Francisco J. Quintana
@fjquintana.com
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Global Law, University of Edinburgh.
This is excellent. Congratulations.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is excellent. Congratulations.
Great stuff! Honestly I hadn't read a single mention of Guyana yet. I do think it'll soon be acknowledged as a key factor.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Great stuff! Honestly I hadn't read a single mention of Guyana yet. I do think it'll soon be acknowledged as a key factor.
But I very much support your much more important call to move beyond exhausted frames!
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
But I very much support your much more important call to move beyond exhausted frames!
It’s part of the picture, I think, in terms of 1) contracts/deals for well-connected firms (even if not necessarily relevant for the US; here I thought Exxon-Guyana); 2) the reserves are huge - and control is geopolitically relevant even with no quick output; 3 (or 2 bis?)) part of keeping 🇨🇳 out.
January 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
It’s part of the picture, I think, in terms of 1) contracts/deals for well-connected firms (even if not necessarily relevant for the US; here I thought Exxon-Guyana); 2) the reserves are huge - and control is geopolitically relevant even with no quick output; 3 (or 2 bis?)) part of keeping 🇨🇳 out.
100% but oil is part of the picture (including re Guyana).
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
100% but oil is part of the picture (including re Guyana).
Thanks so much dear Ben!
October 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thanks so much dear Ben!
It can backfire when they are in fact professors though.
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It can backfire when they are in fact professors though.
They follow my maxim: When in doubt, assume you are addressing a doctor.
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
They follow my maxim: When in doubt, assume you are addressing a doctor.