Andy Carl

CAAT - Statement on Israel’s latest assault on Gaza Campaign Against Arms Trade

The UK government must stop enabling the Netanyahu government to commit war crimes with impunity in the occupied Palestinian territories. We demand that our government respects and upholds international law and exercises our influence and leverage with an arms embargo. caat.org.uk/news/stateme...

This is such an important article to read to better understand the huge security decisions that need to be taken (and influenced) in the UK t.co/7Lpwxp5aNw

How Not to End the War in Ukraine Past failures make clear that an imposed peace won’t last.

This is an important piece of Ukrainian analysis of essential issues and challenges for the negotiations to end the war - drawing out essential lessons from past failures so that they are not condemned to repeat them: www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/how-n...

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Abdullah Öcalan's call to the PKK & the Erdogan government from his prison is remarkable & historic for Kurds, Türkiye and the world: "There is no path outside of democracy for system-building and implementation—nor can there be. Democratic consensus is the fundamental method"
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Europeans win in UN clash with US over rival Ukraine resolutions The United States was forced to abstain in a United Nations General Assembly vote on Monday on a resolution it drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine after the 193-member body agreed to amendments proposed by European states.

Let's remember what it can mean to take a NUETRAL stance between a perpetrator and a victim: Overlooking or minimising the harm done, reinforcing injustice and impunity and enabling the harmful behavior to continue and giving the perpetrator undue legitimacy.

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Wishing all of the US Institute of Peace staff and partners strength and resolve in defending the institution and its work, mission and values and dealing with what these cuts mean in your personal lives. You have touched the lives of so many people, and we see it and we will are not going anywhere.

PETITION : Lift the USAID freeze, defend humanitarian aid Our humanitarian programmes in Syria and DRC have been hit. We are fighting to reverse this devastating decision and continue critical aid efforts.

I added my name to ask for a lift to the USAID freeze, in support of humanitarian aid with @dotwuk.bsky.social 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
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Forget it, Trump: Greenland doesn’t want to be ruled by the US – or Denmark | Aka Hansen Donald Trump Jr came here, but I sometimes wonder if the world knows anything about us. Our dream is independence, says Inuk film-maker Aka Hansen

Let's hear more support for the people of Greenland's rights to determine how they are governed in the future and help clarify and keep clear the legal and political pathways to realise their rights to self-determination. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

House Passes Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions (Gift Article) The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

What will governments who signed the Rome Statute (including the UK) do to defend ICC staff and those who have contributed to its investigations into the human rights abuses of the US gov officials and those of its non-signature allies from US government sanctions?
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A Reflection on Terrorism, New Orleans and the Dangers of Overreach Understanding the "who" and "why" of the New Orleans attack is necessary to prevent hyperbole from framing the discussion on terrorism risks.

A thoughtful and useful reflection from @NiAolainF on the problems of reporting on acts of violence as terrorism and "flattening out deliberative and useful conversations" about mental health and self-radicalisation: www.justsecurity.org/106066/refle...