Canada says that it supported the removal of now-former #ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, but that it will not share whether it voted in favour to remove him at an extraordinary meeting of the Court's member-states last week. Other states have shared their vote. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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International relations/law UManitoba Political Science https://umanitoba.ca/arts/bryan-peeler Bryan Based International Order: https://substack.com/@bryanpeeler Author of The Persistence of Reciprocity in IHL: https://rb.gy/p39ckt
“In other words, had the premier not intervened to boost the separatist effort, it would have failed by a considerable margin.” ca.news.yahoo.com/breakenridge...
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
The Trash Theory of American Politics: There is a significant electoral constituency for which Trump’s stupidity, vulgarity, and racism are big assets, because if a guy like that can be president, you too have permission. The irrational hatred of Fauci is basically the flip side of this.
Andy CraigAside from its many other problems, the idea Fauci was America's power-abusing covid dictator is somewhat complicated by the fact that he never had the power to do the things they're mad about. His recommendations bound nobody and were not particularly rigorously followed by the actual policymakers.
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Kevin Jon Heller 🇺🇸🇩🇰The Journal of International Criminal Justice has published a new article of mine, entitled "IHL-Compliant Genocide, Indirect (Co-)Perpetration, and Innocent Agents." Abstract below. If you don't have access and would like to read it, send me a message. academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
“Multipolarity must be understood as more than a fall from the American order into disorder. It could become a scramble for domination if the strongest states are left to carve up regions, arm clients and rename coercion as security.“
The GuardianWhat should replace the American-led world order? | Aslı Bâli and Samuel Moyn
Which then provides pretexts for the Israelis and perhaps the Saudis to pursue military action with immensely damaging consequences for civilians and economies in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen
Nicholas GrossmanHouthis firing at Red Sea ships and Saudi Arabia. Iraqi groups fire drones at Saudi Arabia. US and Saudi Arabia bomb PMF/KH targets in Iraq; reportedly kill some IRGC too. Drone attack on a shipping hub in Egypt. Looks like Iran activated its network of militias, unlike in the pre-MOU fighting.
Obligations, up in the Air? Are ICC member-states obligated to arrest Netanyahu when he enters their airspace? Netanyahu's recent flight path In late July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the White House with a mission: get America to continue its war against Iran and to…
A GAC spokesperson suggested “that it was up to the leader of Israel to decide whether to use Canadian airspace.” At a time when Canada’s sovereignty is under threat it must clear: it’s up to Canada and no one else to decide who enters our airspace, seas, or land. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Independent museums have always been at the centre of public debate. Interference by foreign governments & our own government ministers should concern all Canadians. An important piece from Nir Hagigi & @yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social . www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Waiting for Justin Trudeau response...
The Daily BeastThe White House took its feud with the pop star to the next level, making it personal. https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/white-house-starts-battle-with-pop-star-katy-perry-after-music-meltdown/?utm_source=bsky_owned_snd&utm_medium=bsky&utm_campaign=owned_social