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Trump cuts short Zelenskyy meeting after fiery White House clash https://www.ft.com/content/2108807d-2f06-4cc4-9c83-c6485c941939

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@richardgowan1.bsky.social explores how member states are responding to dysfunction at the UN, especially deadlocks at the Security Council, and whether the UN is experiencing a fundamental decline or a haphazard process of political renewal.

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A couple other ways in which the legacy of Trump/Musk will be comparable to Brexit: 1) Self-inflicted damage = destroyed credibility = long-term harm. The UK can’t go back to the EU, bc it’s proven to be an unreliable and destabilizing partner. Same goes here for the US wrt its partners.

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Jeff Bezos, in continuing his trend of turning WaPo into his personal plaything, has announced that its opinion section will now exclusively focus on promoting "personal liberties and free markets." 🙃

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New from the FT - Ukraine agrees US minerals deal after Washington drops toughest demands www.ft.com/content/1890...

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I think the only time the US and Russia/USSR voted together in the Security Council against the UK and France was 30 October 1956 during the Suez Crisis www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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FT Exclusive: Peter Navarro, one of the US president’s closest advisers, is pushing for the US to remove Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network — which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand. www.ft.com/content/2dfa...

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Support for Ukraine at the UNGA, 93-18, 65 abstentions; the US swinging to vote with Russia, which I’d argue is the most dramatic shift in US policy at the UN since its founding 80 years ago

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The United States is urging the United Nations General Assembly to back its resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday, oppose any amendments and vote no on a rival text drafted by Ukraine and European allies. www.reuters.com/world/ahead-...

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The SG has sent out a new letter on the UN's liquidity crisis. What does it tell us? 🧵 www.passblue.com/wp-content/u...

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It looks like the U.S. will table a version of its text in the UNSC before the UNGA on Monday. UK and France will have to choose to veto (unlikely), abstain and persuade others to abstain and block text... or fold. Extra sensitive with Macron and Starmer visiting DC...

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LATEST: USUN has requested a vote on its #Ukraine draft resolution on Monday, BEFORE 10 am (TBC still). Slightly amended text here from the previous one posted. ⤵️ #UNSC #RussianAggression #SecurityCouncil @screport.bsky.social @passblue.bsky.social @columlynch.bsky.social

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UN SecCouncil adopts unanimously a resolution calling for Rwanda to stop backing M23 and for the militia to immediate withdraw from Congo www.passblue.com/wp-content/u...

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Efforts by Haiti's politicians and their foreign partners to quell surging gang violence have yet to bear fruit. Our report unpacks how the country’s transitional authorities can chart a course to safe elections and constitutional reform. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

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Overnight news: Trump has again raised the idea of a third term in office. Bannon has given a Nazi salute. No need to worry obviously- they’re just trolling the libs

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When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to US allies in Asia reut.rs/4gPfhOz 1/7

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Choosing the Next UN Leader Marks a Crucial Moment for the Globe

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Britain’s foreign policy reality just shattered. Trump’s return, Ukraine in crisis, Atlanticism in doubt—what now? Keir Starmer has a rare chance to reset defence, rebuild the economy & seize the moment. Will he? Chaos is a ladder. Time to climb. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Modi-Trump energy pledge signals bonanza for US gas exporters, as Indian companies seek fresh LNG supplies to power world's fastest growing economy @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4k2AEPi

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A piece I wrote for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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💥 European capitals have been sent a demand from the US to specify what weapons, money and how many peacekeeping troops they can send to post-war Ukraine, in what officials said was the price for Europe having a say in the Trump-Putin deal over Ukraine www.ft.com/content/1924... @financialtimes.com

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The US and China appear engaged in a major diplomatic row at the UN over an obscure but consequential issue of who should draft Security Council resolutions on Afghanistan. @richardgowan1.bsky.social explains: www.justsecurity.org/107832/us-ch...

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In shocking news, Palantir thinks sending its DOGE boys to wage 'revolutionary war' against the US government will be good for Palantir www.ft.com/content/b9f0...

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BREAKING: Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an adult education center, Swedish police said, the deadliest attack to take place in Sweden on what the prime minister called a ‘painful day’ for the country reut.rs/411e5TA

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Fascinating discussion on possibly shifting American (especially young American) attitudes towards China @kaiserkuo.bsky.social @goldkorn.bsky.social

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President Kagame: “There are many things I don’t know. But if you want to ask me, is there a problem in Congo that concerns Rwanda? And that Rwanda would do anything to protect itself? I’d say 100%.” www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/a...

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‘What happens when Trump does get away with it? Traditional American political language has a word for what comes next. It’s called spoils.’ David Runciman on prospects for Trump’s second term: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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China unveils US tariffs and Google investigation in response to Trump levies

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said on Monday.

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Trump to pause Canada tariffs for at least 30 days as China levies set to take effect Tuesday – live

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The new acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy — State’s top public diplomacy official: 1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it 2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)

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“Rwanda’s unacknowledged exploits in Congo have long since ceased to be about self-defense or even revenge. They are intended, instead, to assert hegemonic dominance over Rwanda’s neighbors and guarantee access to the natural resources of a vast region.”

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Excellent speech by Justin Trudeau. www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ru...

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Canada should respond to Trump with tariffs on Musk’s Teslas, Freeland says https://www.ft.com/content/f177fcbe-d632-4685-8541-ac537ba227f6

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Last time there was an Ebola outbreak in Uganda the CDC worked with the WHO to end it. Now not possible.

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Excellent piece by @samuelmoyn.bsky.social: Trump “is the symptom of imperial decline who purports to be the cure … He and his supporters would like to buck the tide of history, but they could end up pulled further into it, and have no way to stop it.”

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“And it is not clear that China actually wants to invest the political and financial resources necessary to take a leadership role in those U.N. agencies the U.S. rejects”

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‘With painstaking caution a series of reports by international and US humanitarian analysts have explained that there is indeed starvation in Gaza, despite Israel's insistence to the contrary: the blindfolds are off.’ Alex de Waal in the new issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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The American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night was carrying a group of elite young figure skaters, their parents, and coaches. RIP to all the innocent souls lost in this horrible tragedy. www.yahoo.com/news/youth-f...

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Is there a precedent for peacekeeping by private military contractors? Paging @richardgowan1.bsky.social, @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and @passblue.bsky.social.

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Chair Powell is putting jobs at risk and making it more difficult for you to afford a home or pay your credit card bill. The Fed needs to cut interest rates. President Trump needs to act to lower costs – not shut down programs that help families, seniors, and veterans.

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Evelyn Waugh writes to Nancy Mitford on the subject of fans

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YouGov find just 30% of people think we were right to leave the EU. The lowest number yet. Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.

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Almost certainly the wrong approach: “‘A low profile seems to be the safest bet with Trump. Hopefully he will be distracted by something else,’ said one senior European official” enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/5e836...

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The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century by @thantmyintu.bsky.social via WW Norton (2019) #WinterReading wwnorton.com/books/the-hi...

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, government forces and allies defending the city of Goma appear to have collapsed, with rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda claiming they have taken over the city.

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DeepSeek changes rules of AI’s great game https://www.ft.com/content/9ace44ca-18c2-498b-bb37-d376b976105b

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Theory-crafting Donald Trump’s return - my latest, in the spirit of respectful conversation as always www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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