Vanessa Newby
@vfnewby.bsky.social
Asst Prof | Leiden University | Author of ‘Peacekeeping in South Lebanon’ | International Relations | UN | Gender | WPS | Middle East | Peacekeeping | WIIS Netherlands | CCL | Imm Joudeh | She/Her | Website: vfnewby.com
Global Governance journal currently has a call for proposals for special issues! Please submit or circulate to colleagues: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/37576_cfp_gg_2025.pdf
October 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Global Governance journal currently has a call for proposals for special issues! Please submit or circulate to colleagues: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/37576_cfp_gg_2025.pdf
Happy to present our latest on Lebanon and the new crisis it faces over the disarmament of Hizballah and the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate. theconversation.com/us-and-israe... with Chiara Ruffa, @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social
US and Israel push to end UN peacekeeping mandate in south Lebanon risks regional chaos
Dismantling the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon would be a disaster for the region.
theconversation.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Happy to present our latest on Lebanon and the new crisis it faces over the disarmament of Hizballah and the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate. theconversation.com/us-and-israe... with Chiara Ruffa, @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social
Today is a very emotional one for my Syrian husband who has not been able to go home for 14 years. We are hoping this new regime will respect Syrian heritage and signals a new beginning for his country. #peaceinsyria
December 8, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Today is a very emotional one for my Syrian husband who has not been able to go home for 14 years. We are hoping this new regime will respect Syrian heritage and signals a new beginning for his country. #peaceinsyria
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Scholars interested in public engagement and policy outreach on international issues – please consider applying for our International Policy Summer Institute!
Applications are now open for IPSI 2025! June 8-12, 2025 Washington, DC.
IPSI is a five-day professional development program for professors and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research.
IPSI is a five-day professional development program for professors and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research.
IPSI — Bridging the Gap
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December 3, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Scholars interested in public engagement and policy outreach on international issues – please consider applying for our International Policy Summer Institute!
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Voices of south Lebanon
We spoke to people from a handful of villages in the south back in October about what life was like after Israel intensified the war.
Here are there stories.
Reporting by me and Ralph Baydoun
Produced by AJ Labs
interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2024/leb...
We spoke to people from a handful of villages in the south back in October about what life was like after Israel intensified the war.
Here are there stories.
Reporting by me and Ralph Baydoun
Produced by AJ Labs
interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2024/leb...
Voices from southern Lebanon
Destruction, loss and fear reign as Israel's war tore through Lebanon's south
interactive.aljazeera.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Voices of south Lebanon
We spoke to people from a handful of villages in the south back in October about what life was like after Israel intensified the war.
Here are there stories.
Reporting by me and Ralph Baydoun
Produced by AJ Labs
interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2024/leb...
We spoke to people from a handful of villages in the south back in October about what life was like after Israel intensified the war.
Here are there stories.
Reporting by me and Ralph Baydoun
Produced by AJ Labs
interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2024/leb...
The new Lebanon-Israel peace deal is not just old wine in new bottles. It has the potential to draw NATO states more deeply into the conflict. Our latest on #lebanon @cruffa.bsky.social theconversation.com/israel-hezbo...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal promises a precarious peace in a region racked by conflict
A close look at the nuts and bolts of the deal show that it could easily be disrupted.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:15 AM
The new Lebanon-Israel peace deal is not just old wine in new bottles. It has the potential to draw NATO states more deeply into the conflict. Our latest on #lebanon @cruffa.bsky.social theconversation.com/israel-hezbo...
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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I wrote about Palestinian women and the betrayal of the feminist movement in their supposed solidarity. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/worl...
World feminism in crisis: Palestine and the betrayal of solidarity
Palestinian women have been failed by the feminist movement overall, argues MARYAM ALDOSSARI, calling for a return to principled solidarity instead of selective outrage and dehumanising narratives
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 11:32 AM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I wrote about Palestinian women and the betrayal of the feminist movement in their supposed solidarity. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/worl...
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New PhD scholarship opportunity to work with me on my ARC-funded project examining how states and societies in Asia and the Pacific are responding to the emerging Cold War between the US and China. Details on how to apply are in the link. study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
New PhD scholarship opportunity to work with me on my ARC-funded project examining how states and societies in Asia and the Pacific are responding to the emerging Cold War between the US and China. Details on how to apply are in the link. study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
The Politics of Development Financing Competition in Asia and the Pacific
study.uq.edu.au
November 20, 2024 at 6:23 AM
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New PhD scholarship opportunity to work with me on my ARC-funded project examining how states and societies in Asia and the Pacific are responding to the emerging Cold War between the US and China. Details on how to apply are in the link. study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
New PhD scholarship opportunity to work with me on my ARC-funded project examining how states and societies in Asia and the Pacific are responding to the emerging Cold War between the US and China. Details on how to apply are in the link. study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
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This story by my @washingtonpost.com colleagues about the toll of Israel's air war on Lebanon's children is devastating. "The bodies of the adults had long since been retrieved. Pieces of the children, though, were still being found everywhere."
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
Israel’s war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon’s children
At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This story by my @washingtonpost.com colleagues about the toll of Israel's air war on Lebanon's children is devastating. "The bodies of the adults had long since been retrieved. Pieces of the children, though, were still being found everywhere."
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
We have a new 2-year postdoc position at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Peace and Conflict and Latin America focussed. Please share widely among your networks. www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Post-Doc: Manifesting Mandates: Navigating Ambiguity in UN Special Political Missions
Post-Doc: Manifesting Mandates: Navigating Ambiguity in UN Special Political Missions (1.0fte)The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) wishes to appoint a full-time Post-Doctoral researcher...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM
We have a new 2-year postdoc position at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Peace and Conflict and Latin America focussed. Please share widely among your networks. www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
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Mine and @columbaachilleos.bsky.social article in @risjnl.bsky.social puts Women, Peace and Security in conversation with abolition feminism, as the latter shares common features with anti-militarist approaches to feminist peace underpinning some WPS activism and scholarship
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Towards an abolitionist feminist peace: State violence, anti-militarism, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Towards an abolitionist feminist peace: State violence, anti-militarism, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda
doi.org
June 3, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Mine and @columbaachilleos.bsky.social article in @risjnl.bsky.social puts Women, Peace and Security in conversation with abolition feminism, as the latter shares common features with anti-militarist approaches to feminist peace underpinning some WPS activism and scholarship
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
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Fight Fire With Fire - West Wing Clip
YouTube video by Clips For Days
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November 16, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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Made one on civil-military relations
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November 15, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Made one on civil-military relations
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Started a working list of researchers, journalists, and practitioners working on humanitarian aid, peacebuilding/peacekeeping, and development in fragile and conflict-affected settings, please let me know if I missed you or anyone else who should be added! go.bsky.app/BWQc97A
November 12, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Started a working list of researchers, journalists, and practitioners working on humanitarian aid, peacebuilding/peacekeeping, and development in fragile and conflict-affected settings, please let me know if I missed you or anyone else who should be added! go.bsky.app/BWQc97A
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As people are leaving X and joining Bluesky instead, here is a starter pack of peace and conflict researchers for all new users ⤵️
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go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2
November 9, 2024 at 11:18 AM
As people are leaving X and joining Bluesky instead, here is a starter pack of peace and conflict researchers for all new users ⤵️
go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2
go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2
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Israel's war is devastating every aspect of civilian life in Lebanon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-war-lebanon-devastates-every-aspects-civilian-life
Israel's war is devastating every aspect of civilian life in Lebanon
Future looks increasingly bleak amid widespread destruction, mass displacement and high financial cost of war
www.middleeasteye.net
November 9, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Israel's war is devastating every aspect of civilian life in Lebanon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-war-lebanon-devastates-every-aspects-civilian-life
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A UN-backed panel has warned that famine is “imminent” in the Gaza Strip, days before a deadline imposed on Israel by the Biden administration to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or risk a cutoff of military aid.
U.N.-Backed Panel Urges ‘Immediate Action’ in Gaza to Avert Famine
The warning focused on the north comes as the Biden administration has set a mid-November deadline for Israel to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or face a cutoff of weapons aid.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A UN-backed panel has warned that famine is “imminent” in the Gaza Strip, days before a deadline imposed on Israel by the Biden administration to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or risk a cutoff of military aid.
My latest on the role of the Lebanese Armed Forces in the full implementation of #Resolution1701 #lebanon #UNIFIL theconversation.com/lebanon-peac...
Lebanon peace deal: Israel-Hezbollah agreement needs to be guaranteed by the Lebanese armed forces
A peace deal on the conflict in south Lebanon is reportedly close.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2024 at 11:52 AM
My latest on the role of the Lebanese Armed Forces in the full implementation of #Resolution1701 #lebanon #UNIFIL theconversation.com/lebanon-peac...
My latest for The Conversation on South Lebanon theconversation.com/idf-actions-...
IDF actions against UN peacekeepers suggest Israel may be considering occupying part of southern Lebanon
If Israel is considering another zone of occupation in southern Lebanon, it will want to remove UN peacekeepers.
theconversation.com
October 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
My latest for The Conversation on South Lebanon theconversation.com/idf-actions-...
My latest with Chiara Ruffa on the situation in Lebanon theconversation.com/it-would-be-...
It would be a mistake for Israel to invade Lebanon – here’s why
The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has left the Lebanon-based militant group leaderless, but history tells us that Israel cannot occupy territory in Lebanon for any sustained period.
theconversation.com
September 29, 2024 at 2:13 PM
My latest with Chiara Ruffa on the situation in Lebanon theconversation.com/it-would-be-...
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Please help spread the word on the Tanya Baker-Asad Scholarship for Gazan Women pursuing PhDs. Applications are due July 15.
To learn more, click here: www.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-...
To learn more, click here: www.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-...
June 24, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Please help spread the word on the Tanya Baker-Asad Scholarship for Gazan Women pursuing PhDs. Applications are due July 15.
To learn more, click here: www.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-...
To learn more, click here: www.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-...
Why are cats so wretchedly suspicious? Any sudden movement and my cat jumps 50 feet in the air. A new batch of wet food is always sniffed cautiously. I’ve had him 4 years. You’d think he’d know by now I am not out to get him. 🙄
January 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Why are cats so wretchedly suspicious? Any sudden movement and my cat jumps 50 feet in the air. A new batch of wet food is always sniffed cautiously. I’ve had him 4 years. You’d think he’d know by now I am not out to get him. 🙄
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You still have time to submit your application for the 2024 Policy Outreach Award! The award will support outreach efforts from early-career scholars that convey policy implications of the scholar’s research to policy practitioners. bridgingthegapproject.org/policy-outre...
January 16, 2024 at 9:09 PM
You still have time to submit your application for the 2024 Policy Outreach Award! The award will support outreach efforts from early-career scholars that convey policy implications of the scholar’s research to policy practitioners. bridgingthegapproject.org/policy-outre...
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New paper! In this theoretical study @politicsgenderj.bsky.social , I present a realist ontological basis for gendered institutions and argue for an abductive RD to produce valid knowledge about these complex entities. Ideal for feminist research. Find out more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 15, 2024 at 8:42 PM
New paper! In this theoretical study @politicsgenderj.bsky.social , I present a realist ontological basis for gendered institutions and argue for an abductive RD to produce valid knowledge about these complex entities. Ideal for feminist research. Find out more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Germany Blocks Europe-Wide Protection of Women Against Violence
Dilken Çelebi, Lisa Marie Koop, and Leokadia Melchior argue why a European harmonization of the definition of rape as a violation of the consent-based sexual act is possible and necessary under Art. 83(1)TFEU.
Dilken Çelebi, Lisa Marie Koop, and Leokadia Melchior argue why a European harmonization of the definition of rape as a violation of the consent-based sexual act is possible and necessary under Art. 83(1)TFEU.
January 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Germany Blocks Europe-Wide Protection of Women Against Violence
Dilken Çelebi, Lisa Marie Koop, and Leokadia Melchior argue why a European harmonization of the definition of rape as a violation of the consent-based sexual act is possible and necessary under Art. 83(1)TFEU.
Dilken Çelebi, Lisa Marie Koop, and Leokadia Melchior argue why a European harmonization of the definition of rape as a violation of the consent-based sexual act is possible and necessary under Art. 83(1)TFEU.