Mirko Sossai
@mirkosossai.bsky.social
Professor of international law, Roma Tre University
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"Greenland would likely need to separate from Denmark for such a plan to proceed." 🙄
Counter-proposal: Denmark should enter into a COFA with California.
Counter-proposal: Denmark should enter into a COFA with California.
Exclusive: US officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations, US officials and a person familiar say reut.rs/456sK2f
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies
U.S. officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations, according to two U.S. officials and another person familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
May 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Greenland would likely need to separate from Denmark for such a plan to proceed." 🙄
Counter-proposal: Denmark should enter into a COFA with California.
Counter-proposal: Denmark should enter into a COFA with California.
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So Trump is actually going ahead authorizing deep-sea mining outside of US territory.
The International Seabed Authority said no state can unilaterally exploit mineral resources, after U.S. President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.
U.N. body warns over Trump's deep-sea mining order
Washington wants to spearhead mining for mineral-rich nodules in the deepest ocean floor, sidestepping a global effort to regulate such potentially damaging exploration.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
So Trump is actually going ahead authorizing deep-sea mining outside of US territory.
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#PapaFrancesco
Questa doveva essere la vignetta di domani per la Repubblica.
E' morto nel giorno della Resurrezione, dopo aver elencato tutti i mali del mondo e invocato la Pace. Per chi crede, potrebbe essere un segno di Dio. Per tutti un segno di un uomo pieno di tenerezza, compassione e speranza
Questa doveva essere la vignetta di domani per la Repubblica.
E' morto nel giorno della Resurrezione, dopo aver elencato tutti i mali del mondo e invocato la Pace. Per chi crede, potrebbe essere un segno di Dio. Per tutti un segno di un uomo pieno di tenerezza, compassione e speranza
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#PapaFrancesco
Questa doveva essere la vignetta di domani per la Repubblica.
E' morto nel giorno della Resurrezione, dopo aver elencato tutti i mali del mondo e invocato la Pace. Per chi crede, potrebbe essere un segno di Dio. Per tutti un segno di un uomo pieno di tenerezza, compassione e speranza
Questa doveva essere la vignetta di domani per la Repubblica.
E' morto nel giorno della Resurrezione, dopo aver elencato tutti i mali del mondo e invocato la Pace. Per chi crede, potrebbe essere un segno di Dio. Per tutti un segno di un uomo pieno di tenerezza, compassione e speranza
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April 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Read G. John Ikenberry and Harold James on how the successes and failures of past peace settlements can inform a potential agreement between Russia and Ukraine:
Would a Peace Deal in Ukraine Last?
Two centuries of history offer lessons for how to forge a durable agreement.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Read G. John Ikenberry and Harold James on how the successes and failures of past peace settlements can inform a potential agreement between Russia and Ukraine:
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Donald Trump and the UN think about "peace" in distinctly different ways, I argue in SDG Action.
sdg-action.org/conflicting-...
sdg-action.org/conflicting-...
Conflicting ideas of peace | SDG Action
Donald Trump’s vision of the UN as a great-power forum clashes with decades of evolution in global peacebuilding. How can UN members continue to advance peace as envisioned by the SDGs?
sdg-action.org
April 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Donald Trump and the UN think about "peace" in distinctly different ways, I argue in SDG Action.
sdg-action.org/conflicting-...
sdg-action.org/conflicting-...
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Washington and Beijing are not backing down. As tariffs stack up, what’s at stake for global markets and everyday consumers? Scott Kennedy and Zongyuan Zoe Liu join FP Live on April 16 at 1:00PM ET to break down the escalating U.S.-China trade war.
Register here:
Register here:
A U.S.-China Trade War?
Beijing and Washington seem in no mood to back down or betray weakness as they ramp up tariffs on each other. How much will it actually hurt their respective economies? How far will Beijing go to…
foreignpolicy.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Washington and Beijing are not backing down. As tariffs stack up, what’s at stake for global markets and everyday consumers? Scott Kennedy and Zongyuan Zoe Liu join FP Live on April 16 at 1:00PM ET to break down the escalating U.S.-China trade war.
Register here:
Register here:
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The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, as it is known, is the world’s first bilateral agreement to create a special visa like this in the context of climate change.
Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents. An expert explains
theconversation.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, as it is known, is the world’s first bilateral agreement to create a special visa like this in the context of climate change.
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Trump’s responses to market pressure during his first-term trade war with China give some clues about the likely path he would take if he decides to back down or if others challenge him. Here is what’s likely—and least likely—to happen next:
Will Trump Back Down From a Global Trade War?
The U.S. president still has plenty of outs from his extreme tariffs.
foreignpolicy.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trump’s responses to market pressure during his first-term trade war with China give some clues about the likely path he would take if he decides to back down or if others challenge him. Here is what’s likely—and least likely—to happen next:
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Diplomacy has always been personal. Donald Trump is increasingly making it transactional.
How Does Diplomacy Work Now?
Diplomacy has always been personal. Donald Trump is increasingly making it transactional.
www.bloomberg.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Diplomacy has always been personal. Donald Trump is increasingly making it transactional.
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The Guardian reports that Trump was presented with various more sophisticated tariff formulas, but chose this one.
April 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Guardian reports that Trump was presented with various more sophisticated tariff formulas, but chose this one.
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US Revokes Italy’s Eni Permit for Gas Produced in Venezuela
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Same as with Spain’s Repsol
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Same as with Spain’s Repsol
US Revokes Italy’s Eni Permit for Gas Produced in Venezuela
Italian energy company Eni said it had been notified by US authorities that it can no longer be repaid for gas that it produces in Venezuela through oil supplies from state-owned PDVSA, as Washington ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
US Revokes Italy’s Eni Permit for Gas Produced in Venezuela
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Same as with Spain’s Repsol
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Same as with Spain’s Repsol
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This is the predictable result of Trump's threats against Greenland, Canada, Gaza, and Panama: Dictators elsewhere feel licensed to do the same.
Eroding the foundational principle of the international legal order has consequences--and everyone will pay the price.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...
Eroding the foundational principle of the international legal order has consequences--and everyone will pay the price.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...
Marco Rubio Warns Venezuela Against Attacking Guyana Over ExxonMobil Deal
As ExxonMobil produces oil offshore in Guyana, Venezuela has asserted claims to a large region of the country, recently sending a naval vessel into the waters.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is the predictable result of Trump's threats against Greenland, Canada, Gaza, and Panama: Dictators elsewhere feel licensed to do the same.
Eroding the foundational principle of the international legal order has consequences--and everyone will pay the price.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...
Eroding the foundational principle of the international legal order has consequences--and everyone will pay the price.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/w...
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🚨🚨 Breaking #Europeanrearm news; today @ec.europa.eu and HR @kajakallas.bsky.social have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030. Brief 🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030
Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.
ec.europa.eu
March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨🚨 Breaking #Europeanrearm news; today @ec.europa.eu and HR @kajakallas.bsky.social have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030. Brief 🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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5 Big Questions in the Alien Enemies Act Litigation
By Professor Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social)
#AlienEnemiesAct
By Professor Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social)
#AlienEnemiesAct
5 Big Questions in the Alien Enemies Act Litigation
Top expert discusses the major legal issues following Chief Judge Boasberg's ordering a temporary block to the presidential proclamation.
www.justsecurity.org
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
5 Big Questions in the Alien Enemies Act Litigation
By Professor Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social)
#AlienEnemiesAct
By Professor Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social)
#AlienEnemiesAct
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We have our answer on whether the Trump administration would resume unauthorized hostilities with the Houthis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
U.S. Launches Broad Attack on Militant Sites in Yemen
The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by Houthi fighters were intended to open up international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We have our answer on whether the Trump administration would resume unauthorized hostilities with the Houthis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
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White House issues "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua"
Here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And here is your vital expert background reading:⬇️
Here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And here is your vital expert background reading:⬇️
What to Read on the Alien Enemies Act
A list of Just Security's expert analysis on the Trump administration's reported plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.
www.justsecurity.org
March 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
White House issues "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua"
Here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And here is your vital expert background reading:⬇️
Here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And here is your vital expert background reading:⬇️
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Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Alien Enemies Act proclamation is out. Obviously this is an illegal invocation of a wartime authority for peacetime immigration enforcement.
Many thoughts to come, but the first is that they messed up the drafting for what they're trying to accomplish.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Many thoughts to come, but the first is that they messed up the drafting for what they're trying to accomplish.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Alien Enemies Act proclamation is out. Obviously this is an illegal invocation of a wartime authority for peacetime immigration enforcement.
Many thoughts to come, but the first is that they messed up the drafting for what they're trying to accomplish.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Many thoughts to come, but the first is that they messed up the drafting for what they're trying to accomplish.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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❗Exclusive: Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program
Also @aclu.org and @democracyforward.org filed suit in early hours of Saturday morning,
Also @aclu.org and @democracyforward.org filed suit in early hours of Saturday morning,
Trump Administration Appears to Launch 'Alien Enemies Act' Deportation Program
Trump administration appeared to start the process of carrying out the deportation of Venezuelan nationals pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act.
www.justsecurity.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
❗Exclusive: Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program
Also @aclu.org and @democracyforward.org filed suit in early hours of Saturday morning,
Also @aclu.org and @democracyforward.org filed suit in early hours of Saturday morning,
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More deeply worrying developments.
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama canal, memo says | CNN Politics
military options” to ensure unfettered American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new me...
edition.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
More deeply worrying developments.
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
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The roll-over of EU #sanctions against Russian individuals and entities got approved...
- 4 de-listings but Mr. Fridman still on the list...
- next episode within a few months when another set of sanctions has to be extended...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
- 4 de-listings but Mr. Fridman still on the list...
- next episode within a few months when another set of sanctions has to be extended...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
March 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The roll-over of EU #sanctions against Russian individuals and entities got approved...
- 4 de-listings but Mr. Fridman still on the list...
- next episode within a few months when another set of sanctions has to be extended...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
- 4 de-listings but Mr. Fridman still on the list...
- next episode within a few months when another set of sanctions has to be extended...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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We deeply regret the US tariffs imposed on Europe.
Tariffs are taxes.
They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers.
Today Europe takes strong but proportionate countermeasures.
We remain ready to engage in dialogue ↓
Tariffs are taxes.
They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers.
Today Europe takes strong but proportionate countermeasures.
We remain ready to engage in dialogue ↓
March 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
We deeply regret the US tariffs imposed on Europe.
Tariffs are taxes.
They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers.
Today Europe takes strong but proportionate countermeasures.
We remain ready to engage in dialogue ↓
Tariffs are taxes.
They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers.
Today Europe takes strong but proportionate countermeasures.
We remain ready to engage in dialogue ↓
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Here is a link to @ec.europa.eu and @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu statement: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminium tariffs with countermeasures
In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU.
ec.europa.eu
March 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Here is a link to @ec.europa.eu and @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu statement: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...