Luke Glanville

@lukeglanville.bsky.social

Prof of IR at ANU | International ethics & history of international thought | refugees, borders, colonialism, slavery, atrocities, war | https://researchprofiles.anu.edu.au/en/persons/luke-glanville

‘I’m not saying it’s not a tragedy’ says Jack Lew, while defending Israel’s killing of ‘children of Hamas fighters’. The language of tragedy has become the refuge of all those who want to obscure agency and responsibility, as if Palestinians are simply fated to die.

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After being repeatedly asked about this for the better part of a fortnight, I figured I'd just write it up in one spot. It's not an endorsement of nuclear deterrence, nor a nuclear-armed Iran. But could we live with that outcome? Yep. theconversation.com/could-we-liv...

Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes

Both Israel and the US claim a nuclear-armed Iran would pose an existential threat. It wouldn’t. Here’s why.

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With global health budgets collapsing, @lukeglanville.bsky.social and I have a short reply up at BMJ Global Health. We argue that states must resist the pull of self-interest and short-termism. Ethical prioritisation means focusing on effectiveness and the worst-off. 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Trump 2.0: what implications for global health?

The second Trump presidency will be disruptive for global health, so threats must be anticipated and opportunities seized argue Kent Buse and Martin McKee If the 2024 US presidential election was dif...

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More than 400 people in Gaza have now been killed trying to reach food at sites run by the ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’. “The attempt to survive is being met with a death sentence,” says Jonathan Whittall, UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA). news.un.org/en/story/202...

Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos

The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning over the deepening crisis in Gaza, where civilians are being killed daily while trying to access food,...

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It’s really quite insane that Israel, alone among the countries of the world, literally bombs every one of its neighbors on a regular basis while committing genocide against the people of Gaza, all with the near total backing of both US political parties and zero political accountability.

I've got a new article out that speaks to the flaws and weaknesses of the campaign against autonomous weapons and of humanitarian disarmament narratives in general. In this one I'm specifically concerned with the use of 'human dignity' as a reason to ban or regulate AWS. doi.org/10.1163/2772...

From Humane War to Pacifism: Critiquing the Use of ‘Human Dignity’ in the Debate Over Autonomous Weapons Systems

Abstract Criticism of ‘humane war’ has become commonplace over recent years as a number of studies have emerged exploring the perverse effects of discourses and practices surrounding arms control, int...

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Wild. Right after Cory Booker went viral for speaking on the "wretched truth about America," he just voted to keep arming a government that just officially achieved The Deadliest Conflict Ever for Journalists & executed and buried 15 paramedics and their emergency vehicles

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

This is a great collection of essays, edited by the *brilliant* Bridget Anderson of Migration Mobilities Bristol. It examines the histories of international borders and explores mobility beyond the human and across time, from the movement of soil in the Middle Ages to contemporary cow passports.

Rethinking Migration: Challenging Borders, Citizenship and Race – Migration Mobilities Bristol

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Migration Mobilities Bristol@mmbuob.bsky.social · last yr.

It's here!! The MMB edited volume 'Rethinking Migration: Challenging Borders, Citizenship and Race' is now available as an open access e-book and to buy - if you want the old school version 👉👉 bit.ly/4jrZ58F

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