Read my reflections on Syria's transition, and what calls for a democratic future have to do with justice and accountability. "No Justice, No Peace? A Challenge for Syria" is out in MENA Politics now! zenodo.org/records/1745...
Thanks @rbkhoury.bsky.social, Sefa Secen, & @apsamena.bsky.social
That Reform would do worse is no justification for UK government policy.
Read my reflections on Syria's transition, and what calls for a democratic future have to do with justice and accountability. "No Justice, No Peace? A Challenge for Syria" is out in MENA Politics now! zenodo.org/records/1745...
Thanks @rbkhoury.bsky.social, Sefa Secen, & @apsamena.bsky.social
And, “In Defense of Humanity: Civilian Protection, Aid Work, and the Demise of IHL” with @croixrouge.bsky.social @kristoffer-liden.bsky.social @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social and Thea Hilhorst
Join our #IHSA #IHSAConference2025 roundtables Friday in Istanbul!
“The end for humanitarianism? Budget cuts, altered humanitarianism(s), and affected populations” with @lubnaalkanawati.bsky.social @claraegger.bsky.social @pollypw.bsky.social, @mariagjumbert.bsky.social
Photo of the night sky in Istanbul.
I am in Istanbul for #IHSA2025 #IHSAConference2025 and to meet folks working in and interested in Turkish and Syrian humanitarian networks. If you’re in town, reach out.
Photo of the night sky in Istanbul.
I am in Istanbul for #IHSA2025 #IHSAConference2025 and to meet folks working in and interested in Turkish and Syrian humanitarian networks. If you’re in town, reach out.
How do you know you’re dealing with a predatory journal? #academicsky #polisky
☑️ Aggressive solicitation (often unsolicited emails)
☑️ Unrealistic, rapid publication timelines
☑️ Misrepresenting impact factor
☑️ High author fees (APCs)❕
When in doubt research the editorial board and ask around.
POMEPS is thrilled to announce a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...
It would be lovely to be added, please.
Congratulations Rana!
A conversation that grew out of work w @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social alongside Daniel Neep, hosted by @emilykmscott.bsky.social. Recorded 2 months ago, but holds up and helps think about roles of state and society in Syria's future.
open.spotify.com/episode/3yIo...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Breaking News: The White House is moving to cancel $4.9 billion that lawmakers approved for foreign aid programs, using a legally untested maneuver to slash spending without congressional approval.
A good faith commitment to recognize Palestine would require the government to believe its conditions are reasonable and achievable. I don’t see demilitarization in exchange for a Canadian commitment as an exchange the government expects to be taken up.
To my mind that matters, but less so than whether the Canadian government reasonably expects it’s more measured conditions to be achievable, but also it’s more far-reaching conditions like demilitarization to be acceptable to any Palestinian government.
A key consideration is whether the conditions can be met, and whether meeting them will help the PA and Palestinians more broadly. If not, what does that mean for the Canadian commitment to recognize Palestinian statehood?
#Starmer offers recognition for a Palestinian state unless… #Carney will recognize Palestine if…
I don’t remember continuation of a genocidal siege being a condition of statehood. For that matter, I don’t remember democratic reform as a condition either.
#Palestine #Gaza
Devastating account of
-the irredeemability of Western govs' responses to 🇮🇱's starvation of #Gaza
-our collective moral failure
-applicable legal obligations right NOW
by the foremost experts on starvation Alex deWaal &
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social
justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...
Yes. “They also must consider taking direct action, such as trying to break the siege on Gaza by attempting to bring in aid by land and sea in defiance of Israel and complicit neighbouring governments...”
@tammam.bsky.social @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
What is there to say. Palestinians in Gaza are dropping from starvation imposed by Israel. We witness and can do nothing.
WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in #Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.
Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...
The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.
It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.
No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
#IDF “regret” won’t bring them back.
#Gaza #CeasefireNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... “Silence is not an option”: UN Special Procedures’ Coordination Committee condemns US sanctions on Francesca Albanese | OHCHR
US 'unbelievably satisfied' with Lebanon reply to proposal on disarming Hezbollah
Maya Gebeily, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
non-affiliated friends and colleagues this is good news!
