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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 11

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

🔗: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 10

BREAKING: One of the most important and prominent reporters on the ground in Gaza has been Anas Al Sharif.

He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.

Speechless.

A photo of Anas Al-Sharif and his Al Jazeera colleague Mohammad Qrere in their press bullet proof vests looking at their phones. Both are reported killed. Photo credit to Motassem A Dalloul.

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Dr. Anne-Kathrin Kreft @annekreft.bsky.social · Aug 4

I am looking for a researcher (pre-doc) in my DFG-funded project "Violence Against Political Actors at the Grassroots Level" 👇

Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen @kfnhannover.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔍 Researcher (Pre-Doc) (m/f/d), 75% political science, criminology or related fields

📅 Start: 01.03.2026, limited to 3 years.
💬 Very good German language skills are required.
🎓 Doctorate within the framework of the project expressly desired!

Further information: en.kfn.de/wp-content/u...

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jul 17

Absolutely wild game

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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · Jul 4

Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships

Small selection of black and white photos of the faces of the disappeared of the Pinochet dictatorship, now at its Museum of Memory and Human Rights

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 27

Congratulations to the new Civil War Paths Fellows cohort!

Civil War Paths @civilwarpaths.bsky.social · Jun 27

Welcome: Leo Bauer, Imrana Alhaji Buba, @edoardocorradi.bsky.social , @vbouemardinocheau.bsky.social l, Promise Frank Ejiofar, @fortierjacob.bsky.social , Nguyen T Ha, @kyawhsanhlaing.com , Dr Camille Laville, Tony Neil, @andreanovellis.bsky.social , Dr Hogr O Tarkhani, Favell Williamlich / end

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 24

To mark International Day of Women in Diplomacy, Torunn Tryggestad, Asha Ali and I reflected on increases in women’s representation at the UNSC & changes in the practice of diplomacy. Check out our blog based on our co-authored book chapter www.prio.org/comments/1789 @prioresearch.bsky.social

How do women ambassadors reshape diplomacy at the UN Security Council? – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, 24 June.

www.prio.org

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hey, thanks for your interest. No, this is for an academic journal which does not pay for publication.

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hey, thanks for your interest. No, this is for an academic journal which does not pay for publication.

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looking forward #NEPS2025 in Barcelona next week and chatting all things ceasefires, gender, peace agreements, and negotiations!

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Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · Jun 11

New UCDP data release! In the 2024 update from the @ucdp.bsky.social, organised violence remained alarmingly high, with 61 state-based conflicts and nearly 160,000 recorded fatalities.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program @ucdp.bsky.social · Jun 11

New data from UCDP shows the highest number of active conflicts ever recorded, press release found here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

UCDP: Sharp increase in conflicts and wars

The number of armed conflicts in the world reached a historic high in 2024. This is shown by new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University. Despite a marginal decrease i...

www.eurekalert.org

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 11

"[2024] was also the 4th most violent year since the end of the Cold War, driven largely by the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the bombings in Gaza."

Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 11

New Conflict Trends Report from @prioresearch.bsky.social using @ucdp.bsky.social data. "2024 marked a historic peak in state-based conflicts, with 61 active conflicts across 36 countries – the highest number recorded since 1946"

www.prio.org/publications...

Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2024 – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

PRIO Paper

www.prio.org

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Have you heard of Taylor and Francis' STAR initiative? It stands for Special Terms for Authors & Researchers (STAR) and provides eligible individual authors and researchers based in many resource-constrained countries with free access to articles from their leading journals.

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 10

Do you work on gender and peacebuilding broadly defined (including everything from ceasefires to transitional justice)? I’m looking for pitches to contribute to a special issue, especially interested in quantitative research by scholars outside of Europe/US/Canada. Email/DM me!

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Bloody Mary (mirror entity, not cocktail) @marygillis.bsky.social · Jun 7

Reminder that tear gas is a chemical weapon that is illegal to deploy in warfare, yet cops are allowed to blanket civilians in clouds of the stuff.

OPINION | Why police use of tear gas should be banned | CBC News

Tear gas is illegal in warfare under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and should be banned for use against civilians under international human rights law, write Vincent Wong, Natasha Williams and Maij...

www.cbc.ca

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Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · Jun 8

Seeing lots of discussion about whether the U.S. military will go along or push back against orders to confront mass protests.

Here’s my take on what other cases and prior research tell us about what might happen.
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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · Jun 6

Lots of discourse around ICE abductions à la "ppl did nothing wrong & that's why it's unjust" & I can't underscore enough that *no one* deserves to be ripped off the street & disappeared into the prison network at the whim of the state.

This is why we say "free them all." The system is the problem.

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

www.queensu.ca

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Kurt MIT-shock-man @sorrytobekurt.bsky.social · May 22

Any Econ PhD students at Harvard (or elsewhere in the U.S.) worried about visa status, the @iies.su.se has openings for PhD students who have completed their coursework and are at the dissertation stage, starting in the fall. Apply here:
www.su.se/institute-fo...

Work with us - Institute for International Economic Studies

Are you interested in applying for a job at Stockholm University?

www.su.se

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · May 13

Relieved to hear that all the advocacy from my sector ensured that Carney re-introduced a Minister for Women and Equality.

Reminder that holding politicians accountable is literally our job as voters.

Calling out Carney did not mean we wanted the CPCs to win. It was for this exact outcome.

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · May 13

Are you a grad student who has presented a paper at ANY ISA conference (national or regional) between March 2024-March 2025?

Nominate yourself (or someone else) for the Frances V. Harbour Graduate Student Paper Award. Check out link for eligibility!
www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

Frances V. Harbour Graduate Student Paper Award [IETHICS]

www.isanet.org

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Khushi پدما S. Rathore @chichoriktputli.bsky.social · May 12

🚨 New book out! 🎉
Thrilled to share Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations & Future Research Directions, co-edited with @EliseInTheWoods
Exploring how gender, race & power are reshaping diplomacy.
📖 t.co/09HVZquuCX

#Gender #Diplomacy #IR #FeministIR

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!