Kurt Mills
@profkurtmills.bsky.social
(Ret.) Prof. of IR & Human Rights. Visiting Scholar @StAndrewsIR. ORCID profile: bit.ly/orcidKM Book: bit.ly/R2P3Africa
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Kurt Mills
@profkurtmills.bsky.social
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Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen
Abstract. While foreign policy is a reserved matter for the British government in Westminster, it is clear that the Scottish government aspires to, and ind
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'Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen' - Available Open Access! academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
'You cannot build a riviera on the bones of the dead. And you cannot build an occupation on the aspirations of the living.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul
Jared Kushner and Tony Blair’s neocolonial venture would be an incompatible transplant that would be rejected by the body
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
'You cannot build a riviera on the bones of the dead. And you cannot build an occupation on the aspirations of the living.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wonder if all of those hundreds and hundreds of unpaid hours that I 'donated' to my university when I first moved to the UK would have satisfied Shabana Mahmood - or would I have had to somehow find time to 'volunteer' beyond my 60 hour work weeks?
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I wonder if all of those hundreds and hundreds of unpaid hours that I 'donated' to my university when I first moved to the UK would have satisfied Shabana Mahmood - or would I have had to somehow find time to 'volunteer' beyond my 60 hour work weeks?
Nothing neocolonial or inappropriate about this whatsoever. Absolutely not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority, BBC understands
The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory's future, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Nothing neocolonial or inappropriate about this whatsoever. Absolutely not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Petition for Francesca Albanese and Gaza doctors to receive the Nobel Peace Prize secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and the doctors of Gaza
Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!
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August 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Petition for Francesca Albanese and Gaza doctors to receive the Nobel Peace Prize secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
‘The Israeli state is committing genocide.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide | Yuli Novak
My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us
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July 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
‘The Israeli state is committing genocide.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'The real problem... is that you never know where Starmer himself sits.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights?
The long read: Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixed
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July 31, 2025 at 6:09 AM
'The real problem... is that you never know where Starmer himself sits.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“We are sorry that the man involved is unhappy with the circumstances of this arrest." The New McCarthyism gets darker every day. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’
Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban
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July 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“We are sorry that the man involved is unhappy with the circumstances of this arrest." The New McCarthyism gets darker every day. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The arc of the moral universe is long... issafrica.org/iss-today/la...
Landmark ruling enables justice for SA’s apartheid-era crimes | ISS Africa
The country is preparing for its first crimes against humanity case, reigniting hope for victims and their families.
issafrica.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The arc of the moral universe is long... issafrica.org/iss-today/la...
Does Mandelson really think Trump wants to 'bring a just and lasting peace to Ukraine'??? www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/03...
Mandelson rebuked after saying Zelenskyy must give ‘unequivocal backing’ to Trump peace plan - Politics.co.uk
Lord Mandelson has been rebuked after saying Ukraine should be the first side to “commit to a ceasefire” in its war with Russia, as he called on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to back Donald Trump’s minerals dea...
www.politics.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Does Mandelson really think Trump wants to 'bring a just and lasting peace to Ukraine'??? www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/03...
What to call Dumpty Trump? www.instagram.com/reel/DGgx3nW...
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March 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
What to call Dumpty Trump? www.instagram.com/reel/DGgx3nW...
Another call for genocide from an Israeli politician. www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
Israeli Likud MK calls for killing of 'subhuman' Palestinian men
Israeli Likud and deputy speaker of the Knesset MK Nissim Vaturi called for the the killing of all Palestinian men in Gaza.
www.newarab.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Another call for genocide from an Israeli politician. www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
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'Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen' - Available Open Access! academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen
Abstract. While foreign policy is a reserved matter for the British government in Westminster, it is clear that the Scottish government aspires to, and ind
academic.oup.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
'Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen' - Available Open Access! academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
'Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen' - Available Open Access! academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen
Abstract. While foreign policy is a reserved matter for the British government in Westminster, it is clear that the Scottish government aspires to, and ind
academic.oup.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
'Human Rights in Scottish Foreign Policy: Constructing Scotland as a Good Global Citizen' - Available Open Access! academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
There's nothing humanitarian about a humanitarian pause in Gaza bit.ly/3ufQnoV
There's nothing ‘humanitarian’ about a humanitarian pause in Gaza
Without a ceasefire and a negotiated peace there will be no end to the killing of civilians in Gaza.
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November 15, 2023 at 9:57 AM
There's nothing humanitarian about a humanitarian pause in Gaza bit.ly/3ufQnoV