes presidential run-off, candidates views on how to contain conflict are divided between dialogue and crackdown Some combination of military pressure, dialogue, &social reforms could prove best path forward, I told @DeutscheWelle www.dw.com/en/colombia-...
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Colombia: What to know as presidential vote heads to runoff
After a campaign overshadowed by violence, Colombia's presidential election is heading for a runoff between left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda and far-right millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella.
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David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
USG just unsealed major indictment against Sinaloa gov Rubén Rocha + 8 current/former officials, charged with drug trafficking & weapons offenses. DOJ alleges Los Chapitos, one of Sinaloa Cartel’s main factions, would have helped Rocha win office in exchange for protection. Rocha denied everything.
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Víctor Aguilar @vmaguilar.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Este fin de semana, Colombia enfrentó múltiples ataques violentos en Cauca, Valle del Cauca y Nariño, cometidos presuntamente por el grupo armado conocido como Estado Mayor Central (EMC). @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social escribió hace algunos meses sobre por qué este grupo utiliza ese tipo de ataques.
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Los cuatro frentes de batalla del Estado Mayor Central
Los recientes ataques terroristas a lo largo del país evidencian la desesperada situación en la que se encuentra este grupo armado sin opciones para negociar.
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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 27/04/2026
#Colombia Ante la presión militar, el grupo armado conocido como Estado Mayor Central (EMC) ha optado por atacar estaciones de policía y bases militares de forma asimétrica, con armamento que no permite realizar ataques precisos. ✍️ @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social
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Los cuatro frentes de batalla del Estado Mayor Central
Los recientes ataques terroristas a lo largo del país evidencian la desesperada situación en la que se encuentra este grupo armado sin opciones para negociar.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Presidential election campaigns in Colombia have showcased starkly different visions for how to tackle the country’s burgeoning internal conflict. Our latest @crisisgroup.org alert, charting out the risks and opportunities ahead www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/latin-am...
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Colombia’s Polls Mark a Forking Path in Peace Talks | International Crisis Group
With a presidential vote approaching, prospects for continued dialogue with armed groups to curb Colombia’s conflict are uncertain. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2026 – Spring Edition, Crisis Gr...
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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 12/03/2026
LIVE NOW 🔽 Join @crisisgroup.org's @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social for a panel discussion on violence, policing and armed actors in Venezuela. Register here: ilas.columbia.edu/events/venez...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow, @comfortero.crisisgroup.org shares her picks from our work at @crisisgroup.org reminding us that, even when it is less visible, women and children often bear the brunt of conflict. www.crisisgroup.org/sco/global/c...
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Comfort Ero’s 2026 Top Picks on Gender and Conflict | International Crisis Group
For International Women’s Day, Crisis Group President and CEO Comfort Ero shares a list of her top ten Crisis Group publications, op-eds, interviews and podcasts from the last year, exploring how conf...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The US has taken control of Venezuela's oil production and now covets vast critical mineral wealth. Today, many of these mines are in the hands of armed groups, in complicity of local security forces. @CrisisGroup.org explains the conflict risks ahead 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/qna/latin-am...
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U.S. Snaps up Venezuela’s Oil and Rare Minerals in Race for Supplies | International Crisis Group
Even before the price of oil spiked, the Trump administration was eyeing Venezuela’s natural resources. There is now more urgency to getting access to petroleum and critical minerals. In this Q&A, Cri...
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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 13/02/2026
Hoy en día es imposible hablar de la naturaleza del conflicto armado en Colombia sin comprender que hay niños y niñas que se ven obligados a participar en todas sus facetas. 🧵de @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social sobre nuestro nuevo informe acerca del reclutamiento infantil.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Para reclutar niños y niñas, los grupos armados y criminales se han vuelto expertos en tejer mitos en torno a sus operaciones. Los niños, atraídos por dinero fácil; las niñas, por la ilusión de escapar violencia doméstica. Así se nos explicó un niño👇 www.crisisgroup.org/es/brf/latin...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The children I met during this investigation had experienced unthinkable harm. We owe it to them to combat recruitment as bravely as Tumi did, with all the force we can muster. Please read our full report: www.crisisgroup.org/brf/latin-am...
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Kids on the Front Lines: Stopping Child Recruitment in Colombia | International Crisis Group
Colombia’s armed and criminal groups have recruited hundreds of children into their ranks, inflicting enormous harm on minors, their families and communities. The government and international partners...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Against this devastating panorama, Colombia is only beginning to take the steps needed to prevent children from falling into armed groups’ snares.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Recruitment reverberates well beyond any single household, silencing communities and reinforcing armed control. Families of missing kids stay silent, in hopes the child will be returned and out of fear that they will pay the price for any word that runs afoul of the armed group.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Inside the ranks, children are placed into the most dangerous roles, because commanders appear to view them as dispensable. Girls suffer unspeakable abuse, forced into relations or even sold among fighters for sex.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Recruitment is deliberate and systematic, organized through networks of recruiters who identify vulnerable minors, seduce them with promises attuned to their personal situation, and then sell them to criminal groups, as children themselves told me.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Armed and criminal groups depend so heavily on children that they have reshaped their tactics to use minors will be human shields surrounding their core fighters, frontline combatants in confrontations, and domestic & sexual servants to commanders. elpais.com/america-colo...
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Colombia está perdiendo a sus niños en la guerra
El uso de niños combatientes es tanto una consecuencia de la evolución del conflicto como un factor que acelera esas dinámicas
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Tumi was killed because children are a highly coveted commodity in the current conflict. Our report today maps out how children are lured away and the roles they are forced to fill in armed and criminal groups.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Just after the last time I saw him, he was assassinated with 9 shots to the head for this work. In the days prior, he had worried about rising threats and his car had been attacked. The state knew, also, and he had protection. It was not enough.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I started working on child recruitment after meeting Edgar Tumiña, an Indigenous leader in Cauca who led missions to recover missing kids from his community. Tumi, as we called him, dedicated his life to recovering children and preventing others from joining.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Today in Colombia, it is impossible to talk about the nature of armed conflict without understanding that there are children being forced to participate in every part of it 🧵on our new @crisisgroup.org report & how generalized child recruitment has become www.crisisgroup.org/brf/latin-am...
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Kids on the Front Lines: Stopping Child Recruitment in Colombia | International Crisis Group
Colombia’s armed and criminal groups have recruited hundreds of children into their ranks, inflicting enormous harm on minors, their families and communities. The government and international partners...
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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 12/02/2026
"Cada niño que protegemos de ser reclutado es un paso hacia el debilitamiento de un conflicto cuyo costo lo paga la población más vulnerable." ✍️ @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social en @elpaisamerica.bsky.social
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Colombia está perdiendo a sus niños en la guerra
El uso de niños combatientes es tanto una consecuencia de la evolución del conflicto como un factor que acelera esas dinámicas
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hoy no se puede hablar de la naturaleza del conflicto armado en #Colombia sin reconocer que hay niños y niñas obligados a participar en todas sus dimensiones. Hoy, escribo en @elpaisamerica.bsky.social sobre el reclutamiento de menores @latam.crisisgroup.org elpais.com/america-colo...
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Colombia está perdiendo a sus niños en la guerra
El uso de niños combatientes es tanto una consecuencia de la evolución del conflicto como un factor que acelera esas dinámicas
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#Colombia's Armed groups systematically recruit children, who they force to fill the most dangerous roles. In our @crisisgroup.org report, we document how these criminal recruitment networks lure children from home and sell them to the highest armed bidders www.crisisgroup.org/brf/latin-am...
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Kids on the Front Lines: Stopping Child Recruitment in Colombia | International Crisis Group
Colombia’s armed and criminal groups have recruited hundreds of children into their ranks, inflicting enormous harm on minors, their families and communities. The government and international partners...
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David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Violence in Sinaloa hasn’t stopped. In just two weeks: mass kidnappings and overtly political attacks. The MX gov says Chapitos were behind them. On the abduction of 10 miners (at least 5 killed), Sec. Harfuch said it was a case of mistaken identity, Chapitos allegedly thought they were with Mayos.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This Thursday, our latest from @crisisgroup.org
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I started working on child recruitment in #Colombia by accident, because everywhere I went, the conflict was being reshaped by armed groups' dependence on minors to control territory and silence the communities left behind. We publish our @crisisgroup.org findings on 12 February
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
In its latest show of gunboat diplomacy, the US has deployed a guided-missile destroyer to the coast of Haiti just days before the transitional gov's mandate expires. What is behind the new pressure? My @CrisisGroup colleague @diego_darin explains 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/anb/latin-am...
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U.S. Gunboats Patrol Haiti’s Waters amid Wrangling over a New Government | International Crisis Group
Crisis Group expert Diego Da Rin assesses the political deadlock in Haiti and the motives behind the deployment of U.S. naval vessels off Port-au-Prince
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The Debate - France 24 @f24debate.france24.com · 03/02/2026
🇺🇸🇨🇴 “Petro and Trump have each found a perfect sparring partner” On Tuesday’s #Spotlight, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social breaks down #Petro-#Trump tensions ahead of White House visit.
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Rosalux Andina @rosaluxandina.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
#Entrevista 🎥 La investigadora @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social explica por qué reconocer este fracaso es clave para pensar alternativas desde los territorios más afectados. 👉 Mira la entrevista completa: youtu.be/pz9R0IfqTvM #GuerraContraLasDrogas #PolíticaDeDrogas #Violencia
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"Guerra contra las drogas": 50 años de una narrativa fallida
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Rosalux Andina @rosaluxandina.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Entrevista 🎥 En este diálogo, la experta @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social de @crisisgroup.org sostiene que insistir en frenar la oferta de drogas es una estrategia fallida. Frente a ello, plantea que los Estados prioricen la protección integral y políticas sociales. Ver más 📲 f.mtr.cool/opwuazwteq
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The ELN has is moving swiftly to guarantee its interest and survival in Venezuela, after US military operations in Caracas. We write in today's LatAm Advisor, future talks may follow the same logic: a means to survive politically under new Colombian gov tinyurl.com/2mc5mh7v
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#Mexico transferred 37 prisoners to the US in a move to quell tensions, as Washington once again threatens strikes on drug trafficking groups Yet renditions to the US have tended to escalate violence in Mexico. My colleague @dmoravera.bsky.social explains 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/alr/latin-am...
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Mexico Seeks to Placate White House with Mass Criminal Transfer | International Crisis Group
Crisis Group expert David Mora assesses the latest handover of convicts and criminal suspects amid threats of U.S. military action on Mexican soil.
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David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Sheinbaum just handed over 37 cartel suspects to U.S. custody. After the U.S. attack in Caracas, Mexico needs to deliver clear wins for Trump to further deter any U.S. unilateral military move. This is it. Some quick thoughts from Sinaloa, where I am doing fieldwork this week:
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Antes de la captura de Maduro, el ELN estaba tomando medidas para garantizar la seguridad de sus intereses en las zonas fronterizas, independientemente de lo que ocurriera en Caracas. Mi columna @crisisgroup.org en @nytimeses.nytimes.com 👇 www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/1...
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Algo malo se gesta en la frontera de Venezuela
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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"The ELN stands emboldened to challenge the authority of the Colombian state—and US ambitions in Venezuela... The ELN’s ranks are filled with skilled guerrilla fighters with deep expertise in improvised explosives..." @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social on blowback to Trump's imperial adventure in Venezuela:
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Opinion | Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border
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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 15/01/2026
✍️NEW OP-ED | Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border Colombian leaders have been bracing for the fallout of a U.S. attack against Caracas, fearing violent escalation by armed groups. Those fears seem to be materialising, writes @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border | International Crisis Group
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Colombia spent months contingency planning for a US strike on Venezuela, fearing it could unleash armed group backlash, a humanitarian crisis, or both. Today along the border, the rapid consolidation of the ELN demonstrates the risk in real time 👇🕊️ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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Opinion | Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border
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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 14/01/2026
"In advance of Mr. Maduro’s capture, the E.L.N. was taking steps to ensure its interests in the borderlands were safe, regardless of what happened in Caracas. Since mid-December, it has gone on the offensive in the Colombian region of Catatumbo". ✍️ @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
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Opinion | Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
After US operations in Venezuela, the ELN has taken steps to ensure its interests are safe, regardless what happens in Caracas. Today I write in @nytopinion.nytimes.com, the ELN stands emboldened to threaten communities, Colombia, and US ambition in Venezuela 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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Opinion | Something Bad Is Brewing on Venezuela’s Border
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
La operación militar de EEUU ha cambiado las dinámicas del poder en Caracas, pero no ha tratado el conflicto de fondo: Un gobierno resistente a elecciones y cambio, frente una oposición organizada, exigiendo abrir espacios democráticos. @latam.crisisgroup.org👇 www.crisisgroup.org/es/latin-ame...
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Venezuela después de Maduro: ¿Transacción o transición? | International Crisis Group
La administración Trump ha decapitado al Gobierno venezolano mediante una espectacular incursión militar en la capital y el traslado del presidente Nicolás Maduro a una cárcel estadounidense. Su anunc...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
US strikes in #Venezuela have changed the equation of power, but without addressing the fundamental political conflict: A government whose only red line is change and a fragmented but strong opposition that seeks a democratic opening Our statement👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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Venezuela after Maduro: Transaction or Transition? | International Crisis Group
The Trump administration has decapitated the Venezuelan government by staging a dramatic military raid on the capital and removing President Nicolás Maduro to a U.S. jail. Its declared plan to “run” t...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Pleased to speak to the BBC this evening about the damaging and destabilizing nature of the illegal US invasion of Venezuela AND the illegal US threats of the use of force—including against a NATO ally.
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Today I joined @kqedforum.bsky.social with @sangernyt.bsky.social to discuss the latest on #Venezuela, what comes next, and political fallout at home & abroad. Maduro was removed, but the regime remains in tact, the oil industry in ruins, & deep uncertainty ahead 🎧👇 www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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What’s Next For the U.S. in Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? | KQED
In a press conference on Saturday after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, President Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela until a proper transition was in place. Trump said “he’s n...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Maduro was removed, but his government - a complex system of competing power and interests - remains in place. I spoke with Australian Broadcasting Corp about the challenges and risks ahead @crisisgroup.org www.facebook.com/share/v/1FfL...
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Mark Leon Goldberg @markleongoldberg.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I speak with @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social about the *many* perils that may follow Trump's actions in Venezuela today. You will learn a ton from this 25 minute conversation --> www.globaldispatches.org/p/the-us-jus...
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The U.S. Just Toppled Nicolás Maduro. Here Are the Major Risks
Timely, expert analysis from the International Crisis Group's Elizabeth Dickinson
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
After the blitz US military operation to capture #Venezuela's Maduro, I spoke with @markleongoldberg.bsky.social about the myriad risks ahead. The coming hours could be definitive in shaping a transition, or regime consolidation 👇 www.globaldispatches.org/p/the-us-jus...
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The U.S. Just Toppled Nicolás Maduro. Here Are the Major Risks
Timely, expert analysis from the International Crisis Group's Elizabeth Dickinson
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Mark Leon Goldberg @markleongoldberg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I'll be speaking @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social of the Crisis Group about what is unfolding in Venezuela right now. Livestream starts at the top of the hour and free for all Global Dispatches subscribers. www.globaldispatches.org
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Smart, deeply reported analysis on international affairs, global crises, and the UN — trusted by diplomats, journalists, and policy experts. Click to read Global Dispatches, a Substack publication wit...
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I spoke with @cnn.com on our initial read on the situation in #Venezuela after US strikes this morning. Bottom line is a question: What is the plan now for the day after? Significant concern in the region, including about the potential for destabilization or humanitarian fallout
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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Working for and with @comfortero.crisisgroup.org has shaped and enriched my career over almost a decade. We are so lucky to have her leadership at @crisisgroup.org and great to see it recognized. Congratulations and thank you for all you do!
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