Sara E Davies

@saraedavies.bsky.social

Professor, International Relations, Griffith University. Deputy Director (Indo-Pacific Research) ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Project Lead, ACIAR Indo-Pacific Initiative for Sustainable Animal Health Cooperation.

Crises drive VAW but research is still selective & piecemeal www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... We are hosting a research workshop on gender based violence & climate change induced disasters in July 26. EOI submissions from all disciplines are very welcome see: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Cyclones to coups: Crises drive violence against women

Governments treat gendered violence as an afterthought, leaving millions vulnerable across the Indo-Pacific.

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Research team for the IPP consisted of C.Carlson, C.Trisos, B.Oppenheim, S.Bansal, S.Davies, A.Diongue, V.Fan, J.Kraemer, Rachel Kroner,L.Gostin, D.Hayman, M.Koopmans, T.Lavelle, C.das Neves, Z.O'Donoghue, L.Pereira, B.Roche, M.Sirleaf, K.Zamanian, C.Torrelio, A.Phelan 4/4 Source: @thelancet.com

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New research: More Australians consider Donald Trump a greater threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping. 🔴 Trump (31%) 🟠 Putin (27%) 🟠 Xi Jinping (27%) Almost half (49%) said they felt less secure since the election of President Trump. 17% feel more secure. #auspol

Poll: Trump a greater threat to world peace than Putin or Xi

More Australians consider US President Donald Trump a greater threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping.

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Something odd here. CBS News confirms other media reports: "Hegseth has issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command to pause planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions." The CBS News then notes that National Security Advisor Michael Waltz said he's unaware of the directive.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused cyber offensive against Russia

The change comes amid President Trump's efforts to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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The overall story is of young Germans rejecting the established centre-right and centre-left, but while young men are shifting to both populist flanks, young women are shifting overwhelmingly to the populist left.

Community update: 3 strangers gather together on a sunny Brisbane evening walk. “Careful, I think I saw a snake”. “Is it dead or alive?”. “I think alive”. “How about I go first & one of you watch out?”. “Ok, but walk by on the road. We will watch out for cars”. “Argh! It’s real. Brown and grumpy”.