Bram Ebus Consultant Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +57 60 1 256 5769 ext 101 or +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Bram Ebus joined Crisis Group's Latin American office as a consultant. He researches resource conflicts and border instabilities in the Andean region. In his reporting he gathers field-based insights and works on recommendations based on analysis of a wide variety of sources. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, Bram travels to border areas to identify and analyse crises both in their early and later stages. Professional Background Bram Ebus has worked on resource conflicts, drug policies and state-corporate crimes in Latin America since 2010. He holds a master degree from the University of Utrecht in Global Criminology with a focus on environmental and state-corporate crimes. In recent years, Bram has been active as an NGO consultant and investigative journalist, publishing for a variety of international media, and worked as the lead journalist for an award winning interactive media production on mining conflicts in Venezuela. Languages Dutch (native) English (fluent) Spanish (fluent) Areas of Expertise Resource conflicts Latin America State-corporate crimes Organised crime Border instability In The News 5 Feb 2024 State presence [in Panama] overly focuses on border control and does not prioritise the protection of migrants. The Guardian Bram Ebus Consultant 24 Aug 2022 Border closures [between Colombia and Venezuela] … incentivized armed groups to increase their presence on the border to control and tax contraband networks and human tra... The Guardian Bram Ebus Consultant Latest Updates Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 08 January 2024 Crimes contra o clima: violência e desmatamento na Amazônia Also available in English, Español Q&A / Latin America & Caribbean 02 August 2023 Landmark Amazon Summit Needs to Grapple with Crime as well as Climate Also available in Español Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 23 August 2022 Petro’s promise of change in Colombia must improve lives of Venezuelans taking refuge there Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 04 November 2021 Stopping the Violence Devouring Colombia's Forests Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 28 April 2021 A Rebel Playing Field: Colombian Guerrillas on the Venezuelan Border Also available in Español Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 25 February 2020 Under a Merciless Sun: Venezuelans Stranded Across the Colombian Border Also available in Español Load more