Will Devine
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International Development Policy | NGO Board Member | Advisory Council Australian Institute of International Affairs | Words in Australian Outlook, Devpolicy, The Diplomat | Running, Trail Running and Cycling
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The consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts to US foreign assistance continue to grow, from the closure of health clinics and food programs to the cancellation of online university classes for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Damage Worsens from US Foreign Assistance Cuts
The consequences of the Trump administration’s broad-based cuts to United States foreign assistance continue to grow, and the magnitude of the damage is breathtaking.
www.hrw.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts to US foreign assistance continue to grow, from the closure of health clinics and food programs to the cancellation of online university classes for women and girls in Afghanistan.
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NEW: Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are facing widespread abuses, some of which may amount to situations of forced labor, including at high profile giga-projects funded by or linked to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
Saudi Arabia: ‘Giga-Projects’ Built on Widespread Labor Abuses
Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are facing widespread abuses across employment sectors and geographic regions, including at high profile giga-projects funded by or linked to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign w...
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December 4, 2024 at 3:57 PM
NEW: Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are facing widespread abuses, some of which may amount to situations of forced labor, including at high profile giga-projects funded by or linked to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
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This new decree, halting the training of new female healthcare workers, will result in unnecessary pain, misery, sickness, and death for the women forced to go without health care, as there won’t be female healthcare workers to treat them. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban Medical Training for Women
This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and women by forbidding them from attending institutions offering medical educ...
www.hrw.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:26 AM
This new decree, halting the training of new female healthcare workers, will result in unnecessary pain, misery, sickness, and death for the women forced to go without health care, as there won’t be female healthcare workers to treat them. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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Borderlands: Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.
The Last Resort: So close to Fortress Europe’s African outposts, yet so far
Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.
continent.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Borderlands: Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.
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What are Ghanaians looking for from the winner in next week's election?
Check out Afrobarometer's latest survey in issue 184 of The Continent.
Check out Afrobarometer's latest survey in issue 184 of The Continent.
December 4, 2024 at 2:48 PM
What are Ghanaians looking for from the winner in next week's election?
Check out Afrobarometer's latest survey in issue 184 of The Continent.
Check out Afrobarometer's latest survey in issue 184 of The Continent.
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With Paul Keating's latest rubbish comments on Taiwan, I discuss Orwell's "negative nationalism", the NPC theory of international relations, and why Keating's belief in China sitting atop an Asian hierarchy is unlikely to be submitted to in Australia
What’s Paul Keating’s Problem With Taiwan?
Once again the former Australian prime minister has made headlines, this time by making the ahistorical claim that Taiwan is “sitting on Chinese real estate.”
thediplomat.com
August 13, 2024 at 10:09 PM
With Paul Keating's latest rubbish comments on Taiwan, I discuss Orwell's "negative nationalism", the NPC theory of international relations, and why Keating's belief in China sitting atop an Asian hierarchy is unlikely to be submitted to in Australia
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After attending the recent Helsinki Security Forum, I've written a piece about Finland's approach to "total defence" and whether Australia can learn from it for its own "whole-of-nation" approach to foreign policy.
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Does Finland’s "total defence" doctrine hold lessons for Australia?
Liberal democracy doesn’t defend itself. The Finns know a thing or two about protecting it.
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October 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM
After attending the recent Helsinki Security Forum, I've written a piece about Finland's approach to "total defence" and whether Australia can learn from it for its own "whole-of-nation" approach to foreign policy.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...