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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
- Investigation by Guardian and @carbonbrief.org finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Investigation by Guardian and @carbonbrief.org finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Truly à la carte …
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US tried to cut peacekeeping forces in this African country as it faces national elections. But 14 other Security Council members said no way
Peacekeeping in the Central African Republic Survives Washington’s Ax passblue.com/2025/11/13/p...
Peacekeeping in the Central African Republic Survives Washington’s Ax
passblue.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
US tried to cut peacekeeping forces in this African country as it faces national elections. But 14 other Security Council members said no way
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#COP30 - the definitive piece to read pre Belem
Recentering the world, Amazonizing COP - SUMAÚMA
Since last Sunday, November 2, SUMAÚMA has been sailing toward Belém with nearly 100 people - Indigenous, Quilombola, and Ribeirinha leaders, scientists, journalists, and artists. We are on our way to cover the first-ever climate summit in the Amazon, grounded in the knowledge and values of the Forest and its peoples
sumauma.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#COP30 - the definitive piece to read pre Belem
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It's been over 10 years since the last large-scale UN mission start-up. This week, I provide a refresher on start-up funding arrangements, explain the Secretary-General's request for the UN Support Office in #Haiti, and point out some issues with the request.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/getting-th...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/getting-th...
Getting the UN Support Office in Haiti off the ground
A refresher on mission start-up financing
casquebleu.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It's been over 10 years since the last large-scale UN mission start-up. This week, I provide a refresher on start-up funding arrangements, explain the Secretary-General's request for the UN Support Office in #Haiti, and point out some issues with the request.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/getting-th...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/getting-th...
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A quick backgrounder on Nigeria for those who are just tuning in.
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A quick backgrounder on Nigeria for those who are just tuning in.
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.
2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.
1/x
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If I were granted a wish to accomplish one thing in my work on global politics, it would be to convince people that it is never "all about the oil."
Unfortunately, Dick Cheney's wish to accomplish the opposite was already granted.
Unfortunately, Dick Cheney's wish to accomplish the opposite was already granted.
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If I were granted a wish to accomplish one thing in my work on global politics, it would be to convince people that it is never "all about the oil."
Unfortunately, Dick Cheney's wish to accomplish the opposite was already granted.
Unfortunately, Dick Cheney's wish to accomplish the opposite was already granted.
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November's #Climate Diplomacy Brief is out - all you need to know ahead of #COP30 - daily from 10 Nov
Inc focus on what LDCs, Africa Group + AOSIS want in Belem
Inc focus on what LDCs, Africa Group + AOSIS want in Belem
Climate Diplomacy Briefing - November 2025
All you need to know ahead of COP30
climatediplobrief.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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If @billgates.bsky.social were to read #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & myself, he would know that climate change is amplifying deadly pandemics. Only someone ignorant of the science adopts the fallacy that we can treat global health and the climate crisis as separate threats
“Bill Gates Calls for Redirecting of Climate Funds to Global Health” by John Koutroumpis for #GreekReporter:
greekreporter.com/2025/10/29/b...
greekreporter.com/2025/10/29/b...
Bill Gates Calls for Redirecting of Climate Funds to Global Health - GreekReporter.com
Bill Gates urges global donors to focus less on climate change and more on eradicating disease and hunger in the world’s poorest nations.
greekreporter.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If @billgates.bsky.social were to read #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & myself, he would know that climate change is amplifying deadly pandemics. Only someone ignorant of the science adopts the fallacy that we can treat global health and the climate crisis as separate threats
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⌛ As #COP30 nears, what are the key issues to watch?
@enb.iisd.org’s Jennifer Bansard breaks down the factors shaping this COP:
➡️ challenging logistics
➡️ debates of #adaptation indicators
➡️ the push for more #ClimateFinance
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47tfpkf
@enb.iisd.org’s Jennifer Bansard breaks down the factors shaping this COP:
➡️ challenging logistics
➡️ debates of #adaptation indicators
➡️ the push for more #ClimateFinance
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47tfpkf
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
⌛ As #COP30 nears, what are the key issues to watch?
@enb.iisd.org’s Jennifer Bansard breaks down the factors shaping this COP:
➡️ challenging logistics
➡️ debates of #adaptation indicators
➡️ the push for more #ClimateFinance
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47tfpkf
@enb.iisd.org’s Jennifer Bansard breaks down the factors shaping this COP:
➡️ challenging logistics
➡️ debates of #adaptation indicators
➡️ the push for more #ClimateFinance
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47tfpkf
Even if this is SCMP, the point stands.
US disengaging with UN processes has both unblocked + weakened various negotiations (vs where it undermines long-run efforts).
EU (recent EL veto as example) already failed COP29, no sign it learned its lessons / could overcome internal blocks.
And hence 👇
US disengaging with UN processes has both unblocked + weakened various negotiations (vs where it undermines long-run efforts).
EU (recent EL veto as example) already failed COP29, no sign it learned its lessons / could overcome internal blocks.
And hence 👇
As US quits #climate diplomacy & EU remains in paralysis, 'Brazil, India and China and other emerging economies now have an open space to shape the global climate discourse'
China, India and Brazil set to steer global climate change agenda at Cop30
As US disengagement only deepens, analysts say rising powers from the Global South can seize the opportunity to fill the leadership vacuum.
www.scmp.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Even if this is SCMP, the point stands.
US disengaging with UN processes has both unblocked + weakened various negotiations (vs where it undermines long-run efforts).
EU (recent EL veto as example) already failed COP29, no sign it learned its lessons / could overcome internal blocks.
And hence 👇
US disengaging with UN processes has both unblocked + weakened various negotiations (vs where it undermines long-run efforts).
EU (recent EL veto as example) already failed COP29, no sign it learned its lessons / could overcome internal blocks.
And hence 👇
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U.S. arrears at the #UN are mounting, and it is at risk of losing its vote in the General Assembly. This week, I dive into when this might happen and what the consequences might be.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/is-the-us-...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/is-the-us-...
Is the U.S. at risk of losing its vote at the UN?
Skirting the edge of Article 19
casquebleu.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
U.S. arrears at the #UN are mounting, and it is at risk of losing its vote in the General Assembly. This week, I dive into when this might happen and what the consequences might be.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/is-the-us-...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/is-the-us-...
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Darfur: millions forced to live in overcrowded camps where clean water is scarce & sanitation collapsed, Cholera spreading with terrifying speed, children & elderly suffering the most as cholera’s fatality rate far exceeds emergency threshold”
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
Cholera outbreak worsens amid conflict in Sudan - Sudan
News and Press Release in English on Sudan about Health, Water Sanitation Hygiene and Epidemic; published on 14 Oct 2025 by CARE
reliefweb.int
October 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Darfur: millions forced to live in overcrowded camps where clean water is scarce & sanitation collapsed, Cholera spreading with terrifying speed, children & elderly suffering the most as cholera’s fatality rate far exceeds emergency threshold”
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
reliefweb.int/report/sudan...
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment
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Well done Hamas.
Lost more than half of Gaza's territory.
Gave Israel the justification for a genocidal war which killed tends if not 100s of thousands.
Do those who cheered them two years ago, still think they expanded the imaginary for possibilities of resistance and freedom?
Lost more than half of Gaza's territory.
Gave Israel the justification for a genocidal war which killed tends if not 100s of thousands.
Do those who cheered them two years ago, still think they expanded the imaginary for possibilities of resistance and freedom?
Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'
AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff
AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Well done Hamas.
Lost more than half of Gaza's territory.
Gave Israel the justification for a genocidal war which killed tends if not 100s of thousands.
Do those who cheered them two years ago, still think they expanded the imaginary for possibilities of resistance and freedom?
Lost more than half of Gaza's territory.
Gave Israel the justification for a genocidal war which killed tends if not 100s of thousands.
Do those who cheered them two years ago, still think they expanded the imaginary for possibilities of resistance and freedom?
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As today is Hans Kelsen's birthday, a reminder:
"The elimination of war is our paramount problem. It is a problem of international policy, and the most important means of international policy is international law."
"The elimination of war is our paramount problem. It is a problem of international policy, and the most important means of international policy is international law."
October 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As today is Hans Kelsen's birthday, a reminder:
"The elimination of war is our paramount problem. It is a problem of international policy, and the most important means of international policy is international law."
"The elimination of war is our paramount problem. It is a problem of international policy, and the most important means of international policy is international law."
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Talk of modular approaches in peace operations is in the air, but there are many different interpretations and uses of the concept. What are the different schools of thought and which should be the focus of #UN80 and the peace operations review?
casquebleu.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
What do we mean by modular approaches to UN peace operations?
Building blocks versus networked operations
casquebleu.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Talk of modular approaches in peace operations is in the air, but there are many different interpretations and uses of the concept. What are the different schools of thought and which should be the focus of #UN80 and the peace operations review?
casquebleu.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
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October's #climate diplomacy brief has switched to @SubstackInc - if your copy didn't arrive yesterday do let me know.
Latest edition includes #UNGA80 review, NDC summit highlights, Brazil's priorities for #COP30 + previews of the IMF / WB + IMO meetings
Latest edition includes #UNGA80 review, NDC summit highlights, Brazil's priorities for #COP30 + previews of the IMF / WB + IMO meetings
Climate Diplomacy Briefing - October 2025
Did New York give COP30 the oomph it needs to deliver?
climatediplobrief.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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ICYMI: "If the North Atlantic Treaty were to be written today, it might well be formulated as a consultative pact, with Article 4 being its core commitment."
My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores a key implication of how NATO is responding to Russian airspace incursions.
My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores a key implication of how NATO is responding to Russian airspace incursions.
NATO’s Article 4 Is the New Article 5
That NATO members invoked the alliance’s Article 4 treaty clause in response to Russia’s airspace incursions is a big deal.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
ICYMI: "If the North Atlantic Treaty were to be written today, it might well be formulated as a consultative pact, with Article 4 being its core commitment."
My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores a key implication of how NATO is responding to Russian airspace incursions.
My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores a key implication of how NATO is responding to Russian airspace incursions.
Flashback to university days.
September 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Flashback to university days.
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Many of you don’t want to hear this but the liberal international order currently rests upon the shoulders of a Ukrainian Comic and a former AQI insurgent
September 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Many of you don’t want to hear this but the liberal international order currently rests upon the shoulders of a Ukrainian Comic and a former AQI insurgent
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UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
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In my latest piece, I examine the #UN80 revised estimates and explain how the initiative risks exacerbating the liquidity crisis, precipitating a loss of talent, and undermining the ability of the next Secretary-General to define a path forward for the #UN.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/nobody-wan...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/nobody-wan...
UN80: Nobody wants this
Reflections on the 2026 revised estimates, part 2 of 2
casquebleu.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In my latest piece, I examine the #UN80 revised estimates and explain how the initiative risks exacerbating the liquidity crisis, precipitating a loss of talent, and undermining the ability of the next Secretary-General to define a path forward for the #UN.
casquebleu.substack.com/p/nobody-wan...
casquebleu.substack.com/p/nobody-wan...
Workstream 3 review by Jordan Ryan, mostly focusing on the systemic challenges to integration / HDP lessons (which echo his own report) & pointers.
"Not a failure of analysis but of architecture."
theglobalobservatory.org/2025/09/why-...
"Not a failure of analysis but of architecture."
theglobalobservatory.org/2025/09/why-...
The UN’s Coherence Paradox: Why the UN80 Reforms Are Not Enough - IPI Global Observatory
Today’s global challenges—including climate shocks, geopolitical conflicts, mass displacement, and the rapid spread of disruptive technologies—are more interconnected than at any point in the UN’s his...
theglobalobservatory.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Workstream 3 review by Jordan Ryan, mostly focusing on the systemic challenges to integration / HDP lessons (which echo his own report) & pointers.
"Not a failure of analysis but of architecture."
theglobalobservatory.org/2025/09/why-...
"Not a failure of analysis but of architecture."
theglobalobservatory.org/2025/09/why-...
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António Guterres is addressing the 80th UNGA now: 80 years on, he says, we face the same question the UN's founders did, but more urgent: "what kind of world do we choose together?...a world of raw power, or a world of law?"
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
António Guterres is addressing the 80th UNGA now: 80 years on, he says, we face the same question the UN's founders did, but more urgent: "what kind of world do we choose together?...a world of raw power, or a world of law?"
“When accountability shrinks, graveyards grow.”
- Guterres delivering another highly quotable speech as budget cuts and lack of political support undermines the UN’s mandates. #UNGA80
- Guterres delivering another highly quotable speech as budget cuts and lack of political support undermines the UN’s mandates. #UNGA80
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“When accountability shrinks, graveyards grow.”
- Guterres delivering another highly quotable speech as budget cuts and lack of political support undermines the UN’s mandates. #UNGA80
- Guterres delivering another highly quotable speech as budget cuts and lack of political support undermines the UN’s mandates. #UNGA80