Gisela Cernadas

Gisela Cernadas is an economist at the Centre of Economic [Studies/Research]* and a member of the No Cold War Collective. Her work focuses on political economy and global development issues.

September 30, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

Inside the United Nations Tunnel

This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and

Columns/Human Rights

The Greater Isolation of Lesser Israel

When Benjamin Netanyahu rose to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, the rows of empty seats spoke before he did. Diplomats walked out, while others stayed away from the outset. News reports citing an Israeli tally put

September 30, 2026

What Sri Lanka’s Easter Judgment Finally Reveals

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of

Exclusive: Inside Sri Lanka’s Easter Plot — Read the Full TAB Judgment

Geopolitics/Human Rights/Judiciary

The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s

The Hidden Cost of the U.S. Military

June 20, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for the fiscal year 2027, which would increase by 44 percent the acknowledged budget for 2026. While a roughly $500 billion increase would

The Attack on Venezuela and the Narco-Terrorism Fairy Tale

January 10, 2026

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Current developments in Venezuela may appear to be unfathomable—until one recalls the long history of imperialist interference in Latin America and the Caribbean. The events of the first week of January constitute