Joao Sousa

Public affairs, strategic comms and international politics. Currently @PACouncil, former EU in Europe and Africa. Among other things. My views.

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Amazing piece of investigative journalism.

[Emir Nader @EmirNader]

One year of work came to an end this week with the publication of our BBC investigation into Syria drug trafficking - starting to recover my energy so thought would share some top-lines. (a very short 🧵)

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

brazil setting the standard for us democracy

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Bad news for wannabe autocrats. https://t.co/DXtLDLU5rF

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

“If you’re a Russian journalist you’re sent to jail for 15 years for saying Russia is at war. If you organise a mutiny, you’re sent to Belarus”. Nailed it @ricbdc https://t.co/Zqy3GCF4DB

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

It was fun chatting yesterday with @liorakern about #trends in #internationalcommunication & #publicaffairs. Thanks to @ZNConsulting for the invite.

[ZN 🌏 @ZNConsulting]

This week's #ZNLive guest: @joppsousa 📺

Joao will share the latest public affairs trends to look out for in 2023.

Tune in today at 2 pm CET 🌏

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Looking forward to all the panel discussions, conferences and trainings on #communication and #publicaffairs we will be hosting this year at the @PACouncil European office. Check our 2023 calendar & hope to see many of you this year - in-person or online! https://t.co/TYBcPOsHzN

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Great presentation and practical tips by @bacharel on #communication and #storytelling for #socialmedia on #EUDAS22 day 2.

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Kicking off #EUDAS22 day 2 with our own @PACouncil director @ndesarno talking about "Setting up a campaign plan from scratch".

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

How are new trends and tools in #digitaladvocacy and #socialmedia empowering organizations to be more effective and impactful in the way they do in-person advocacy? How can the two areas reinforce each other? #EUDAS22

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

All kinds of interesting questions being raised at #EUDAS22. What #socialmedia tools do you find most effective in #Brussels?

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

We're kicking off #EUDAS22 in just under 1 hour! Looking forward to some great discussions with great speakers on #digitaladvocacy and #communication in the #EU. cc @PACouncil

https://t.co/zNoOhQYcQX

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

The West needs to be able to de-construct this narrative and be proactive, rather than reactive, in the information war. 2/2

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Some say that this annexation doesn't change anything, but unfortunately it does. From Putin's perspective, it gives Moscow the perception of legitimacy to defend what it claims is RU territory. In this war of narratives, it's an important win. 1/2

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Some say that this annexation doesn't change anything, but unfortunately it does. From Putin's perspective, it gives Moscow the perception of legitimacy to defend what it claims is RU territory. In this war of narratives, it's an important win. 1/2

[The Guardian @guardian]

Russia-Ukraine war live: EU ‘unequivocally rejects illegal annexation’ of Ukraine territories by Putin https://t.co/NBeoESi34B

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Truly delightful to meet so many fellow #publicaffairs in person for the #BrusselsForum22. A lot of interesting conversations, workshops and networking on the menu. Looking forward!

[Matti Maasikas @MattiMaasikas]

Moving to tears - the EU flag is been brought to the plenary hall of @ua_parliament. To stay.

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Historic!

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️⚡️ BREAKING: European Council decides to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova.

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

they said ‘yes’, 27 times 🇺🇦🇪🇺

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

🧵 INSIGHT: #Sanctions are losing effectiveness because #Russia is successfully circumventing many of them by using Kazakhstan. They're able to get virtually everything through shell companies setup in Kazakhstan, including tech. Lots of traffic from the West.

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

An impressive feat for Ukrainian justice. Hopefully, Russian soldiers are watching this...

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Russian soldier accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian civilian pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of the conflict https://t.co/eCKxFPiULU

[Joao Sousa @joppsousa]

Very good updates and analysis by @TheEconomist series of webinars on the war in Ukraine. Highly recommended.