Alonso Gurmendi
@alonso-gd.bsky.social
Fellow in Human Rights at LSE Sociology. Blogs at Opinio Juris. Follow me on Twitch/Youtube. Views Personal. Peruvian. English / Español / Português
Who could have predicted that the MAGA movement would end up split between the fascists that think they are not fascists and the fascists that will openly tell you they like Hitler. Who?
Oh wait.
Everyone else…
Oh wait.
Everyone else…
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Who could have predicted that the MAGA movement would end up split between the fascists that think they are not fascists and the fascists that will openly tell you they like Hitler. Who?
Oh wait.
Everyone else…
Oh wait.
Everyone else…
A Ugandan-American wins an election in New York, leading to a Peruvian in London to start singing an Indian song
I love the world being created here
I love the world being created here
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A Ugandan-American wins an election in New York, leading to a Peruvian in London to start singing an Indian song
I love the world being created here
I love the world being created here
I’m very happy to share that I will be teaching @lsehumanrights.bsky.social for one more year as my Fellowship has been extended until the end of the 2026/27 academic year
I am very privileged to work with this wonderful group of people and share a classroom with fantastic students
I am very privileged to work with this wonderful group of people and share a classroom with fantastic students
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I’m very happy to share that I will be teaching @lsehumanrights.bsky.social for one more year as my Fellowship has been extended until the end of the 2026/27 academic year
I am very privileged to work with this wonderful group of people and share a classroom with fantastic students
I am very privileged to work with this wonderful group of people and share a classroom with fantastic students
So... on Sunday Chat and I read the Statement by "Scholars for Truth About Genocide" and... yeesh. Apparently the standard is "can you think of any other explanation for Israel's attack on Gaza that is not genocide?" and you're done.
(It's not) youtu.be/OVFSAOmgr34
(It's not) youtu.be/OVFSAOmgr34
Surprise, Surprise: Anti-IAGS Scholars got the Law Wrong
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
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September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
So... on Sunday Chat and I read the Statement by "Scholars for Truth About Genocide" and... yeesh. Apparently the standard is "can you think of any other explanation for Israel's attack on Gaza that is not genocide?" and you're done.
(It's not) youtu.be/OVFSAOmgr34
(It's not) youtu.be/OVFSAOmgr34
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I had a blast talking about to my old friend and mentor Rob McLaughlin and the phenomenal @alonso-gd.bsky.social about why sinking random "drug" vessels is lawless AF
A US kinetic strike on a suspected drug boat, lawful self-defence or utterly lawless? (No prizes for guessing.) Join @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, Rob McLaughlin & @alonso-gd.bsky.social on #CalledToTheBar as they unpack law & blurred lines in the “war on drugs/terror.” soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
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In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige is joined by Professor Rob McLaughlin and Dr Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg to unpack a troubling event:
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September 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I had a blast talking about to my old friend and mentor Rob McLaughlin and the phenomenal @alonso-gd.bsky.social about why sinking random "drug" vessels is lawless AF
Reposted by Alonso Gurmendi
A US kinetic strike on a suspected drug boat, lawful self-defence or utterly lawless? (No prizes for guessing.) Join @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, Rob McLaughlin & @alonso-gd.bsky.social on #CalledToTheBar as they unpack law & blurred lines in the “war on drugs/terror.” soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
51.
In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige is joined by Professor Rob McLaughlin and Dr Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg to unpack a troubling event:
soundcloud.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A US kinetic strike on a suspected drug boat, lawful self-defence or utterly lawless? (No prizes for guessing.) Join @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, Rob McLaughlin & @alonso-gd.bsky.social on #CalledToTheBar as they unpack law & blurred lines in the “war on drugs/terror.” soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
State A invades State B - an act of aggression
B’s citizen’s form armed group B1 and attack A’s citizens, unlawfully
State A claims B1’s attacks are an armed attack that triggers its right to self defence in B’s territory. A claims it is therefore not an aggressor in B
B’s citizen’s form armed group B1 and attack A’s citizens, unlawfully
State A claims B1’s attacks are an armed attack that triggers its right to self defence in B’s territory. A claims it is therefore not an aggressor in B
September 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
State A invades State B - an act of aggression
B’s citizen’s form armed group B1 and attack A’s citizens, unlawfully
State A claims B1’s attacks are an armed attack that triggers its right to self defence in B’s territory. A claims it is therefore not an aggressor in B
B’s citizen’s form armed group B1 and attack A’s citizens, unlawfully
State A claims B1’s attacks are an armed attack that triggers its right to self defence in B’s territory. A claims it is therefore not an aggressor in B
Yesterday Chat and I discussed the very stupid trolling campaign against @genocidescholars.bsky.social after it passed a Resolution determining that Gaza meets the definition of genocide.
youtu.be/tuHUBJ089lw
youtu.be/tuHUBJ089lw
No, Palpatine is not a Genocide Scholar: The IAGS Gaza Resolution Trolling Campaign
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
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September 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Yesterday Chat and I discussed the very stupid trolling campaign against @genocidescholars.bsky.social after it passed a Resolution determining that Gaza meets the definition of genocide.
youtu.be/tuHUBJ089lw
youtu.be/tuHUBJ089lw
While the US’ targeting of a Venezuelan boat is unprecedented, use of force against drug traffickers in LatAm isn’t. For decades now Latin states have adopted local laws to shoot down drug *planes*. The US had opposed this since it killed a baby in 2001 mistaking a missionary plane for a drug one
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
While the US’ targeting of a Venezuelan boat is unprecedented, use of force against drug traffickers in LatAm isn’t. For decades now Latin states have adopted local laws to shoot down drug *planes*. The US had opposed this since it killed a baby in 2001 mistaking a missionary plane for a drug one
Every single overview of the US’ targeting of a narco-trafficking vessel on the high-seas in a Venezuelan ship omitting to point out that this is subject to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights System (and what it’s case-law has said of this) is so very “Global Academia” :P
September 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Every single overview of the US’ targeting of a narco-trafficking vessel on the high-seas in a Venezuelan ship omitting to point out that this is subject to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights System (and what it’s case-law has said of this) is so very “Global Academia” :P
I'm starting a new series of shorter video essays debunking widely disseminated views on int'l law to improve int'l law discourse online.
The first in the series: why Israel's 1:1 civilian to combatant ratio claim is a myth. Let me know if you have ideas for future videos.
youtu.be/bQFozvlimbk
The first in the series: why Israel's 1:1 civilian to combatant ratio claim is a myth. Let me know if you have ideas for future videos.
youtu.be/bQFozvlimbk
Debunking International Hasbara Law: The 1:1 Civilian to Combatant Ratio
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
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August 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm starting a new series of shorter video essays debunking widely disseminated views on int'l law to improve int'l law discourse online.
The first in the series: why Israel's 1:1 civilian to combatant ratio claim is a myth. Let me know if you have ideas for future videos.
youtu.be/bQFozvlimbk
The first in the series: why Israel's 1:1 civilian to combatant ratio claim is a myth. Let me know if you have ideas for future videos.
youtu.be/bQFozvlimbk
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Check out @alonso-gd.bsky.social's summary of "The Academic Consensus on Gaza": www.youtube.com/watch?si=jOU... #genocide #genocidestudies
What is the Academic Consensus on the Gaza Genocide?
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Check out @alonso-gd.bsky.social's summary of "The Academic Consensus on Gaza": www.youtube.com/watch?si=jOU... #genocide #genocidestudies
It's that time of the year again folks, get your nerd hat on
Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law
opiniojuris.org/2025/08/06/c...
opiniojuris.org/2025/08/06/c...
Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law
It’s that time of the year again! The editorial team at Opinio Juris is pleased to announce the call for papers for our Fifth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law. We can̵…
opiniojuris.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's that time of the year again folks, get your nerd hat on
This reinforces my belief that the way to solve this whole thing is to put a booth in France and give each asylum seeker a stamped piece of paper with a queue number and the words “legal migrant” in it and a free ferry ticket
A recent YouGov poll found 45% support for admitting no new migrants and requiring large numbers to leave - but a deeper look suggests that most of this group don't actually want to remove those who make up the bulk of migrants to the UK 🧵/
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
August 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This reinforces my belief that the way to solve this whole thing is to put a booth in France and give each asylum seeker a stamped piece of paper with a queue number and the words “legal migrant” in it and a free ferry ticket
Seriously, UK?
Sorry I am not giving my personal and identifying data to a shady US private company subject to no regulations to feed the paranoia of 70 year-old British politicians who don't get how the internet works, you guys will need to wait till I am using this with a VPN to send me chats.
Sorry I am not giving my personal and identifying data to a shady US private company subject to no regulations to feed the paranoia of 70 year-old British politicians who don't get how the internet works, you guys will need to wait till I am using this with a VPN to send me chats.
August 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Seriously, UK?
Sorry I am not giving my personal and identifying data to a shady US private company subject to no regulations to feed the paranoia of 70 year-old British politicians who don't get how the internet works, you guys will need to wait till I am using this with a VPN to send me chats.
Sorry I am not giving my personal and identifying data to a shady US private company subject to no regulations to feed the paranoia of 70 year-old British politicians who don't get how the internet works, you guys will need to wait till I am using this with a VPN to send me chats.
New video: Yesterday I told Chat why I'm so excited about Brazil joining South Africa's ICJ case and how the legacy and work of Brazil's most famous international lawyer -Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade- is sorely needed in today's discussion about genocidal intent
youtu.be/zMo9MrLsNCw
youtu.be/zMo9MrLsNCw
Why Brazil Intervening in South Africa's Case Against Israel is a Game-Changer
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New video: Yesterday I told Chat why I'm so excited about Brazil joining South Africa's ICJ case and how the legacy and work of Brazil's most famous international lawyer -Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade- is sorely needed in today's discussion about genocidal intent
youtu.be/zMo9MrLsNCw
youtu.be/zMo9MrLsNCw
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Academics have been saying there's a genocide in Gaza for months. What have they been saying and why have their arguments not been at all part of the conversation?
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
What is the Academic Consensus on the Gaza Genocide?
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Academics have been saying there's a genocide in Gaza for months. What have they been saying and why have their arguments not been at all part of the conversation?
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
Academics have been saying there's a genocide in Gaza for months. What have they been saying and why have their arguments not been at all part of the conversation?
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
What is the Academic Consensus on the Gaza Genocide?
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Academics have been saying there's a genocide in Gaza for months. What have they been saying and why have their arguments not been at all part of the conversation?
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
New video essay:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...
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A great piece that draws on my work on anti-colonial law-making to challenge the idea that those who seek to restrain the practice of war simply lack experience of it.
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A great piece that draws on my work on anti-colonial law-making to challenge the idea that those who seek to restrain the practice of war simply lack experience of it.
Omg we are so screwed… these people live in 1985
Reeves to say cuts to City red tape will bring trickle-down benefits to households
Reeves to say cuts to City red tape will bring trickle-down benefits to households
Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rules
Rachel Reeves will claim that cutting red tape for City firms will have trickle-down benefits for households across Britain, as she tries to drum up support for a new financial services strategy.
A raft of regulatory reforms are due to be announced by the chancellor on Tuesday, in what the Treasury says will be the “biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade”. It will come before her Mansion House address to City bosses during a dinner at Guildhall in London on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Omg we are so screwed… these people live in 1985
Yesterday Chat and I discussed the difference between genocide and ethnic cleansing, how both concepts came to be and how we got to see them as different things.
youtu.be/al5HIq8cP2Q
youtu.be/al5HIq8cP2Q
Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide: What is the Difference?
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
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July 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yesterday Chat and I discussed the difference between genocide and ethnic cleansing, how both concepts came to be and how we got to see them as different things.
youtu.be/al5HIq8cP2Q
youtu.be/al5HIq8cP2Q
I’m so excited to be in @tldrnews.bsky.social’s Too Long magazine. As a big fan of their work I am very happy to be able to support young-led independent high quality news orgs. Be sure to get a copy and support them
Among the interesting pieces in TooLong005🗽 is
@alonso-gd.bsky.social's great article, plus insights from several other experts, including an interview with Prof. @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, conducted by Zac and I, on the weakening of the international order. 🌐 Make sure to pick up your copy!🗞️
@alonso-gd.bsky.social's great article, plus insights from several other experts, including an interview with Prof. @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, conducted by Zac and I, on the weakening of the international order. 🌐 Make sure to pick up your copy!🗞️
I have an article coming up in this on “what drives anti-establishment feeling in Peru”. Be sure to get it an support the good folks at TLDR
July 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’m so excited to be in @tldrnews.bsky.social’s Too Long magazine. As a big fan of their work I am very happy to be able to support young-led independent high quality news orgs. Be sure to get a copy and support them
Gente eu sei que vocês deiram o meu RG pra Tilda Swinton mas me desculpam hoje vou fazer de conta que sou Brasileiro e vocês vão fingir ok? Que orgulho pqp 🇧🇷 🇿🇦 🇵🇸
Brasil vai aderir à ação da África do Sul na ONU que acusa Israel de genocídio. Decisão deve acirrar conflito com Donald Trump, que dá apoio incondicional ao Estado judeu no conflito 📲📰 Leia mais em mla.bs/7b34caae
📸 Bashar Taleb - 14.jul.25/AFP
📸 Bashar Taleb - 14.jul.25/AFP
July 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Gente eu sei que vocês deiram o meu RG pra Tilda Swinton mas me desculpam hoje vou fazer de conta que sou Brasileiro e vocês vão fingir ok? Que orgulho pqp 🇧🇷 🇿🇦 🇵🇸
Yesterday, Chat and I read Francesca Albanese’s latest Report on Israel's Economy of Genocide together. If you haven’t had time to read it and you want to listen to the “audiobook + commentary” version while you do the dishes, this video is for you
youtu.be/mv-qwXvaavw
youtu.be/mv-qwXvaavw
Israel's Economy of Genocide: Reading Francesca Albanese's Third Report
YouTube video by Alonso Gurmendi
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July 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yesterday, Chat and I read Francesca Albanese’s latest Report on Israel's Economy of Genocide together. If you haven’t had time to read it and you want to listen to the “audiobook + commentary” version while you do the dishes, this video is for you
youtu.be/mv-qwXvaavw
youtu.be/mv-qwXvaavw