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Researcher. PhD in IR and Strategic Studies, University of Reading (UK). All views are personal.
In Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp, cuts to U.S. and U.N. humanitarian funding have gutted the child-protection systems meant to keep vulnerable children safe.
How USAID Cuts Exposed Refugee Girls in Malawi to Predators
Cuts to humanitarian aid have hollowed out Malawi’s child protection systems, leaving vulnerable refugee children exposed to exploitation.
worldpoliticsreview.com
Malawi once received more than $350 million a year in U.S. aid. Since those funds were cut, protection officers have left Dzaleka refugee camp, legal aid has dwindled, and food rations have been slashed—leaving refugee children increasingly vulnerable.
How USAID Cuts Exposed Refugee Girls in Malawi to Predators
Cuts to humanitarian aid have hollowed out Malawi’s child protection systems, leaving vulnerable refugee children exposed to exploitation.
worldpoliticsreview.com
I wish people do not care as much about the earth as they did about who they thought created it. Indeed, people often denied, challenged, mocked, exploited, ignored, and hated the Creator.
Eileen@eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3w agoClimate change is real.
For a president who claims to be a great dealmaker his administration sure seems to negotiate some crappy deals. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
Worst. Negotiators. Ever.
The Trump administration continues to overplay its hand and agree to shitty deals.
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John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy www.juancole.com/2026/07/espo...
John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy
( Responsible Statecraft ) - My former Georgetown professor, John Esposito, passed away on July 15, 2026, just as the...
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The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. n.pr/3R6h8rH
India's youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown
The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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Morocco’s World Cup squad this year featured a period where all 11 players on the pitch were born outside the country. It’s just the latest example of Morocco’s centuries-long effort to define national identity beyond its borders, Hind B. Wright writes.
Morocco’s Foreign-Born World Cup Squad and the Politics of Nationality
A national soccer squad comprising only foreign-born players is the latest example of Morocco’s centuries-long effort to define national identity beyond its borders.
worldpoliticsreview.com
Jannik Sinner ha vinto gli Internazionali d’Italia per la prima volta
Jannik Sinner ha vinto gli Internazionali d’Italia per la prima volta
Ha battuto agilmente Casper Ruud in finale, diventando il secondo giocatore a vincere tutti i nove tornei Masters 1000
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Civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes in Iran have called into question the Pentagon’s decision last year to gut a program dedicated to protecting civilians, Alia Awadallah and Jesse Marks write for World Politics Review.
The Iran War and the Future of Civilian Protection
Civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes in Iran have called into question the Pentagon’s decision last year to gut a program dedicated to protecting civilians.
worldpoliticsreview.com
If an offensive war with civilian casualties (including children) is not a matter of morality, then what would be one? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’
Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the Iran war
theguardian.com
Under new regulations announced by Beijing last week, companies could be sanctioned simply for trying to comply with their home country’s laws. Mary Gallagher examines the new regulations in her latest column for WPR:
China’s New Supply Chain Rules Raise the Stakes for Foreign Businesses
Under new regulations announced last week, companies could be sanctioned by Beijing simply for trying to comply with their home country’s laws.
worldpoliticsreview.com
I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."
Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024. n.pr/4vqI1Wn
5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister
Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.
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NEW: Between October 2023 and December 2024, the Israeli army ran a covert psy-op aimed at shaping public opinion in Israel and abroad, originating from the “campaigns” division of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Ha_Makom recently revealed. 🧵
They made it through a few storms and eventually got delivered. Author copies of my book "Counterinsurgency, Military Occupations, and Civilian Targeting" are here. Thanks @routledgebooks.bsky.social !!
Important lesson from the Iraq debacle: when leaders make a big strategic blunder, they don’t get out of it without paying a price. It’s why it’s better not to elect incompetent leaders with severe personality disorders.
The US government providing intelligence and military support to a local ally in the hunt for an important political figure?! No, it’s not Iran. It’s Bolivia, in 1967. New article with Thomas Field in @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social. Here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The State Dept. painted humanitarian aid cuts as a necessary “disruption.” For the World Food Program, that disruption meant telling 300,000 refugees half of them would receive a meager portion of rice, lentils and oil. The rest would get nothing. (Published Dec. 2025)
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
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Opinion Between Distinction and Destruction: Civilian Harm in Modern www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/11/03/2...
Are they surprised? If so, that would be the actual bad news. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say
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Pre-orders have just opened for my book Counterinsurgency, Military Occupations, and Civilian Targeting. Explaining Indiscriminate Violence in Expeditionary Campaigns, with @routledgebooks.bsky.social. I am thankful to the amazing people who supported this project! www.routledge.com/Counterinsur...
Counterinsurgency, Military Occupations, and Civilian Targeting: Explaining Indiscriminate Violence in Expeditionary Campaigns
This book addresses the causes of civilian targeting during counterinsurgency campaigns in occupied territories. It develops a new theoretical framework explaining the level of civilian victimization ...
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