John Borrie

Interested in humanitarian, disarmament and armed violence issues. NZ govt adviser. Views here are my own and retweets don’t amount to endorsement unless stated

[John Borrie @johnborrie]

Thanks to Paul and Noah for this super useful analysis of DoD AWS policy

[Paul Scharre @paul_scharre]

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[Disarmament New Zealand @disarmamentNZ]

At 50 years old, the #BWC remains vital, banning poisoning and deliberate spreading of disease. Let’s seize the opportunity of this #RevCon to enhance confidence and intl cooperation within the Treaty. Read 🇳🇿’s full statement 👇

[INEW @explosiveweapon]

New Zealand @MFATNZ @disarmamentNZ:
"Through diplomacy more than 80 governments have come together to say 'enough is enough'" NZ emphasises intention to continue to work with civil society, int'l orgs & other govts to ensure the declaration is universalised and implemented #EWIPA

[Disarmament New Zealand @disarmamentNZ]

When explosive weapons are used in populated areas 90% of those killed or injured are civilians

How is that right?

The answer is it’s not. That’s why 80+ govts have come together to say enough is enough, commit themselves to uphold #IHL & better protect civilians in war

#EWIPA

[John Borrie @johnborrie]

@fjc_batault @UNIDIR Imagine how far away it seemed nearly 15 years ago when UNIDIR first started work on EWIPA?

[Beatrice Fihn @BeaFihn]

Legend.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Another of my neighbors applies to join NATO...

[Nanaia Mahuta @NanaiaMahuta]

Aotearoa New Zealand condemns unequivocally Russia’s attempts to annex Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine.

🇳🇿 does not recognise these attempts to change 🇺🇦‘s borders.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Day 212 of my 3 day war. We have killed 500,000 Ukrainian soldiers, destroyed 10,000 HIMARS, suffered just 600 casualties, morale remains staggeringly high but we need a mass mobilization & our nukes.

I remain a master strategist.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Unfriending @narendramodi on Facebook.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Day 205 of my 3 day war. I dreamed I was being chased naked thru a field of sunflowers by a pack of cartoon dogs funded by CIA while Xi kept calling me "incompetent loser".

I remain a master strategist.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

The Russian Command has suspended donations of armour and sunflower fertilizer to Ukraine.

[John Borrie @johnborrie]

@TMCountryman All the best for your future plans @TMCountryman! It was a pleasure working with you on #npt. Even if you never offered me any minis of bourbon that final session, it still gave me that hungover feeling.

[Rawiri Waititi MP @Rawiri_Waititi]

We all mourn the passing of this Ariki. The huge vacuum left will cause debate, but in this time of grief and loss we can only support her Whānau and Mokopuna as they grieve and heal. She was a constant across three generations, an anchor in a rapidly changing globe.

[John Borrie @johnborrie]

There’s me there is.

[Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 @deesnider]

ATTENTION QANON, MAGAT FASCISTS: Every time you sing "We're Not Gonna Take It" remember it was written by a cross-dressing, libtard, tree hugging half-Jew who HATES everything you stand for. It was you and people like you that inspired every angry word of that song! SO FUCK OFF!

[Mary Wareham @marywareham]

The international treaty banning cluster munitions is 12 years old today. Governments that are serious about preventing human suffering from these heinous explosive weapons should not hesitate to ratify & implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions https://t.co/kwVKNYTHvM

[David Bather Woods @dbatherwoods]

New Plato’s cave just dropped https://t.co/iV2cNvFkHD

[John Borrie @johnborrie]

@StimsonCenter Sad times. A great scholar, not just on nukes but all the way back to Michael Krepon’s great Foreign Affairs article on #clustermunitions. You will be missed.

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

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