Popping my pen above the parapet again, for the first time in a while — because this needed to be said. Thanks to @Francis_Wade for a great collaboration. https://t.co/nEIwasfhqg
🎧🆕 episode alert!
With @ATMIS_Somalia preparing to withdraw & al-Shabaab still a threat, we discuss peacebuilding, community reconciliation & dialogue for long-term security with #Somalia security expert @SeraGaid & @Saferworld's @A_HERSI & @LewiBrooks: https://t.co/gkB1xDH08f
Military tech is getting smarter, but are regulations keeping up? Following the Vienna conference on autonomous weapons, we look at what the international community must do to establish clear rules for the use of autonomous weapons systems: https://t.co/6hUHSpOyi2 #AWS2024
How are inconsistencies in security policy undermining geopolitical partnerships? How is the perceived hypocrisy of the West impacting long-standing relationships? Listen to our discussion with @KassenovaNargis @LordRickettsP@charlie_linney@LewiBrooks:
https://t.co/XUFlrWrJkT
🎙️Welcome back to Warpod!
This episode explores the dynamics shaping contemporary security policy with @LordRickettsP and @KassenovaNargis.
Listen here: https://t.co/el5lvo2jh4
What are the risks of militarisation in Europe and Central Asia? Join us as we explore the complex dynamics of contemporary security policy with insights from @LordRickettsP and @KassenovaNargis. Listen to the new episode of Warpod out tomorrow!
#CEASEFIRENOW Join us and call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the blockade on Gaza. Those held captive need to be released. Real and lasting peace needs to be forged for the Palestinian and Israeli people.
Sign the open call below https://t.co/62sM9xnuUA
According to @ACLEDINFO's new Conflict Severity Index, Myanmar saw extremely high levels of violence in 2022, with over 9,300 events & 19,000 fatalities, ranking 2nd in Total Fatalities from Political Violence, just behind #Ukraine.
Source: https://t.co/Cg0vThodPc
Dare you not to be moved by this video - a window into the true soul of a wonderful people whose great potential has been subverted for generations by a brutal, corrupt bunch of military fools. Must continue supporting Myanmar’s democratic struggle #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
'#Myanmar has seen a grisly surge in beheadings since the coup,with both pro-military and anti-military figures targeted,a pattern observers say reflects the military’s brutality and the subsequent rage of the people it oppresses' #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
https://t.co/YzhMLzc8f9
International aid agencies say they need to play by the junta’s rules to serve vulnerable communities, but critics say they’re legitimising the regime for limited gain and ignoring informal channels.
https://t.co/7YSUcnr2Ln
Junta’s shutting down supply chain routes resulted in commodities prices skyrocketing in Rakhine State. Prices are at least five times up.
People in Rakhine State, including Rohingya, are going to starve soon.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Wanna hear something scary?
More Americans say they have had a personal encounter with a werewolf than have gotten the updated Covid-19 vaccine booster.
https://t.co/73jM9KPvjT
(1/9) For Rohingya and Rakhine alike, everyday life has become a battle for survival.
My Latest for @AJEnglish#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
https://t.co/uWnFQzWLiB
From @amnesty’s report on the role Facebook @Meta played in the purge of the Rohingya from #Myanmar: 3 pages outlining warnings the company received about its role in driving genocidal hatred and violence.
“We warned them at every opportunity. They didn’t care.”
Op-ed | The world needs to recognise—and support—Myanmar’s ‘humanitarian resistance’
As UN aid agencies line up to sign deals with the junta, local groups fighting “for victory and humanity” continue to be the country’s real saviours
#Myanmar#MyanmarCoup
https://t.co/RaXuyIBwkr