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Koen Vlassenroot
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Director of Conflict Research Group • Professor at Ghent University • civil war • armed groups • international intervention • cycling

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Kristin M. Bakke @kristinmbakke.bsky.social · Nov 22
It's that time of year again... The call for our UCL Conflict & Change PhD Workshop is out! We invite ECRs working on IR, conflict and contentious politics to apply by 8 December. We look forward to having you in London 24-25 February, 2025. Apply here: conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2025
PhD workshop - call for papers — Conflict & Change
conflictandchange.org

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Nathaniel Powell @natkpowell.bsky.social · Nov 29
Today might be a good day to acknowledge that twelve decades of near-continuous French military involvement in Chad has been utterly ruinous for that country and its population. If you'd like to know more, there's a good book about it.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
France's Wars in Chad
Cambridge Core - European Studies - France's Wars in Chad
www.cambridge.org

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Idrees Ahmad @idreesahmad.bsky.social · Nov 29
I’ve created a starter pack of some good people to follow here go.bsky.app/Jwumb9g

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Dec 9
For years, the African Union has been pushing for a global bargain in which African countries provide the peacekeeping troops, and the UN the money. Now they’ve got it, can they use it? ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4gjhPol

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Nov 22
With @ethuin.bsky.social I recently wrote a comment on why in the case of protracted conflict in the DR #Congo, international ‘peace-building’ schemes are obsolete, and on how new and ever-changing global and local dynamics are not necessarily producing better options for peace.
How the world keeps failing eastern DRC
Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.
www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Peter Mertens @petermertens.bsky.social · Jan 26
We moeten het hebben over de oorlog tegen de Democratische Republiek Congo. Een vuile oorlog om mineralen. Uitgevoerd door het M23-rebellenleger, gesteund door Rwanda, gesteund door Westerse machten. (1/4)

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MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · Jan 29
De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de recente inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht, schrijven Judith Verweijen (Universiteit Utrecht) en Koen Vlassenroot (UGent) in een gezamenlijk opiniestuk.
De Congocrisis reikt verder dan ‘conflictmineralen’ – MO*
De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht.
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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 11
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Militia kills more than 35 civilians in east Congo, village chief says
Armed militants killed more than 35 civilians during an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on Monday night, a village chief said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15
#RDC #Sud_Kivu Après la chute de #Bukavu, l’#AFC #M23 « exige le retrait immédiat des Forces de Défense Nationale du Burundi du territoire congolais, notamment de #Nkomo, #Nyangezi, de la plaine de la #Ruzizi et des zones environnantes ».

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Apr 2
www.egmontinstitute.be/we-are-caugh...
"We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine" - Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo - Egmont Institute
Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and ...
www.egmontinstitute.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 28
Open brief aan de VRT: ‘Jullie hanteren een terminologie die de oorlogstaal normaliseert en banaliseert’

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 11
New ILS Report - More than 20 years after the adoption of the Comprehensive and Inclusive Agreement (CIA), war once again threatens regime stability in the DRC. As calls for peace negotiations multiply, it is necessary to take a critical look at the legacy of this power-sharing agreement.
www.gicnetwork.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 11
Nouveau rapport ILS - Plus que 20 ans après l'adoption d’accord global et inclusif (AGI), la guerre menace à nouveau la stabilité du régime en RDC. Alors que les appels à négocier la paix se multiplient il est nécessaire de porter un regard critique sur l'héritage de cet accord de partage de pouvoir
www.gicnetwork.be

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Esther Marijnen @esthermarijnen.bsky.social · Feb 24
The Dutch government decided to stop the regional program for the Great Lakes region. A program that mostly funded important projects in the east of the DR Congo. At a time that east Congo needs our attention most - and which requires a regional approach #DRC

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · Feb 20
Good morning. The #Netherlands is cutting its #DevelopmentAid by 2.4 billion. 50% cut to #Unicef. #WomensRights, #GenderEquality, #Education, #Climate, you name it. Gone. As a country, we are so wealthy, and yet...We keep cutting taxes for the rich. #Nederland

nos.nl/artikel/2556...
Bezuinigingen Klever bekend: alleen nog ontwikkelingshulp in Nederlands belang
Nederland stopt alle projecten op het gebied van vrouwenrechten, gendergelijkheid, beroeps- en hoger onderwijs en sport en cultuur.
nos.nl

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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · Feb 17
De Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi houdt de universitaire elite een genadeloze spiegel voor in zijn boek 'We Have Never Been Woke'. Over politieke correctheid en het gevecht om schaarse eliteposities.
In ‘We Have Never Been Woke’ toont de Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi het ware gezicht van elite-academici
De Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi houdt de universitaire elite een genadeloze spiegel voor in zijn boek We Have Never Been Woke. Over politieke correctheid en het gevecht om schaarse…
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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 16
Local sources confirm their presence in several locations

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 15
A next phase in the further regional escalation of the conflict. While M23 asks for Burundian troops to leave Congo, Ugandan voices are building a narrative to take action in Ituri
afrikarabia.bsky.social afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15
#RDC #Sud_Kivu Après la chute de #Bukavu, l’#AFC #M23 « exige le retrait immédiat des Forces de Défense Nationale du Burundi du territoire congolais, notamment de #Nkomo, #Nyangezi, de la plaine de la #Ruzizi et des zones environnantes ».

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15
#RDC #Ouganda Message du fils de #Museveni dont les troupes se déploient en #Ituri « Je donne exactement 24 heures à toutes les forces de #Bunia pour rendre leurs armes ! S'ils ne le font pas, nous les considérerons comme des ennemis et les attaquerons. »

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Yinka Adegoke @yinka.bsky.social · Feb 12
These African countries will be hit hardest by Trump’s USAID cuts www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 11
While we all look at M23 conflict, violent attacks continue to happen in Ituri which are unrelated to M23 and have largely stayed under the radar.

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 31
With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote this comment on why the Congo crisis extends beyonds 'conflict minerals'. (version française en dessous de la version angles) www.egmontinstitute.be/congo-crisis...
Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals’ - Egmont Institute
On Sunday night, the Congolese rebel group M23 and the Rwandan army invaded Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma […]
www.egmontinstitute.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 29
With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote a background piece to the current crisis in DRC. We argue that it cannot be reduced to a quest for resources.
mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · Jan 29
De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de recente inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht, schrijven Judith Verweijen (Universiteit Utrecht) en Koen Vlassenroot (UGent) in een gezamenlijk opiniestuk.
De Congocrisis reikt verder dan ‘conflictmineralen’ – MO*
De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht.
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apache/ @apache.be · Jan 29
Het overlijden van “historicus van opleiding, socioloog van beroep en wetenschappelijk activist” Stephen Bouquin dompelt de Belgische linkerzijde in rouw.

"Zijn werk en engagement kunnen ons veel leren over de rol van intellectuelen in de sociale strijd", schrijft @vschelti.bsky.social.
Stephen Bouquin: intellectueel voorop in de sociale strijd
Het plotse overlijden van academicus Stephen Bouquin (1968-2025) dompelt de Belgische linkerzijde in rouw.
apache.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 28
In moments like these you can always count on Kash

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 28
De bezorgdheid is terecht. Maar laten we deze baseren op een accurate analyse.
petermertens.bsky.social Peter Mertens @petermertens.bsky.social · Jan 26
We moeten het hebben over de oorlog tegen de Democratische Republiek Congo. Een vuile oorlog om mineralen. Uitgevoerd door het M23-rebellenleger, gesteund door Rwanda, gesteund door Westerse machten. (1/4)

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 27
With the arrival of the #M23 in the city of Goma, the Congo crisis has entered a next stage and level of intensification. Many wonder why this could happen. In an analysis written a few months ago @ethuin.bsky.social and I provide some background.
kvlassen.bsky.social Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Nov 22
With @ethuin.bsky.social I recently wrote a comment on why in the case of protracted conflict in the DR #Congo, international ‘peace-building’ schemes are obsolete, and on how new and ever-changing global and local dynamics are not necessarily producing better options for peace.
How the world keeps failing eastern DRC
Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.
www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 26
Important piece on why international response on current crisis around Goma is slow, limited and inaccurate
Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop
Western countries let the African nation get away with fomenting conflict in its neighbour
www.ft.com

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Jan 26
🔴🇨🇩#RDC : #Goma au bord du précipice. Analyse et perspectives à lire sur 👉 afrikarabia.com/wordpress/wp...

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Jan 26
Devant le Conseil de sécurité de l'#ONU, la #RDC demande :
▶️La fin des hostilités par le #Rwanda
▶️Le retrait des troupes rwandaises
▶️Des sanctions ciblées contre les décideurs militaires et politiques rwandais
▶️Un embargo sur les minerais étiquetés Rwanda