Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating
A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
The sans-Ukraine meeting is not the first time large powers have colluded to negotiate new borders without the people who live there.
With family in parts of Europe, east and west, apart as a long-tail consequence of the Munich agreement, this cuts close theconversation.com/ukraine-isnt...
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Notice what the kid's lawyer Alistair McClymont says (referred to as a 'veteran' & this is for real, he was already well-known when I was doing asylum cases in 2001): This kind of case is normally granted; Penk is pulling a Trump, breaking the norms of our system for the love of racism.
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Had an OIA on the Marsden decisions land. This appears to be the ground zero and the level of thinking Collins put into gutting humanities funding. I have found no actual *advice* or analysis on the removal of humanities panels and literally zero engagement with Royal Society or Universities.
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It was such a great event! Very grateful to Sarah for organizing and inviting me.
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