francesco strazzari

@zaz.bsky.social

professor of international relations | studies armed conflict and social change - Substack (IT): @francescostrazzari

if go through Bologna's airport (assuming that you are able to reach it): free filtered water for your bottle is out of order at Departures, available once you pass security. But only if you fly within Schengen: those who fly out of Europe notoriously do not need water, or love to pay for a bottle

perdonate una digressione di viaggio. Oggi sul Manifesto ragiono del profilerare senza limite di selve di cartelli pubblicitari nel paesaggio italiano e le nostre città, omologando lo spazio, a fronte di molti paesi che li stanno fermando e rimuovendo. ilmanifesto.it/il-bosco-inc...

Il bosco incartato | il manifesto

In Italia i cartelloni pubblicitari si moltiplicano e il paesaggio naturale è ricoperto da una selva di annunci. In altri paesi invece si comincia a disboscare e a ridurne il numero e le dimensioni

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‘The inhumane treatment inflicted on people illegally detained in international waters has reached a new low at the hands of a minister in the Israeli government.’ #Italy's President, Sergio Mattarella, on the video with Ben Gvir with the Flotilla activists detained by Israel

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is how the Israeli minister Ben-Gvir is treating the European hostages Israel kidnapped in International Waters. Where is the outrage? Our Media and Politicians are owned, get them OUT.

The U.S. Has Murdered More Than 190 Civilian in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All. SOUTHCOM is now counting the survivor of the last strike, on May 8, as another death. We have the running tally of strikes and deaths on our tracker @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

The U.S. Has Killed More Than 190 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.

The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.

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Between 2015 and 2025, academic freedom declined in 50 countries, whereas only 9 countries experienced improvements. In the period 2015–2025, several countries have experienced substantial and significant declines in all dimensions of academic freedom.

V-Dem Institute@vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The #AcademicFreedom Index (AFI) is not just part of the V-Dem dataset; it is also a research project which produces a report on the state of academic freedom in the world every year. You can find some highlights from this year’s AFI update in the video (or in the thread below). 🧵1(11) #Polisky