#Conflict

Remember how the overriding conflict in Phantom Menace is TRADE TAXATION? Yes, I’m watching the prequels JUST to see if I have the same reaction I did in theatres Wow
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Hundreds of medics and health scientists plus thousands of citizens have signed support for the declaration on day 1: https://gbdeclaration.org/ The thinking behind it is laid out here for anyone who
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I don't often post calls to action on here but I urge you all to pay attention to what's happening in Armenia right now: Turkey & Azerbaijan are threatening to
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The Republican Party has abandoned any espoused principles it once had and has dedicated itself, in totality, to the pursuit of power for patriarchal, corporatist, theocratic, white-identity domination.This is not
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There's a lot to take away from this fascinating story on foreign fighters with the YPG in Rojava (northern Syria). Thoughts incoming. (1/?) https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/untold-story-syria-antifa-platoon-66615
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I love the theological debate im seeing among Christians around violence vs nonviolence and what Scripture tells us to do. With the rise in protests and riots in this country,
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The implications of DARPA's AlphaDogfight for air warfare are obvious. But what is perhaps not so obvious, yet equally significant, are the implications for undersea warfare.[A thread.] Last month, DARPA
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Short : @SandnesMarie and I wrote a Policy Brief summarizing findings from a recently concluded project. This was part of @PRIOUpdates initiative on #racialisation, (anti-)#racism and #discrimination (which includes this
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The CBC appears to be misleading readers. The Ethics Commissioner did *not* say that "9 senior officials" broke the Conflict of Interest Act. I expect to see this headline and
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The goal of the Carter Doctrine: maintain access to Persian Gulf oil, prevent the rise of a regional power hostile to the US. According to those criteria, the doctrine has
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Carla from Scrubs is important. I know some of you may be thinking, "But Jon! (insert wrong opinion here)."As a latinx millennial coming of age during the Scrubs run, Carla
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Here are a few pieces written by myself and others for those new to the topic I
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The tank traps on the beaches of Kinmen Island are a stark reminder that Taiwan lives under the constant threat of a Chinese invasion -- & fears of a conflict
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Rwanda, under Paul Kagame has since 1998 increased numbers of troops in Kivu East DRC, ostensibly to fight Hutu militants. Since 2004 over 1 million have died from the conflict,
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1/ Alright, what does science say about difficult conversations? Is it worth having them? What's the best way to have them? 2/ Many of us would prefer to avoid confrontation,
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"The US and the EU should step up and assume greater responsibilities in Afghanistan since they are to blame for the ongoing mess"Former Chinese ambassador to Uzbekistan, Yu Hongjun, spoke w/
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