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"USA is illegally occupying the Kingdom of Pictland and has violated Article 47 and 49 of the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 on #military #occupation, which #USA has ratified. Article 49 renders it illegal – a war crime – for an occupying power to transfer its population to occupied territory, as the court found that Israel has done with its settlement. The USA violated article 47 when it monumented #Pictland's entire coastal region under President Roosevelt, and again in 1978 under President Jimmy Carter. In so making any structure within "the Monument" illegal, they burned down villages and homes. The US Forestry acted on this order, displacing and making the Pictish people homeless and destitute. This attempted annexation of our region has continually been challenged as illegal by our nation." H.M.King Derile Pentland II International Criminal Court International Court of Justice (ICJ) United Nations INTERPOL #warcrimes The White House State of Alaska Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management USDA Forest Service U.S. Department of the Interior US Congress Government of China Ministry of Commerce, China (MOFCOM) Mission of Norway to the EU Arctic Norway Convention Bureau Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Arctic Economic Council Arctic Council Russian Link Building. Russia and CIS countries. Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation f Office of the Prime Minister of Canada | Cabinet du premier ministre du Canada Government of British Columbia

Geopolitics of the migratory border: the Meloni government and the central Mediterranean route Emidio Diodato, Andrea Broccoletti GEOPOLITICA. Journal of Geopolitics and Related Matters - Vol. XIII, n. 1/2024 , p. 69-96  https://lnkd.in/ds5dXasG Emidio Diodato, Andrea Broccoletti #migrants #geopolitics #mediterraneansea

5 MARITIME CHALLENGES TO TRACK IN 2024! Spot on article from Holland & Knight LLP, My main takeawasy: - The maritime industry is facing challenges from the Red Sea conflict, and U.S. sanctions. Resulting in disruption of the supply chain and increase transporation cost. - Uncertainty about the upcoming U.S. election year. - Pressure to reduce emissions, but there are a number of challenges to doing so. These challenges include the lack of available low-carbon or zero-carbon fuels, the high cost of retrofitting existing vessels, and the uncertainty about the regulatory framework. The industry is working on a number of solutions, but it is likely that it will take some time before emissions from the maritime industry are significantly reduced. For details see below link to the full article. If you found the information useful, like and comment below. Your feedback helps improve the content and reach more people. Appreciate your support. For similar/related content follow #RMZMarineConstruction #marineconstruction #maritimeindustry #entrepreneurship #technology

We are very excited! a new paper from the RECITY research team Haris (Charalampos) Tsavdaroglou, Chrysoula Giannopoulou, Yannis Frangopoulos, Panos Hatziprokopiou, Ilektra Kyriazidou & Zacharias Valiantzas Bye bye Moria: escape commons vs policies of military campization https://lnkd.in/dNMdh_Up Over the period from 2013 to 2020, the Moria camp in the island of Lesvos became synonymous with the exclusionary border control policies of the Greek state and the European Union. During the summer of 2020, most Covid-19 travel restrictions were lifted and Lesvos opened to tourists, while the Moria camp remained in lockdown. On the night of 8 September, the camp was set on fire and its residents escaped in a nearby area where they self-organized a makeshift settlement. The escape was followed by days of riots with police forces, and ended with the violent enclosure of the people in a new camp. The paper builds on critical migration scholarship and proposes the concepts of escape commons and military campization in order to conceptualize the commoning practices in moments of escape and the way they are susceptible to state migration policies which increasingly take the form of military management. This work has been supported financially by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) ΕΛΙΔΕΚ - Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας under the “3rd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers” (Project Number: 6943, Project Acronym: RE-CITY). #migrants #refugees #Lesvos #Moria

🔄 Flashback: As tensions rise between #Manila and #Beijing and as U.S.-Philippine cooperation increases, revisit Fabe and Matisek’s insights on irregular statecraft, the evolving defense strategy, and how assertive transparency is shaping regional security. 🇵🇭🇨🇳🇺🇸 📌 Key points: 🇵🇭 Manila’s name-and-shame strategy continues to challenge Chinese provocations. 🤝 U.S. support enhances regional resilience against gray-zone tactics. 🌐 Collaboration is key to upholding stability and international law. 👇 Click the link below to dive into the full article! #USPhilippines #IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #IrregularWarfare

My new (also, my first) article is out now in Geopolitics! I draw on Spivak to make the case for essentialising borders around the resistance practices that we want to see against them. I draw out the tensions in critical accounts of bordering practices by demonstrating that borders are implicitly essentialised, and this has consequences for how they may be resisted. Furthermore, rendering essentialisations as explicit rather than implicit serves to aid scholars themselves; this allows for reflexive acknowledgements of positionalities, reinforcing criticality in border studies. https://lnkd.in/eD_tAkya

very happy, just published! Bye bye Moria: escape commons vs policies of military campization https://lnkd.in/dkrFUG9v Over the period from 2013 to 2020, the Moria camp in the island of Lesvos became synonymous with the exclusionary border control policies of the Greek state and the European Union. During the summer of 2020, most Covid-19 travel restrictions were lifted and Lesvos opened to tourists, while the Moria camp remained in lockdown. On the night of 8 September, the camp was set on fire and its residents escaped in a nearby area where they self-organized a makeshift settlement. The escape was followed by days of riots with police forces, and ended with the violent enclosure of the people in a new camp. The paper builds on critical migration scholarship and proposes the concepts of escape commons and military campization in order to conceptualize the commoning practices in moments of escape and the way they are susceptible to state migration policies which increasingly take the form of military management. with Chrysoula Giannopoulou Yannis Frangopoulos Panos Hatziprokopiou Ilektra Kyriazidou and Zacharias Valiantzas This work has been supported financially by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) ΕΛΙΔΕΚ - Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας under the “3rd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers” (Project Number: 6943, Project Acronym: RE-CITY).

Lonjezo Frank, Ph.D.'s presentation on UN Peacekeeping and his frontline experiences with UNAMID in Darfur were super captivating. Beyond the traditional focus on peacekeeping, Dr. Frank emphasised the urgent need to address the climate crisis in conflict-affected regions. While we discuss peacebuilding and humanitarian efforts, we can't ignore environmental degradation exacerbating these conflicts. It's a sobering catch-22. #UN #Peacekeeping #ClimateCrisis #ConflictZone #InternationalRelations

Tensions escalate in the Red Sea as the Houthis vow retaliation, heightening concerns over regional stability. This article delves into the complex dynamics contributing to the rising tensions and the potential repercussions of the Houthis' pledge. The situation underscores the delicate geopolitical balance in the region and the need for international attention to mitigate the risk of further escalation. Stay informed as events unfold in this critical maritime area. Learn more https://lnkd.in/gkf45nRB #RedSeaTensions #HouthisRetaliation #RegionalSecurity #Maritime