The work for a PhD can often be done in 18 months. Unfortunately those 18 months are not usually spread over 18 months.

The opening of the Rafah crossing marks a concrete and positive step in the peace plan. The EU’s civilian mission is on the ground to monitor crossing operations and support Palestinian border guards. For Gaza’s sick and wounded, the reopening is a lifeline. (1/2)

Let that sink in: „The world’s 12 richest billionaires have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity, or more than 4 billion people.“

😑I really don't know where to start here but this is stupid. The #USA leave many treaties and organizations which are actually key for US-interests. For my area of work, leaving the #Peacebuilding Fund and diverse special envoys & programmes related to conflict will have quite an impact. #Trump

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

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It was a great pleasure to be interviewed for this podcast (in German) on Security Sector Reform (#SSR). Thanks to @florenceschimmel.bsky.social and her team at @dgap.org for reaching out and the excellent cooperation.

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In Folge 4 von "Stabil diskutiert!" blickt @florenceschimmel.bsky.social mit @rodki.bsky.social, Jessica Noll , @ph-neubauer.bsky.social & Antje Pittelkau auf den sogenannten Sicherheitssektor eines Landes in Stabilisierungskontexten sowie dessen Optimierung & Reform (SSR). /3

Our latest article on #police work in #CSDP has a home (i.e. volume and issue)! Reason enough to post about it again! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Came across this CIA “simple sabotage field manual” from 1944 and tbh these tactics just seem to describe basic procedures in German bureaucracy. Who else can relate ? I can think of an organisation or two who routinely “haggle over precise wordings” 😉 www.cia.gov/static/5c875...

Sober analysis: Nathan Brown on political options for Gaza (3.11.) „Rather than a “day after,” what seems more likely is a shift from intensive to low-level combat that has no clear resolution.“ carnegieendowment.org/2023/11/03/t...

There Might Be No Day After in Gaza

As the war continues, deterioration at the level of governance, security, and public order will likely be deepened by the absence of a political horizon, diplomatic process, or future prospects.

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