Panahi's "It was just an accident" is on Mubi. A must-see. mubi.com/tr/gb/films/...
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Panahi's "It was just an accident" is on Mubi. A must-see. mubi.com/tr/gb/films/...
Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w...
Simon Hattenstone writes on Naz Shah's story www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Following the January 3, 2026 attack on Venezuela authorised by U.S. President Donald Trump, this page gathers Airwars’ recorded allegations of civilian harm, alongside reports of damage to civilian infrastructure linked to the raid. airwars.org/conflict/us-...
A fantastic piece from @liselhintz.bsky.social, @berkesen.bsky.social and Tudor Onea
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/19/t...
The introduction is great and this a must-see. Santosh. player.bfi.org.uk/subscription...
Lost or found? Human rights in socio-ecological justice narratives | OpenGlobalRights www.openglobalrights.org/lost-or-foun...
Read an article using interpretive methods you found super valuable? Maybe you published one (congrats!)?
As APSA IMM Research Digest coordinator, I'm compiling our 2nd issue. You can message or email me (self-)submissions.
And check out our first issue!
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Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested just hours after his release from prison in Venezuela. elpais.com/america/2026...
4/ This logic also helps explain Trump’s fixation on Greenland. It is not just about resources, but geopolitics. While China’s interest in Greenland includes resources like rare earths, the deeper issue is control of strategic territory during periods of geopolitical tension.
3/ From a US perspective, intervention creates the possibility for American oil companies to return, invest & rebuild production capacity over time. This aligns with concerns about China’s expanding role in Latin America, particularly its investments in hydrocarbons & metals over the past 2 decades.
2/ Venezuela matters strategically because intervention sends
signals especially to China and Russia that the US intends to push back against their growing influence in Latin America.
In short term geopolitics matter in the medium to long term, it is about control of resources, especially oil.
Agreeing with Helen Thompson's review - at the heart of the Trump administration’s Venezuela policy is not ideology or economics but "politics" a belief that the US must retain primacy in the Western Hemisphere.
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Another one, (there is a lot) is the detention of Saab, framed as a rival to Rodriguez. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Another important dynamic is that the US turned over the remaining proceeds from an initial $500 million oil sale. Venezuelan officials underlined this will be used to “stabilize the economy, curb inflation, and pay workers.”
They also note oil exports have nearly doubled over the past month, rising from 498,000 barrels per day in December, when the United States began illegally seizing oil tankers, to around 800,000 barrels per day in January.
On the same day, the Trump administration eased some sanctions on the oil sector by issuing a license that allows U.S. companies to buy, sell, transport, and refine Venezuelan crude oil.
Further developments include new hydrocarbons law enacted last week which expands the role of private companies, lowers taxes, and allows for independent arbitration of disputes, a key demand of foreign investors.
The Nacala report notes Venezuelan lawmakers are reviewing a bill called “Amnesty for Democratic Coexistence,” which would drop common charges against critics (terrorism, treason). Covering from 1999 to today, the bill would also restore political rights to barred opposition figures like Machado.
*NEW PSA BLOG* Turkey’s Venezuela Test: Solidarity Talk & Power #Politics by Dr Begum Zorlu @begumzorlu.bsky.social City St George’s, University of London, co-convener and chair of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social
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Egypt, Türkiye set $15 billion trade target in joint declaration english.ahram.org.eg/News/561810....
New episode 📢📢
Journalist Adnan Khan on the spectacular growth of Turkey's plastic waste imports, the human toll of the sector, and the role of migrant labour.
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turkeybooktalk.com/2026/01/20/a...
Another great film from Panahi - still available in cinemas in the UK www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
EE. UU. se esfuerza por vender el petróleo de Venezuela, su antiguo adversario www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/1...
"Capriles has managed to remain in Venezuela without being detained. His rhetoric remains anti-Chavista, but he has distanced himself from the opposition in exile." english.elpais.com/internationa...
"The left still doesn’t represent the desire for order. Order is certainty, stability.
Elections today are driven primarily by emotions. If in 2021 we managed to mobilise hope, now the right has managed to mobilise fear of the other, crime & economic insecurity." english.elpais.com/internationa...
