Moises Naim

Like the hapless Fantasia character, Donald Trump has learned that wielding the axe without experience, humility and understanding ends in chaos

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Un aprendiz de brujo en la Casa Blanca Como el personaje de Goethe, Trump está descubriendo que en la política y en la economía no existen los atajos

@moisesnaim.bsky.social: "En la política real, las consecuencias de la inexperiencia y de la arrogancia pueden perdurar mucho más allá del mandato de quien las desató"
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Summer, Kelly talks with bestselling author Moisés Naím about the rise of authoritarianism around the world.
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Moisés Naím on Authoritarianism

Had the opportunity to speak on Authoritarianism on the podcast Diplomatic Immunity! Take Listen!
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See @moisesnaim.bsky.social’s 2012 essay on Mafia States.

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La inteligencia artificial obliga a los gobiernos al pragmatismo energético
Mayo 19, 2025
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Moisés Naím on the New Dynamics of Political Power. www.buzzsprout.com/1174532/epis... . <p>But what we have now is something that has not been sufficiently discussed, sufficiently understo... -- Sent from Podcast Republic.

Only five months until Charlatans is released.
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Mafia States An important obstacle to combating the spread of mafia states is a basic lack of awareness among ordinary citizens and policymakers about the extent of the phenomenon.

For more info about mafia states, please read @moisesnaim.bsky.social’s 2012 paper:

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Pomsta mocných je kruté čtení. Odhaluje snadnost, s jakou se dá dnes dostat k moci | Aktuálně.cz Kniha novináře Moisése Naíma strhujícím způsobem vypráví o tom, jak současní autokraté získávají moc a jaké taktiky používají, aby si ji udrželi.

Pomsta mocných je kruté čtení. Odhaluje snadnost, s jakou se dá dnes dostat k moci

Venezuelský novinář Moisés Naím, v minulosti dlouholetý editor prestižního časopisu Foreign Policy, ale i exministr venezuelské vlády, si vyhradil čas, aby takovou shrnující studii sepsal. Samozřejmě...

On the day the #Trump administration continues to trash the American - & the world -economy, these words by @moisesnaim.bsky.social in The Revenge of Power are very relevant indeed

Today seems an appropriate day to read The Revenge of Power by @moisesnaim.bsky.social. Discussing a “revanchist variant” of power that “mimics democracy while undermining it, scorning all limits.” Sound familiar?

Why Everyone Thinks Their Government Has Failed People all over the world—with all kinds of leaders—seem to think their incumbent is the problem.

"Voters all over the world felt that their ruling parties weren’t delivering for them in 2024. How could they all be wrong? But if their governments span the gamut of policies and values, how could they all be right?" Moisés Naím writes:

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Shadowy Finance
By: Moisés Naím
Published October 15th 2009 - Foreign Policy
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Why Everyone Thinks Their Government Has Failed People all over the world—with all kinds of leaders—seem to think their incumbent is the problem.

Feed: "Best of The Atlantic"
By: Moisés Naím on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory are joined by Moises Naim to discuss:

🕵How organised crime came to become so important
🚫Why Trump will regret his tariffs
🤔The 'three Ps' which explain populism

6 months away from the release of Charlatans!!
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Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. Stay ahead.
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Why Everyone Thinks Their Government Has Failed People all over the world—with all kinds of leaders—seem to think their incumbent is the problem.

My recent article featured on The Atlantic!

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Home Home page of Alastair Campbell's blog containing his podcasts, books, blog posts and social media posts. A great way of seeing everything in one place.

If you listen to @therestpolitics.bsky.social you will have heard us talk often re @moisesnaim.bsky.social - such an important voice in these Trumpian times. Our guest on LEADING today alastaircampbell.org

Is Trump Executing a Self-Coup? Modern autocrats don’t openly declare their intention to kill democracy but erode it stealthily over time.

Is Trump Executing a Self-Coup? @moisesnaim.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com

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Mafia States An important obstacle to combating the spread of mafia states is a basic lack of awareness among ordinary citizens and policymakers about the extent of the phenomenon.

Just learned that @moisesnaim.bsky.social is on BlueSky now.

Worth following and worth reading his prior stuff on mafia nation-states.

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Reading list to offer context for today’s environment:

1) Strongmen, Ruth Ben-Ghiat

2) Mafia States, Moises Naim

3) Autocracy, Inc., Anne Appelbaum

4) Tech Coup, Marietje Schaake

5) Corruptible, Brian Klaas

6) Dying of Whiteness, Jonathan Metzl

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Un Autogolpe en Estados Unidos
Marzo 10, 2025
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¿Un autogolpe en Estados Unidos? Lo preocupante de la combinación de populismo, polarización y posverdad es la manera en la que neutraliza a los ciudadanos que normalmente defenderían la democracia

La triple P de grandes males de nuestra era política: populismo, polarización y posverdad.

Por @moisesnaim.bsky.social: elpais.com/opinion/2025...

¿Un autogolpe en Estados Unidos? Lo preocupante de la combinación de populismo, polarización y posverdad es la manera en la que neutraliza a los ciudadanos que normalmente defenderían la democracia

@moisesnaim.bsky.social: "hay otro factor que hace a los autogolpes más viables en nuestros tiempos: la combinación tóxica de los tres grandes males de nuestra era política —populismo, polarización y posverdad"
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📚Charlatans have gone digital. From bold wellness gurus to fake financers. The deception is more potent than ever.

📖 Charlatans by Moisés Naím & Quico Toro – coming October 7, 2025.

El Ártico y sus revelaciones En la zona que rodea el Polo Norte convergen los renovados intereses de Rusia y EE UU, la pérdida de influencia de la UE y el creciente peso geoestratégico de China

Magnífico análisis de @moisesnaim.bsky.social en
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"El Ártico ya no es un remanso helado, sino un escenario geopolítico dinámico donde las grandes potencias mundiales compiten por influencia, recursos y seguridad."
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El ártico y sus revelaciones
Febrero 24, 2025
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María Corina Machado Named Recipient of Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage The Georgia Institute of Technology will award the 2025 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage to María Corina Machado, a prominent Venezuelan political leader, industrial engineer, and human rights ...

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