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Sunday Smack

Hello, Everybody! This four day week was pretty intense for me, by Friday it sure felt like any long and hard working week ever. There were also lots and lots of great posts! Seriously, this week I just wanted to put here almost everything I have read… Check out what I decided not to leave out… The Situation Concerning the Islamic State: Carte Blanche for the ICC if the Security Council Refers? Oh the beauties of law interpretation! And when international law scholars and practitioners interpret the law each in their own ways… Prospect of Peace Recedes in Mali A…

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday and happy long weekend to most of us! How great, that the weekend doesn’t end today! What do you think about the ESC2015 results? Seriously I have nothing against the Russian contestant, she seems nice, but I am glad that “building bridges” can continue next year without barriers! Here’s some reading for you all… Europe is Totally Ignoring the Root Causes of Migration Across the Mediterranean  Europe seems to be wanting to solve its own problem and continue to be ignorant about all others. 4 Things You Need to Know to Understand Burundi Now Since the writing of this…

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Sunday Smack

I hope your weekends are going well. Mine is going too fast, as usual. Here’s some reading for you all… Protecting Europe or Irregular Migrants? The (Mis)use of Force in the Mediterranean It is clear that there is no win-win solution here. But even finding the one that causes the least harm will be difficult. Coup Attempt in Burundi–What’s Next? Another African nation that faces political violence and conflict ahead of an upcoming election. Hersh’s Account of the Bin Laden Raid is Journalistic Malpractice Agreed. And the quote about how fact checking is just nuisance is simply outrageous. It is…

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday Everybody! Here is some reading I prepared for you all… Little England: Why the British election matters to the United States The US, and the whole world for that matter was quite interested in this year’s parliamentary elections in the UK. And many seem to be troubled by the results. How (and How Not) to Investigate an Armed Conflict: Reflections on Three Recently Released Gaza Reports This post offers not just reflections and criticism, but also a quite useful guide for laymen on how to read these reports. Is the Tide Actually Turning Against Boko Haram? Some reports…

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday Everybody and Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers (especially on this side of the pond, where we celebrate Mother’s Day today)! I had a relatively busy week at work and an even busier, but different kind of busy long weekend. I hope all your weekends went great (/are going great if you’re still in the middle of it, yes hello there in the UK, I sort of envy you now)! There weren’t too many world affairs related posts this week to choose from, these are the ones I found interesting. The Jus ad Bellum and the Airstrikes in…

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Sunday Smack

Happy Sunday! This was an eventful week world affairs-wise with a lot of great posts all around the blogosphere. These are just a few of them. Are Human Rights Hurting Migrants at Sea? This issue rapidly became ever urgent and pressing in the past few weeks, one that needs to be effectively dealt with in the European Union as a whole, but also on individual member state levels. The Economic Roots of Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa Another migration related issue from this week. Xenophobic violence sparks once again in one of the few economically stable African states. Yemen is…

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Happy Sunday everybody! Check out this week’s posts… U.S. Support for the Saudi Air Campaign in Yemen: The Legal Issues Legal issues are everywhere, aren’t they? Does whatever the US is doing in Yemen constitute as intervening, and if the US is indeed intervening, on what grounds? Top UN Officials Warn of Ebola’s Stubborn Persistence in West Africa  The worst of the outbreak might be over now, but making it stay that way and wiping the ebola virus out for good, requires continuous fight from health workers and affected countries as well. Failing to Face the Gender Challenge – note…

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Happy Sunday, everybody! Yesterday was the Day of Poetry in Hungary and on that occasion another one of my old posts went viral. It is the second time in a short period that this happens. Thank you to everybody for sharing and liking my posts!  ❤ Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday and now ready to take a few minutes to read my favorite posts of the week. One Doctor’s Account of Yemen Under Siege Yemen quickly became a humanitarian disaster in just a few weeks time. This recount shows how serious the situation is. What Does the Word…

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/photo via/ Happy Easter for those who celebrate it, and happy ordinary spring weekend for everybody else! I hope you are having a great weekend either way! There were plenty of news concerning world affairs this week, it was hard to pick but a few posts again. Check them out. 5 Keys To Decoding the Nigerian Elections For Nigeria this is undoubtedly positive. But whether it is huge enough to impact the whole region, time will tell. Kenya Attack: Are schools the Newest Terrorist Targets? Sadly enough. Yet again, this proves how extremists consider education and knowledge their biggest enemy….

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Happy Sunday Everybody! Hope you are ready for some Sunday reading… The ISIS Guide to Holy War, or Lonely Planet: Islamic State I really doubt that ISIS would give away all their tips and tricks in such a dumb book. I am afraid they are smarter than that, so this must be something to amuse intelligent agency workers, whether it proves to be practical to would-be-jihadists or not. A UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy – Why Now? And interestingly enough the resolution got all the support it needed. Perhaps we should start by redefining privacy in this digital age of…

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