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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Israel Damaged 82 Percent of Gaza’s Buildings. Collapses Are Burying Us Alive
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Israel Damaged 82 Percent of Gaza’s Buildings. Collapses Are Burying Us Alive
Residents of the recently collapsed six-story high rise knew they were in danger but could find nowhere else to sleep
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEW: Houthi and Yemeni government-aligned forces continue to fight over contested high ground overlooking Houthi positions and ground lines of communication (GLOC) near the Bab al Mandeb Strait. (1/6) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate09...
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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.
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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.
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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.
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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.
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For a president who claims to be a great dealmaker his administration sure seems to negotiate some crappy deals. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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Worst. Negotiators. Ever.
The Trump administration continues to overplay its hand and agree to shitty deals.
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy www.juancole.com/2026/07/espo...
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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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NPR @npr.org · 21/07/2026
The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. n.pr/3R6h8rH
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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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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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.
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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.
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il Post @ilpost.it · 17/05/2026
Jannik Sinner ha vinto gli Internazionali d’Italia per la prima volta
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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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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts
Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 20/04/2026
Pope Francis, pray for us! www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Celebrations in memory of Pope Francis - Vatican News
Tomorrow, 21 April, on the first anniversary of the passing of Pope Francis, a Rosary and a Mass -- which will be broadcast live on Vatican News and ...
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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.
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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.
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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...
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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
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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:
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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.
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Aura Zacchi @aurazacchi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
L'annessione della #Cisgiordania con i soldati complici dei coloni. #Gaza annientata. L'avanzata in #Libano. ll confine violato in #Siria. La guerra all' #Iran. Puizia etnica e massacri. Così la destra sionista dà forma al "Grande #Israele", un progetto fondato sulla Bibbia. ⬇️
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Be careful around him! He's blue today!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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."
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Regime change in Heaven?
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NPR @npr.org · 13/04/2026
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
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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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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 10/04/2026
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. 🧵
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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 !!
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Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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.
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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....
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Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The main difference between the #Bush administration in 2003 and the #Trump administration today is that Bush & Co. told a bunch of lies BEFORE the war, to persuade Americans it was necessary, and Trump & Co. are telling a bunch of lies with a war underway in an attempt to cover up their blunder.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/03/2026
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)
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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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Global Policy @globalpolicy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Opinion Between Distinction and Destruction: Civilian Harm in Modern www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/11/03/2...
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Are they surprised? If so, that would be the actual bad news. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
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Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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...
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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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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The only less-than-sinister (I cannot say "good") thing in this Samsara of stupidity is that at some point he may realize he needs to reverse his decision because something bad has happened. Truly very little, I know, but I feel we cannot expect more, at present.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
All wars create unexpected second and third-order effects. One of the appalling things about the Trump administration is that they don’t seem to have thought through the expected effects either. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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'Nobody Could Have Seen This Coming,' Says Blindfolded Administration
The Trump administration can't foresee straight.
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Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Long and useful article on Trump as a pyromaniac; setting longstanding relationships afire to no good purpose. Consumer warning: I am quoted. newrepublic.com/article/2072...
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Donald Trump Has Lit a Global Match
Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop ...
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
An inspiring journal is looking for two Co-Editors-in-Chief!
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I’m deeply grateful to Emil Aslan Souleimanov and Lorenzo Zambernardi for endorsing my book Counterinsurgency, Military Occupations, and Civilian Targeting: Explaining Indiscriminate Violence in Expeditionary Campaigns @routledgebooks.bsky.social. I sincerely appreciate their thoughtful engagement.
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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.” @sangernyt.bsky.social
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For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NEW: Ukraine is holding its own. Data from the battlefield show it’s Moscow that may be in trouble, write ISW's Kim Kagan and @criticalthreats.bsky.social's Frederick Kagan in a new op-ed for @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/3MHUlAh (Gift Link)
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birdsinmuseums.com @birdsinmuseums.com · 22/02/2026
Mummy of a hawk (Asyut, Late Period (722-332 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Mummy of a hawk (Asyut, Late Period (722-332 BCE))

Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This interview with the CEO of UK property giant Landsec is really fascinating. "Demand for office space is robust: businesses are signing 15 to 20 year leases... fear that AI will trigger mass job losses isn’t materialising just yet in leasing behaviour." www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
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BBC Audio | Business Matters | #26 Landsec CEO: Big Shopping Centres are the Future
Mark Allan discusses shopping centres, office-working and affordable housing.
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A long list of leaders from across Latin America are aping the president of El Salvador’s iron-fisted tactics against violent crime, declaring states of emergency while pushing for more draconian treatment of convicted criminals.
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Bukele’s Model of Strongman Politics Is Taking Over Latin America
A long list of leaders from across the region are aping the president of El Salvador’s iron-fisted tactics against violent crime.
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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
RIP Robert Duvall
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I am pleased to share that my book "Counterinsurgency, Military Occupations, and Civilian Targeting: Explaining Indiscriminate Violence in Expeditionary Campaigns" will be published by Routledge @routledgebooks.bsky.social (Cass Military Studies) in early April 2026.
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 12/12/2025
Ambushed, dragged to a hilltop outpost, beaten unconscious: Palestinian teen Owais Hammam recounts his brutal torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers. www.972mag.com/owais-hammam...
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@FaustoScarinzi.bsky.social @faustoscarinzi.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
...and just as important, she seems to forget that people around critical demonstrations have a right to security as much as citizens of any specific community, even after a terrible attack. Police resources were where they needed to be at that particular moment.
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Perhaps most importantly, the Trump plan does nothing to advance Palestinian self-determination, which as @danaelkurd.bsky.social highlighted is strikingly absent from efforts to stop the war. To the contrary, Trump's plan further institutionalizes the obstacles to self-determination. (Gift link.)
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Recognizing Palestine While Ignoring Palestinians
Several Western countries have announced they will recognize Palestine, without considering what Palestinians want.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 08/07/2025
American science has been under attack since January 20. Today we’re meeting with scientists to learn straight from them about the research they were doing before the Trump admin canceled their research grants—we’re learning about the things we’ll never know. #StandUpForScience
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