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International affairs argued, not aggregated. Mumbai-based. Global South perspective. No neutrality. No noise. Just argument. Editor: Sunny Peter | diplopolis.com

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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Analysis: Tunisia Is Dying in the Dark Between 150 and 200 Tunisians are dead after weeks of blackouts in a 50°C heatwave. It falls on the fifth anniversary of Kais Saied's coup. www.diplopolis.com/tunisia-dyin...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Analysis: Rhodes Scholarship 2027: What the Selection Committee Actually Wants Rhodes selects who you are. Chevening selects what you will do. www.diplopolis.com/rhodes-schol...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The New York Times published a visual investigation Monday based on satellite imagery, weapons analysis and video footage from Qeshm Island.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
UN reform is being scored on delivery, not seating charts. Middle powers are forcing the question. www.diplopolis.com/called-it-pr...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
UN reform is being scored on delivery, not seating charts. Middle powers are forcing the question. www.diplopolis.com/called-it-pr...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
UN reform is being scored on delivery, not seating charts. Middle powers are forcing the question. www.diplopolis.com/called-it-pr...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
UN reform is being scored on delivery, not seating charts. Middle powers are forcing the question. www.diplopolis.com/called-it-pr...
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Israel is not a liability the US has decided to cut. It is a liability the US has decided it cannot afford to cut. Three days in June have now documented exactly what that looks like. The Liability State
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The Liability State: Why the US Cannot Afford to Discipline Israel
Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘fucking crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. Netanyahu continued operations as planned. The US has decided it cannot afford to discipline its ally — and Israel’s far right has built its strategy on that knowledge.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘f***ing crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. A renewed ceasefire was announced the same day. The patron screams. The ally concedes the minimum. The patron declares victory. The ally continues. www.diplopolis.com/the-liabilit...
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The Liability State: Why the US Cannot Afford to Discipline Israel
Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu ‘fucking crazy.’ The IDF chief said there is no ceasefire for Israeli forces. Netanyahu continued operations as planned. The US has decided it cannot afford to discipline its ally — and Israel’s far right has built its strategy on that knowledge.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Nehru visited Norway in 1957. He told the Norwegian press: I shall leave myself in your hands. Modi visited in 2026. A journalist asked one question. He walked away.
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Modi's India: Vishwaguru Abroad, Bulldozers Back Home
Modi sells Gandhi's legacy and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam at every international podium. At home BJP MPs call Gandhi's assassin a patriot and bulldozers demolish Muslim homes. The export version of India cannot survive a single unscripted question.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
117 million people forcibly displaced. The countries hosting most of them are not in the West. Jordan since 1948. Pakistan for four decades. Lebanon more refugees per capita than anywhere.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In 1884 fourteen European powers gathered in Berlin to divide Africa. No African was present. No African was consulted. That is where the refugee crisis began. Not Baghdad 2003. Not Kabul 2001. Berlin 1884. The bill has been presented many times.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Nehru did not need to claim the title of Vishwaguru. The world came to India because India had something real to offer. What replaced it was twelve years of staging arrival at a world stage India had already occupied.
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The Vishwaguru the World Never Knew — India's Diplomatic Illusion
India spent twelve years marketing itself as Vishwaguru — teacher of the world. Operation Sindoor revealed the gap. The Melody moment confirmed it. Retail investors bought the wrong Parle. At home, the performance played to a full house. Abroad, the admirers had not been watching.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Pakistan nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war India started. India's ceasefire was announced in Washington. Pakistan's army chief sat in the Oval Office. India sent 59 parliamentarians to 32 countries.
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The Vishwaguru the World Never Knew — India's Diplomatic Illusion
India spent twelve years marketing itself as Vishwaguru — teacher of the world. Operation Sindoor revealed the gap. The Melody moment confirmed it. Retail investors bought the wrong Parle. At home, the performance played to a full house. Abroad, the admirers had not been watching.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
India asked its citizens to skip foreign trips and avoid buying gold. Modi flew to Rome. Gifted Meloni a packet of Melody toffees. The video crossed 100 million views. Retail investors bought the wrong Parle.
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The Vishwaguru the World Never Knew — India's Diplomatic Illusion
India spent twelve years marketing itself as Vishwaguru — teacher of the world. Operation Sindoor revealed the gap. The Melody moment confirmed it. Retail investors bought the wrong Parle. At home, the performance played to a full house. Abroad, the admirers had not been watching.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The 20 best Masters programmes in International Relations for 2027 — ranked, priced honestly and assessed from a Global South perspective. Princeton fully funds every admitted student. Sciences Po costs a third of Georgetown. Geneva puts you next to the UN for a fraction of American tuition.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Nuremberg hanged Streicher for the propaganda. Nuremberg hanged Pohl for the administration. Israeli minister of national security Ben-Gvir films the spectacle himself and administers the system that produces starvation, sexual violence and deaths in custody.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"Then the Iran war came and nobody talks about Gaza as a result." A Palestinian American close to Trump's team said that. Trump flew to Beijing. His team meets today on Iran. Gaza is not on the agenda. www.diplopolis.com/gaza-ceasefi... #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #Israel #Palestine #Trump
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Ceasefire means fighting stops. Not that it pauses while one side works through its list. Gaza had 139 Israeli ceasefire violations since Oct. The word is doing a great deal of work. The dying is doing the rest. www.diplopolis.com/gaza-ceasefi... #GazaCeasefire #InternationalLaw #Accountability
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Netanyahu landed in Budapest with an ICC arrest warrant outstanding. Hungary gave him a red carpet. Announced withdrawal from the court. The court issued a finding. Nothing changed. #ICC #Nuremberg #Accountability #InternationalLaw #Gaza
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The Nuremberg Paradox: How Israeli Actions in Palestine Exposed International Law's Central Lie
Netanyahu attended a state dinner in Budapest under an active ICC arrest warrant. Hungary withdrew from the court. He flew home. The warrant is real. The enforcement is not. It is working as the powerful designed it to work. Eighty years of Jewish history makes that truth unbearable to confront.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
850 Palestinians killed since Oct's ceasefire. Israeli strikes up 35 % since the Iran war paused. Military freed from Tehran was redirected to Gaza. Ceasefire kept its name. It did not keep its meaning. www.diplopolis.com/gaza-ceasefi... #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #Israel #IranWar #CivilianCasualties
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Israel killed Hamas's last senior military commander in a residential building. His wife died with him. So did his 19-year-old daughter. Israel called it a precision strike. It said nothing about the ceasefire. www.diplopolis.com/gaza-ceasefi... #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #Israel #Gaza #Haddad
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 2017, Trump visited Beijing and China bought 300 Boeing jets. This time: 200 jets, a tacit deal on Iranian oil, and a phrase about "strategic stability." www.diplopolis.com/trump-xi-bei... #GlobalSouth #IranWar #TrumpXiSummit #Geopolitics
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Beijing summit was not a diplomatic event. It was a property settlement. Two powers agreed to manage their rivalry. Everyone else got the energy bill. www.diplopolis.com/trump-xi-bei... #GlobalSouth #IranWar #TrumpXiSummit #Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #G2
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump bombed Iran. Then flew to Beijing and offered China a pass to keep buying Iranian oil. Bangladesh ran dry. Sri Lanka rationed fuel. The Global South was not collateral damage in this war. It was the currency. www.diplopolis.com/trump-xi-bei... #GlobalSouth #IranWar #TrumpXiSummit #Geopoliti
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
A Paris magistrate has opened a Khashoggi murder investigation against MBS. Eight years after a journalist was killed. The law does not move fast. But it moves. Sometimes. www.france24.com/en/france/20... #Khashoggi #SaudiArabia #Accountability #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics #HumanRights
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French judge to probe complaint against Saudi’s MBS over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
A French investigative magistrate is set to investigate a complaint filed by rights groups against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, also known as MBS, over the 2018…
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump just told reporters he discussed lifting sanctions on Chinese companies buying Iranian oil. Three weeks ago Bessent called those same companies funders of terrorism. The sanctions were the policy. Lifting them is the price of a deal. diplopolis.com #Iran #China #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
DiploPolis is a Mumbai-based independent publication covering diplomacy, geopolitics and international affairs. No neutrality. No noise. Just argument. Our latest piece — Read it here: www.diplopolis.com/thucydides-q... #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #Diplomacy #GlobalSouth #ForeignPolicy #
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The Thucydides Question — What the Beijing Summit Actually Said
Xi asked Trump if they could avoid the Thucydides Trap — the theory that a rising power and an established one are destined for conflict. Trump said China was beautiful. That is not an answer to Xi's question. It is confirmation the question was not understood.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
In an era of instant communication, how do diplomats maintain the delicate balance of confidentiality and transparency? 📱🔐 #Diplomacy #Communication buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Diplomacy in the 21st century isn't just about negotiation—it's about navigating a global web of complexity. 🌍 #Diplomacy #GlobalAffairs
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Perspectives and analysis of world affairs and international politics. Click to read Diplomacy & Politics, by Sunny Peter, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
From multilateral talks to cyber diplomacy, the rules of engagement have changed. Are we keeping up? 🤔 #ModernDiplomacy #21stCentury buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Perspectives and analysis of world affairs and international politics. Click to read Diplomacy & Politics, by Sunny Peter, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
In an interconnected world, the stakes are higher, and the diplomatic toolkit needs constant upgrading. 🔧 #GlobalDiplomacy #InternationalRelations buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
Geopolitical shifts are redefining alliances. How should diplomats adapt to these new realities? 🌐 #DiplomaticStrategy #WorldPolitics buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Cybersecurity, climate change, and human rights—modern diplomacy tackles challenges beyond borders. 💻🌱 #DiplomaticChallenges #GlobalIssues buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
New restrictions by Israel come at a time when humanitarian response is already critically impeded, with July marking the lowest amount of aid entering Gaza since the start of military offensive. By @commondreams
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Humanitarian operations in Gaza on the brink of collapse from displacement, restrictions, and genocide
International organizations are expressing severe concern over the imminent collapse of the humanitarian response in Gaza, citing ongoing operational constraints and continued forced relocation…
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
"Achieving Peace 🕊️ in the New Multipolar Age" by Jeffrey Sachs offers a compelling vision for global stability in an increasingly 🌍 complex world. Discover how #diplomacy and cooperation can shape our shared future. 📚 Read more: buff.ly/3X4a6CC #GlobalAffairs #PeaceBuilding
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Achieving peace in the new multipolar age
WITH the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States assumed that it would dominate the world as the unrivaled hegemon. Yet the US 'unipolar' moment proved to be short-lived. US…
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
The rise of non-state actors is complicating the diplomatic landscape. How do we navigate this new terrain? 🧭 #Diplomacy #GlobalSecurity buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
The very strong evidence of the 🇺🇲 U.S. role in toppling the government of Imran Khan in 🇵🇰 Pakistan raises the likelihood that something similar may have occurred in 🇧🇩 Bangladesh. The accusations warrant 🇺🇳 UN attention writes Jeffrey Sachs in @commondreams
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Accusations of US Regime-Change Operations in Pakistan and Bangladesh Warrant UN Attention | Common Dreams
Former leaders of Pakistan and Bangladesh accuse the U.S. of covert regime change operations. The UN should investigate to separate fact from fiction.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
As democracies face backsliding, citizens in 🇮🇳 India and 🇵🇰 Pakistan are crafting new methods, including 🌐 digital spaces, to push back. In India, 🗳️ electoral outcomes have led to stable transitions. What form will it take 👀 in Pakistan? buff.ly/4g1wmpp #Democracy #SouthAsia
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A silent democratic backlash in South Asia
A look at the Indian and Pakistani historical experience tells us that as democracies are experiencing backsliding, newer methods are being devised by the citizenry to produce a democratic backlash
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Effective diplomacy today means balancing power with soft skills. Are we prepared? 🤝 #SoftPower #21stCenturyDiplomacy buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Disseminating 🇮🇱 Israeli disinformation, justifying 🪖war crimes, dehumanizing 🇵🇸 #Palestinians, & blacking out info on genocide in the West. Under international law ⚖️, western media could face sanctionsargues @CraigMokhiber, as historical precedents exist #HumanRights 🛑 mondoweiss.net/2024/08/west...
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Western media can be held legally accountable for its role in the Gaza genocide
Western media companies have made themselves a part of the mechanism of genocide in Palestine, and there are historical precedents for holding them accountable.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
🚨 China's maritime ambitions are reshaping the Indo-Pacific. From the South China Sea to Taiwan, Beijing's aggressive moves challenge global stability. The world can't afford to look away. 🌊 #IndoPacific #China #Geopolitics
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Confronting China's Maritime Ambitions: Why the World Must Act Now
The Sabina Shoal incident highlights the international community's failure to curb Beijing's maritime expansionism
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
#China deployed “an excessive force” of 40 ships that blocked two #Philippine vessels from delivering food and other supplies to Manila’s largest coast guard ship - www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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Philippines says China ‘biggest disruptor’ of peace in Southeast Asia
China is the biggest disruptor of peace in Southeast Asia, escalating tensions with the Philippines in the South China Sea.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
In a move to counter China's expanding reach, Australia and Pacific Islands launch a joint policing effort to strengthen regional security. 🚔🛡️ #JointPolicing #AustraliaPacific #Geopolitics
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Australia-Pacific Islands Joint Policing Initiative: Strategic Response to China's Growing Influence in the Pacific
The recent endorsement by Pacific Island leaders of an Australia-funded regional policing plan marks a significant development in the geopolitics of the Pacific.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
Australia and Pacific Islands’ joint policing initiative isn’t just about security—it's a strategic move to counterbalance China’s influence in the region. 🌐🤝 #SecurityPartnerships #CounterChina #IndoPacific
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Australia-Pacific Islands Joint Policing Initiative: Strategic Response to China's Growing Influence in the Pacific
The recent endorsement by Pacific Island leaders of an Australia-funded regional policing plan marks a significant development in the geopolitics of the Pacific.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
#Israeli troops were sent in with air support and bulldozers, with eyewitnesses citing drones scanning the skies and armoured personnel carriers carrying troops on the ground.
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Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 9 killed
Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
“As of this morning, we’re not operating in Gaza,” said a senior UN official. “My team on the ground has been directed to find solutions. If that means hunkering down for 24 to 48 hours, we’ll do that, but we’re not leaving.” PassBlue reports on the #GazaCrisis
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How Much Longer Can We Survive Like This? An Aid Worker in Gaza Cries Out
How Much Longer Can We Survive Like This? An Aid Worker in Gaza Cries Out - PassBlue
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Diplomacy & Politics @diplopolis.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
The challenge of multilateral diplomacy: more voices at the table means more complexity. How do we ensure cooperation? 🤝 #GlobalDiplomacy #Multilateralism buff.ly/3Z7RBzA
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