Patrick Slavin

Writer, communicator, consultant, strategist. The views and opinions expressed here are mine alone and do not represent the views of Johns Hopkins University.

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

Nearly 100% (specifically 99.9%) of Iceland's electricity is generated from renewable sources.... Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) currently account for roughly 98% of all new passenger car sales in Norway this year - via @The Rest is Politics @campbellclaret

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

If Africa's top referee is inadmissible in America, who qualifies? Many are calling it racism.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the US "due to vetting concerns" even though he had a 3-month multiple entry visa and was traveling on a diplomatic passport

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

Spot on.

[Business Insider Africa @BusInsiderSSA]

“It’s been easier to ship items from Ghana to Liverpool than it is to ship the same items from Ghana to Kenya.” — President John Dramani Mahama

Speaking during a discussion with the Chatham House Africa Programme, President John Dramani Mahama used the comparison to highlight the infrastructure and logistics challenges holding back intra-African trade, calling for stronger regional connectivity and deeper economic integration across the continent.

Mahama argued that improving transport links and trade networks is essential for unlocking Africa’s economic potential and strengthening the continent’s position in a changing global order.

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This video is credited to @ChathamHouse

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

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[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

"Thanks to advancements in engineering, materials and safety technology, today’s cars last longer than vehicles of generations past. The average vehicle on U.S. roads is about 13 years old," via @WSJ https://t.co/ptzxxOKkN3

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

37 years ago the Chinese army killed large numbers of people in Beijing and elsewhere when it cracked down on student protests. I was there and saw it happen myself. Nowadays China tries to claim the Tiananmen massacre was invented by the international media. That’s a total lie.

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

“…at the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II…the Red Cross, on orders from the military, turned away black blood donors nationally at an emergency blood drive” — “Not In My Neighborhood” by Antero Pietila, p. 77.

[Jonathan Karl @jonkarl]

He's running ... and actually talking about policy.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

When she's right, she's right. And she's right about the unprecedented, breathtaking monetisation of the presidency we are witnessing today.

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Today’s Russian papers publish Moscow’s threat to launch a new wave of “systematic strikes” on Kyiv. But one paper reports on a “split [inside Russia] between those in favour of continuing the special military operation and those who believe it’s time to end it…” #ReadingRussia

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

no regime change in iran, no handpicking of the next supreme leader.

no dismantling of iran’s proxies, no restrictions on its ballistic missile and drone programs.

an agreement to downblend the highly enriched uranium inside iran.

the destruction of iran’s navy, but an emboldened iran that is prepared to disrupt the strait.

throw in the cost in lives, the global economy, and the global treasure, and the reputational damage to the united states…and president trump has some serious explaining to do.  

next up: cuba

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

@Jo Ellison writing about air travel in @FTWeekend:

[Muzala Samukonga @MuzalaSamukonga]

Proudly 🇿🇲

@adidas
@adidasrunning

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

Even the schemers of South Africa's "state capture" corruption plots are looking at this in envy and amazement:

[casa 🎧 @punished_casa]

Zelenskyy’s decision to stay in Kyiv is probably the single greatest act of courage by a democratic leader since the 1940s.

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

New York, New York: https://t.co/9gmftNnUow

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

South Africa overtakes Spain as world's top citrus exporter. Trump's tariffs failed to halt the growth of SA's citrus exports.
https://t.co/JuP4oT45Cn via @News24_Business

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Strange how little attention the British media have paid to the allegations of corruption against South Africa’s Pres Cyril Ramaphosa. He’ll probably survive, but they’re reinforcing the belief among many young SAfricans that the ANC is irredeemably corrupt.

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

@RobynCurnow @neiljohnsonza Lovely tribute, despite puzzling Trump inclusion.

[Patrick Slavin @slavinjp]

“It will be a dish eaten cold,” how the @FT yesterday quoted an @IISS_org official in how Iran will retaliate later for the assassination of their Supreme Leader. @asger_leth