Rubi Bledsoe

Research Associate, Americas Program
Rubi Bledsoe

Rubi Bledsoe is a research associate with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, she was a national security fellow and a cyber fellow with the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include transnational criminal organizations and the use of mis- and disinformation by violent non-state actors. Ms. Bledsoe has worked in the Middle East and is fluent in Arabic, French, and Spanish. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in international and global studies from Middlebury College and magna cum laude with a MA in global policy studies from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

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Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action

An audio version of “Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — July 1, 2024

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Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action

Drawing on extensive fieldwork, CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe identify key domestic reforms and areas of international cooperation needed to improve Ecuador's internal security.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — July 1, 2024

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Claudia Sheinbaum: ¿La mujer más poderosa del mundo?

Una versión en audio de “Claudia Sheinbaum: ¿La mujer más poderosa del mundo?,” un nuevo commentario de Ryan C. Berg y Rubi Bledsoe del CSIS. Este audio fue generado con texto a voz por Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — June 13, 2024

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Claudia Sheinbaum: The Most Powerful Woman in the World?

Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe examine the historic victory of Claudia Sheinbaum and delve into the implications of Morena's dominance in the Mexican political landscape.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — June 7, 2024

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Claudia Sheinbaum: The Most Powerful Woman in the World?

An audio version of “Claudia Sheinbaum: The Most Powerful Woman in the World?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — June 7, 2024

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En Español: En el Ojo de la Tormenta: Las Crisis Agravadas de Ecuador

Una versión en audio de “En el Ojo de la Tormenta: Las Crisis Agravadas de Ecuador,” un nuevo comentario de Ryan C. Berg y Rubi Bledsoe del CSIS. Este audio fue generado con texto a voz por Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — May 30, 2024

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En Español: La Olla a Presión del Esequibo: Nacionalismo Desbocado y Estrategia de Compelencia de Maduro

Una versión en audio de “La Olla a Presión del Esequibo: Nacionalismo Desbocado y Estrategia de Compelencia de Maduro”, un nuevo comentario de Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, Rubi Bledsoe, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. y Jennifer Jun del CSIS. Este audio fue generado con texto a voz por Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, Rubi Bledsoe, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Jennifer Jun — May 15, 2024

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The Essequibo Pressure Cooker: Runaway Nationalism and Maduro’s Compellence Strategy

Since CSIS last analyzed military activity within and nearby the disputed Essequibo territory, the Venezulean armed forces have continued to increase their presence, while rhetoric from Caracas is leading down a worrying course.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, Rubi Bledsoe, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Jennifer Jun — May 14, 2024