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Mark Aspinwall

@aspinwall_mark

Following governance and rule of law issues. Professor of International Relations, CIDE.

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In the style of The Three Kings, foreign leaders arrive with gifts. They've helped some countries avoid tariffs and other problems. #MohammedbinSalman is the latest, promising a trillion dollars in investment in the US. Maybe a #Trump family investment in Saudi Arabia?

In the style of The Three Kings, foreign leaders arrive with gifts. They've helped some countries avoid tariffs and other problems. #MohammedbinSalman is the latest, promising a trillion dollars in investment in the US. Maybe a #Trump family investment in Saudi Arabia?
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It's Fight Night! Bernie's been ready for a long time. Now #Mamdani too. But who will step up from the other side? Trump? He chickened out. RIP Hulk Hogan.

It's Fight Night! Bernie's been ready for a long time. Now #Mamdani too. But who will step up from the other side? Trump? He chickened out. RIP Hulk Hogan.
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The conspiracies about #JeffreyEpstein never die. Did he? We find out in today's #TheDogebags. Also, it appears that Epstein and MBS have something in common, other than being serial abusers - their buddy Donald Trump.

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Desde el Siintracatedras expresamos nuestra solidaridad con el SIMGF del CIDE ante la denuncia de violencia de género que involucra al director José Antonio Romero Tellaeche. Rechazamos la demanda por “daño moral” contra la Dra. Catherine Andrews, pues busca intimidar y

Desde el Siintracatedras expresamos nuestra solidaridad con el SIMGF del CIDE ante la denuncia de violencia de género que involucra al director José Antonio Romero Tellaeche.

Rechazamos la demanda por “daño moral” contra la Dra. Catherine Andrews, pues busca intimidar y
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Decorated American veterans like Senator Mark Kelly, who now serve in Congress, have come forward to remind members of the U.S. military to obey the law and their oath to the Constitution. This duty comes from the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Today's #TheDogebags has a look.

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Seems the right moment to re-post this comic from #TheDogebags a few days ago. #Trump accuses decorated veterans now serving in Congress of sedition for reminding troops of their duty to uphold the law. What's going through these soldiers' minds as they get conflicting orders?

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The U.S. is brokering a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war. Will it include land for Russia? Security and development funds for Ukraine? Given that #Trump rarely misses an opportunity for "grafting" a personal benefit onto any deal, today's comic tackles that third question.

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American political institutions have been shaken by #Trump's power grabs, in today's #TheDogebags. They'll come back, but how? When? Stay tuned.

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"Predican de ética, pero toman decisiones de manera discrecional, unilaterales, con poca transparencia y escasa rendición de cuentas" Insistimos: Nuestra oposición a Romero Tellaeche no obedece a su ideología, sino a su autoritarismo e incompetencia. #CIDE revistacomun.com/blog/sobre-el-…

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The U.S. is conducting military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean that it claims are carrying drugs to the America. No evidence or due process is provided, and these actions may be illegal. news.un.org/en/story/2025/… See #TheDogebags' take on the issue.

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#Musk and #Trump have gone their separate ways, but still retain an interest in each other's projects. In today's #TheDogebags, Musketeer radios back with good news and bad news ...

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#Trump pardons Honduras ex-president, in jail for 45 yrs for drug smuggling to the U.S. But he says Venezuela's pres. Maduro is running a drug ring and threatens to invade. Why the diff? The boot-licking letter Hernández sent to Trump? Maduro's obstinacy? axios.com/2025/12/02/tru…

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#Trump's most recent Cabinet meeting was full of the usual unvarnished praise, but also featured images of him nodding off. Is he getting tired of being praised? That would be new. Today's #TheDogebags imagines Congressional Republicans joining the next meeting.

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Sometimes there is accountability for extra-judicial killings by a state, but not usually. The smoked stay smoked and their families are left with questions and tears.