Valentina Finckenstein

Emergency response @UN WFP
Associate at @LSEIDEAS / @CMEG_mideast

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

🧵The ethical argument weighs heavy against the #Taliban banning women from public life. But there is another argument to be made: excluding females is also a poor economic decision, esp. in war-affected #Afghanistan.
Here my reflections for @LSE_CCRG https://t.co/VrYjHrDB0c

[Basel Adra @basel_adra]

Anyone who cared about No Other Land should care about what is actually happening on the ground: today our water tanks, 9 homes and 3 ancient caves were destroyed. Masafer Yatta is disappearing in front of my eyes. Only one name for these actions: ethnic cleansing.

[Habib Khan @HabibKhanT]

This is great news. Kudos to the EU!

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

My colleagues gave repeated standing ovations to Netanyahu yesterday.

I hope they remember the starving children of Gaza who will carry the scars of this disaster for the rest of their lives.

[LSE IDEAS @lseideas]

LSE IDEAS Associate @nvfinckenstein recently authored this publication with @LSE_CCRG looking at how Afghanistan's current policy of excluding Afghan women from an already-fragile economy has significant economic ripple effects.

Read more here:
https://t.co/Pphjv6Abjb

[PeaceRep @Peace_Rep_]

🧵⬇️ @SHalaimzai on "An Afghan Economy Without Women"
Access the Afghanistan Research Network publication on this topic by Valentina Finckenstein: https://t.co/5v0Qg3hNjg

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

and development aid, which is evaporating due to the escalating restrictions

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

🧵The ethical argument weighs heavy against the #Taliban banning women from public life. But there is another argument to be made: excluding females is also a poor economic decision, esp. in war-affected #Afghanistan.
Here my reflections for @LSE_CCRG https://t.co/VrYjHrDB0c

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

5/ their role in the economy cannot be simply replaced by increased male economic activity;
2.Gender-based exclusion will result in a drop in aggregate demand, as some market sectors will shrink or disappear altogether, 3.AFG’s economic recovery depends on international support -

[Habib Khan @HabibKhanT]

Female students in northern Balkh province stand outside a university and cannot access the campus. The Taliban has banned millions of girls from attending schools and universities. #LetHerLearn

[Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen and Rants" Masala @CarloMasala1]

Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass auch diese Woche bei #lanz, #illner, #maischberger und am Sonntag bei #will hitzige Debatten um Corona und die Impfpflicht stattfinden werden.

Stay tuned

[Airwars @airwars]

New analysis finds a 54 percent decrease in US airstrikes during Biden's first year in power

https://t.co/3LKmLPkIWN

[Bill Law بيل لو @BillLaw49]

More excellent work from @airwars and here is @arabdigest podcast https://t.co/ZYSK1Fgjwr

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

Check out as well this map that Airwars' amazing geolocation and data visualization team designed & that translates the numbers into faces & human fates: https://t.co/7i33hR3yhE

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

This major @Airwars study shows how urban warfare & population density often go hand in hand with devastating levels of civilian harm. Happy to have been able to contribute to this great team in researching & assessing civilian harm incidents in Gaza, Syria & ISR:

[Airwars @airwars]

A major new Airwars study examines civilian harm from Israeli strikes in Gaza and Syria. The differences are stark.
During 11 days in May, IDF strikes in Gaza likely killed up to 10x more civilians than the country's eight-year bombing campaign in Syria.
https://t.co/O4rvjRTUJV

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

The findings call for more int. pressure & standards on restricting the use of wide area effect weapons in populated areas.

A particularly noteworthy number:In over 70% of reported cases of civilians being killed/wounded, we were unable to identify any Gaza militants being hurt

[Valentina Finckenstein @nvfinckenstein]

A little late for summer but great read for everyone living in Lebanon, follow for more book recommendations

[Richard Dawkins @RichardDawkins]

The Coddling of the American Mind, by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt.

Superb book, deeply important. Please read it.

If you are a student, read it.

If you are a parent of a future student, read it.

Whoever you are, please read it.

Read it. Read it. Read it.

Please read it.