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Richard Illingworth

@rji95.bsky.social
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Lecturer in International Relations at @UofGSPS | Researches the Responsibility to protect and mass atrocity prevention | Author of 'Strengthening the Responsibility to Protect'

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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, I had the opportunity to discuss the past, present, and future of mass atrocity prevention and the Responsibility to Protect on the University of Glasgow Spotlight podcast. Grateful for the chance to reflect on such an important topic.
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
My latest article is out now open access with @coco-journal.bsky.social. 'Gaza and the failure of atrocity prevention...' examines the need for closer integration between the cosmopolitan harm duty and atrocity prevention under the R2P. Many thanks to all those who provided feedback along the way.
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Heading back to the UK today after a great ISA2025 in Chicago. So much brilliant research being done by so many talented people.
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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
My latest article, 'Farewell the Responsibility to Protect? False death, grave crisis, future opportunities', is now out in International Affairs. Thank you to the team at IA, reviewers and those that offered comments along the way. May interest those at #ISA2025 academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
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Farewell the Responsibility to Protect? False death, grave crisis, future opportunities
Is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm dead? Critics of R2P have focused on its lack of influence upon recent humanitarian crises. Exploring the false
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
All part of the same regressive trajectory: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BP to slash renewables investment and ramp up gas and oil production.
The energy giant will announce its strategy later after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Current and Future Risks for Atrocities in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: www.globalr2p.org/publications...
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
So, Trump thinks that people living in dangerous places should leave for safety elsewhere. Someone should tell him about international refugee law, he’d surely really like it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit
Plan, which critics said was ‘ethnic cleansing by another name’, would involve resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Like most others I am absolutely staggered by developments in Syria right now. Praying that this is the start of a progressive and peaceful future.
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David Brenner @davidbrenner.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
What a historic day for Syrians and the world! It shows the potency of rebel coordination, the fragility of externally propped-up regimes, and how poorly we predict civil war dynamics. This is closely watched by rebel forces in Myanmar, the junta, and its supporters in Beijing!
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Received this lovely gift this morning from one of my former dissertation supervisees who’s graduating today. Always nice to feel appreciated; especially in week 11 of a long and tough semester!
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Phil Orchard @philorchard.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has announced he will seek an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing for the deportation of the Rohingya. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity over deportation and persecution of Rohingya minority
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
A legacy of fueling mass killing and suffering with US weapons.
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The liberal international order really is in crisis
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Indeed. "Last Christmas" by WHAM! was and always will be superior.
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Richard Illingworth @rji95.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
🚨 Out now: Strengthening the Responsibility to Protect 📖 tinyurl.com/RoutledgeR2P Huge thanks to those that helped make this a reality: @adriangallagher.bsky.social, Garrett Brown, Alex Bellamy, @jamespattison.bsky.social, folks at ECR2P and Routledge, and many others.
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