Renata Segura
@renatasegura.bsky.social
Latin America and the Caribbean Program Director at Crisis Group
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📅 ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Organised Crime in Ecuador
🕐 2 December | 10am Quito | 10am New York | 4pm Brussels
w/ @glaeldys.bsky.social, Karol Norona, Guido Núñez and @renatasegura.bsky.social.
Registration ⬇️
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🕐 2 December | 10am Quito | 10am New York | 4pm Brussels
w/ @glaeldys.bsky.social, Karol Norona, Guido Núñez and @renatasegura.bsky.social.
Registration ⬇️
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Organised Crime in Ecuador
🕐 2 December | 10am Quito | 10am New York | 4pm Brussels
w/ @glaeldys.bsky.social, Karol Norona, Guido Núñez and @renatasegura.bsky.social.
Registration ⬇️
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🕐 2 December | 10am Quito | 10am New York | 4pm Brussels
w/ @glaeldys.bsky.social, Karol Norona, Guido Núñez and @renatasegura.bsky.social.
Registration ⬇️
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Glad to speak with @yvonnemurray.bsky.social of @news.rte.ie about the lethal US maritime strikes and be quoted along with @jwrchappell.bsky.social and my @crisisgroup.org colleague @renatasegura.bsky.social.
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US strikes on boats stoke fears of regional conflict
As details of the human cost of US strikes on boats in Latin America have begun to emerge, some regional leaders have declared support for US unilateral military action exposing a complex pattern of c...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Glad to speak with @yvonnemurray.bsky.social of @news.rte.ie about the lethal US maritime strikes and be quoted along with @jwrchappell.bsky.social and my @crisisgroup.org colleague @renatasegura.bsky.social.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Today marks a year since the Sinaloa Cartel’s two largest factions, Chapitos and Mayos, fell into a deadly wave of infighting after the former kidnapped and rendered “El Mayo” Zambada to U.S. authorities. I visited the state recently for @crisisgroup.org and this is some of what I saw.
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today marks a year since the Sinaloa Cartel’s two largest factions, Chapitos and Mayos, fell into a deadly wave of infighting after the former kidnapped and rendered “El Mayo” Zambada to U.S. authorities. I visited the state recently for @crisisgroup.org and this is some of what I saw.
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NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN | La maldición del oro: Minería y violencia en el sur de Venezuela
La minería ilegal de oro está causando estragos en el sur de Venezuela. Aunque es difícil persuadir a Caracas, los gobiernos extranjeros deben presionar por medidas para frenar los daños que conlleva.
La minería ilegal de oro está causando estragos en el sur de Venezuela. Aunque es difícil persuadir a Caracas, los gobiernos extranjeros deben presionar por medidas para frenar los daños que conlleva.
La maldición del oro: Minería y violencia en el sur de Venezuela | International Crisis Group
La minería ilegal de oro está generando un daño cada vez mayor en el sur de Venezuela, a su delicado ecosistema y a su población. Frenar este daño es responsabilidad del gobierno de Caracas. Los gobie...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN | La maldición del oro: Minería y violencia en el sur de Venezuela
La minería ilegal de oro está causando estragos en el sur de Venezuela. Aunque es difícil persuadir a Caracas, los gobiernos extranjeros deben presionar por medidas para frenar los daños que conlleva.
La minería ilegal de oro está causando estragos en el sur de Venezuela. Aunque es difícil persuadir a Caracas, los gobiernos extranjeros deben presionar por medidas para frenar los daños que conlleva.
Yesterday’s municipal elections consolidate Maduro’s firm grasp on the a Venezuelan state, a year after the presidential election fraud. Phil Gunson, my International Crisis Group colleague, comments here:
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Anniversary of Election Fraud Sees Maduro in Firm Control | International Crisis Group
Crisis Group expert Phil Gunson assesses the Venezuelan government’s staying power despite its unpopularity
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July 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yesterday’s municipal elections consolidate Maduro’s firm grasp on the a Venezuelan state, a year after the presidential election fraud. Phil Gunson, my International Crisis Group colleague, comments here:
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July 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
¿Fueron las elecciones del 25 de marzo el fin de una ruta electoral para salir del conflicto en Venezuela? @philgunson, mi colega en @ICGlatam, explica ⬇️
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Venezuela: ¿Agoniza la respuesta electoral al conflicto? | International Crisis Group
El Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela del presidente Nicolás Maduro arrasó en las elecciones regionales y parlamentarias del 25 de mayo gracias a su manipulación del proceso y a una abstención gene...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
¿Fueron las elecciones del 25 de marzo el fin de una ruta electoral para salir del conflicto en Venezuela? @philgunson, mi colega en @ICGlatam, explica ⬇️
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How is the Venezuelan opposition standing after the 25 March parliamentary elections, boycotted by most parties? @philgunson.bsky.social explains in this brief commentary ⬇️
NEW COMMENTARY | #Venezuela: Last Rites for an Electoral Route out of Conflict?
President Maduro’s party swept the board in Venezuela’s recent elections. @crisisgroup.org expert @philgunson.bsky.social reflects on where the divided opposition can go from here.
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President Maduro’s party swept the board in Venezuela’s recent elections. @crisisgroup.org expert @philgunson.bsky.social reflects on where the divided opposition can go from here.
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How is the Venezuelan opposition standing after the 25 March parliamentary elections, boycotted by most parties? @philgunson.bsky.social explains in this brief commentary ⬇️
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On Sunday, Mexico will be choosing close to 2,600 judges – a first in the country and the world. The election has been deeply dividing and turnout will be low. In this @crisisgroup.org Q&A we dive into the controversial move and the potential outcomes for the violence crisis and sky-high impunity.
A People’s Court? Weighing Mexico’s First Elections for Judges | International Crisis Group
Mexico will soon become the only country in the world to elect all its judges. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert David Mora explains the rationale behind the initiative – and its many potential pitfall...
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May 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
On Sunday, Mexico will be choosing close to 2,600 judges – a first in the country and the world. The election has been deeply dividing and turnout will be low. In this @crisisgroup.org Q&A we dive into the controversial move and the potential outcomes for the violence crisis and sky-high impunity.
This Sunday, #Mexico starts popular elections to replace ALL its judges. What is the origin of this reform and why has it been so controversial? @crisisgroup.org’s @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here ⬇️
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A People’s Court? Weighing Mexico’s First Elections for Judges | International Crisis Group
Mexico will soon become the only country in the world to elect all its judges. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert David Mora explains the rationale behind the initiative – and its many potential pitfall...
www.crisisgroup.org
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This Sunday, #Mexico starts popular elections to replace ALL its judges. What is the origin of this reform and why has it been so controversial? @crisisgroup.org’s @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here ⬇️
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In her recent field work, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social
learnt that child recruitment is central to #Colombian armed and criminal groups’ viability. She zooms in Cauca, but this piece should be a 🚩 for the entire country. Don’t miss this⬇️
learnt that child recruitment is central to #Colombian armed and criminal groups’ viability. She zooms in Cauca, but this piece should be a 🚩 for the entire country. Don’t miss this⬇️
Armed groups in #Colombia rely so heavily on child recruitment that in many areas, the war is over the kids.
Communities who stand in the way are targeted. Kids who resist or escape are killed.
Our @crisisgroup.org story, through eyes of Cauca's children🧵
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Communities who stand in the way are targeted. Kids who resist or escape are killed.
Our @crisisgroup.org story, through eyes of Cauca's children🧵
www.foreignaffairs.com/north-americ...
Colombia’s Stolen Children
Bogotá must do more to stop armed groups from recruiting minors.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In her recent field work, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social
learnt that child recruitment is central to #Colombian armed and criminal groups’ viability. She zooms in Cauca, but this piece should be a 🚩 for the entire country. Don’t miss this⬇️
learnt that child recruitment is central to #Colombian armed and criminal groups’ viability. She zooms in Cauca, but this piece should be a 🚩 for the entire country. Don’t miss this⬇️
Do read @dmoravera.bsky.social’s first piece for @latam.crisisgroup.org
examining how Mexico has been shaping its security policy under Trump’s pressure ⬇️
examining how Mexico has been shaping its security policy under Trump’s pressure ⬇️
In 100 days in power, Trump’s tariffs and rumble of military action pushed Sheinbaum to confront criminal groups with splashy results: much more fentanyl seized, suspects detained, etc. But how does Sheinbaum’s sec doctrine overlap with Trump’s whims? Read Crisis Group’s latest:
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Mexico Struggles for Security under White House Duress | Crisis Group
The Trump administration has made a series of harsh demands upon Mexico to reduce the number of migrants and the amounts of illegal narcotics coming into the United States. In this Q&A, Crisis Group e...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Do read @dmoravera.bsky.social’s first piece for @latam.crisisgroup.org
examining how Mexico has been shaping its security policy under Trump’s pressure ⬇️
examining how Mexico has been shaping its security policy under Trump’s pressure ⬇️
A Mexican once said about their country, “so far from God, so close to the US”, an apt metaphor for the turn in relations since Trump returned to power 100 days ago. Read @dmoravera.bsky.social analysis on what has happened and what the future will bring ⬇️
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Mexico Struggles for Security under White House Duress | Crisis Group
The Trump administration has made a series of harsh demands upon Mexico to reduce the number of migrants and the amounts of illegal narcotics coming into the United States. In this Q&A, Crisis Group e...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A Mexican once said about their country, “so far from God, so close to the US”, an apt metaphor for the turn in relations since Trump returned to power 100 days ago. Read @dmoravera.bsky.social analysis on what has happened and what the future will bring ⬇️
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
Venezuela will hold polls to elect leaders of a newly created state that includes large portions of neighboring Guyana, as they up their claims over the Essequibo. @philgunson.bsky.social explains in @crisisgroup.org most recent Q&A www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
Venezuela Presses Territorial Claims as Dispute with Guyana Heats Up | Crisis Group
Heightened tension between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region has rekindled fears of a border conflict between the two countries. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Phil Gunson explains what...
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April 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Venezuela will hold polls to elect leaders of a newly created state that includes large portions of neighboring Guyana, as they up their claims over the Essequibo. @philgunson.bsky.social explains in @crisisgroup.org most recent Q&A www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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New @crisisgroup.org War & Peace pod features Elissa Jobson & me in conversation with @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social & @renatasegura.bsky.social about what shifts in Latin American drug trade mean for Europe and EU policy, including approaches to reduce the resulting violence.
War & Peace (Season 6) | Crisis Group
War & Peace is a podcast series from the International Crisis Group, in which Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson interview experts about all things Europe and its neighbourhood, from Russia to Türkiye and ...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New @crisisgroup.org War & Peace pod features Elissa Jobson & me in conversation with @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social & @renatasegura.bsky.social about what shifts in Latin American drug trade mean for Europe and EU policy, including approaches to reduce the resulting violence.
In case you missed the awful news out of Jalisco, #Mexico, our new @latam.crisisgroup.org member @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here for The World
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A gruesome discovery sparks national outrage in Mexico - The World from PRX
Mexicans are shocked by the recent discovery of an extermination camp belonging to a powerful drug cartel in the western state of Jalisco. Evidence shows the site was also used for the forced recruitm...
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March 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In case you missed the awful news out of Jalisco, #Mexico, our new @latam.crisisgroup.org member @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here for The World
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
It’s rare that so many of us from @CrisisGroup LATAM program are in the same city, and it’s such a joy! And happy to introduce @dmoravera.bsky.social, our new Mexico senior analyst- do follow him.
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s rare that so many of us from @CrisisGroup LATAM program are in the same city, and it’s such a joy! And happy to introduce @dmoravera.bsky.social, our new Mexico senior analyst- do follow him.
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Muy agradecidos con la Consejería Comisionada de Paz por recibirnos en #Bogotá y por la oportunidad de conversar sobre nuestro nuevo informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina" @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social.
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Muy agradecidos con la Consejería Comisionada de Paz por recibirnos en #Bogotá y por la oportunidad de conversar sobre nuestro nuevo informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina" @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social.
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Hoy lanzamos en Bogotá, Colombia, el informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina", en un panel con @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, Angélica Ospina y @rodrigouprimny.bsky.social.
March 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hoy lanzamos en Bogotá, Colombia, el informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina", en un panel con @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, Angélica Ospina y @rodrigouprimny.bsky.social.
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Drug trafficking networks across Latin America are fragmented, fluid & resilient.
We @crisisgroup.org set out to map the new ecosystem and understand why a criminal reconfiguration is generating waves of violence, particularly directed at communities 🧵👇
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
We @crisisgroup.org set out to map the new ecosystem and understand why a criminal reconfiguration is generating waves of violence, particularly directed at communities 🧵👇
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Curbing Violence in Latin America’s Drug Trafficking Hotspots | Crisis Group
More than 50 years into the “war on drugs”, trade in illicit narcotics continues to flourish in Latin America, often leaving mayhem in its wake. Experience suggests that a mix of approaches, including...
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March 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Drug trafficking networks across Latin America are fragmented, fluid & resilient.
We @crisisgroup.org set out to map the new ecosystem and understand why a criminal reconfiguration is generating waves of violence, particularly directed at communities 🧵👇
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
We @crisisgroup.org set out to map the new ecosystem and understand why a criminal reconfiguration is generating waves of violence, particularly directed at communities 🧵👇
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
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Today, @renatasegura.bsky.social spoke with Emmanuela Douyon, Frantz Duval, @diegodarin.bsky.social, and
@fortid.crisisgroup.org about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”.
📹 Watch the full event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz...
@fortid.crisisgroup.org about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”.
📹 Watch the full event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz...
Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government
YouTube video by International Crisis Group
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February 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today, @renatasegura.bsky.social spoke with Emmanuela Douyon, Frantz Duval, @diegodarin.bsky.social, and
@fortid.crisisgroup.org about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”.
📹 Watch the full event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz...
@fortid.crisisgroup.org about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”.
📹 Watch the full event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz...
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ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government
26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York
@emmadouyon.bsky.social, Frantz Duval, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @diegodarin.bsky.social, @renatasegura.bsky.social
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York
@emmadouyon.bsky.social, Frantz Duval, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @diegodarin.bsky.social, @renatasegura.bsky.social
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government
26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York
@emmadouyon.bsky.social, Frantz Duval, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @diegodarin.bsky.social, @renatasegura.bsky.social
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York
@emmadouyon.bsky.social, Frantz Duval, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @diegodarin.bsky.social, @renatasegura.bsky.social
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“"Bad elections are better than no elections”
Hmmmm. No.
Hmmmm. No.
Caribbean leaders agree Haiti needs elections. The debate is on how soon they can happen
As the sounds of automatic gunfire in a central working-class Port-au-Prince neighborhood once more sent desperate residents fleeing for refuge on Thursday, hundreds of miles away in this surf-swept e...
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February 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“"Bad elections are better than no elections”
Hmmmm. No.
Hmmmm. No.