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Enhancing US security and global stability by focusing on local context and geopolitics. New challenges, new lines of thinking. Founded in 2019.

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Don't miss the chance to hear from the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, H.E. @gervallaschwarz at our upcoming event, moderated by @AzeemIbrahim ! Learn about the Western Balkans’ prospects for security & stability in light of the Russia-Ukraine War. RSVP:
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It is with great sadness and shock that we announce the loss of our good friend and colleague Dr. Husham Al-Hashimi. Dr. Al-Hashimi dedicated his career to advocating for a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. He will be sorely missed.
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#GenderingGeopolitics w/ Emily Prey: @CNN 's Nima Elbagir discusses her time reporting on the ground from Sudan about the #TigrayGenocide , how this war could destabilize the entire region, & the sexual violence taking place. @eepreylove @nimaelbagir @CNNI
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"In his speeches, Khan calls for unfettered democracy and true parliamentary government—revolutionary enough in a country as stratified and military-dominated as #Pakistan ." writes @AzeemIbrahim in his latest publication for @ForeignPolicy . #ImranKhan
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New #GenderingGeopolitics Ep! Host @eepreylove invites journalist Lucy Kassa to share her thoughts on the ongoing war in #Ethiopia . “The rapes, the starvation, they only matter when they add up to the political agenda.” says @berhe_lucy . #Tigray
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On #GenderingGeopolitics , host @eepreylove speaks with Ethiopian investigative journalist @berhe_lucy to address the ongoing conflict in #Tigray , brutal cases of #SGBV , and the salience of the political agenda to all groups party to the conflict.
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#BREAKING new @NewlinesInst report shows evidence that #China bears State responsibility for breaches of the 1948 #Genocide Convention. Dozens of experts collaborated on this groundbreaking report, establishing China's genocidal intent. Full report here:
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Elizabeth Tsurkov has been kidnapped in Iraq where she was conducting fieldwork for her PhD at Princeton. She is a Nonresident Fellow at the New Lines Institute. Our thoughts are with Elizabeth and her family during this difficult time and we hope for her prompt release.
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"It affects whole communities, the generation living through the atrocities and subsequent generations." On #GenderingGeopolitics , Dr. @EwelinaUO describes the generational impacts of sexual violence & trauma in the Tigray genocide #TigrayCantWait
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In this Ep of #GenderingGeopolitics , @eepreylove speaks w Ethiopian journalist Lucy Kassa on the war in #Tigray . “What I have come to understand from the reactions to my stories, is that the civilians who are suffering are a commodity." says @berhe_lucy
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With 6% of the US defense budget, Ukrainian forces have destroyed more than 50% of Moscow’s military capabilities. “That’s a pretty sound investment to me," Amb. @JohnEdHerbst says. Tune in:
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“In Tigray, there are very active civil society organizations, researchers & scholars raising the situation there but it does not necessarily translate into political action.” @EwelinaUO discusses the #TigrayGenocide on #GenderingGeopolitics w/ @eepreylove
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“A lot of Sudanese families were opening their homes & taking in Tigrayan refugees. Those cross-border links resulted in people being more generous & willing to help than the global community.” @CNN 's @nimaelbagir on #GenderingGeopolitics #TigrayGenocide
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"If supporting democratic societies is a US foreign policy priority then supporting a fledgling but dynamic democracy like #Armenia against military aggression by a dictatorship should be an unquestionable choice." Read our latest piece by @NeilPHauer
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"Kurdish #feminist politicians are fighting the hardest to improve the status of not only Kurdish women, but of all women in Turkey.” On this #GenderingGeopolitics w/ @eepreylove : @_____mjb discussed the state of women’s rights in #Turkey & #Syria .
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"Zelenskyy has been an extremely effective advocate for his country in its time of greatest need." @JimmySecUK wades through heavy weapons shipments to #Ukraine to determine what Kyiv still wants, needs and is using. #UkraineRussianWar
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Over the yrs, the Taliban have established partnerships w/ various actors which were key in aiding their rapid takeover of Afghanistan. However, @AntonioGiustoz2 explains there is also growing dissatisfaction amongst these partners w/ the #Taliban today
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Earlier today, Newlines' @RashaAlAqeedi spoke to General @MazloumAbdi , Commander of the SDF, on developments in northeast #Syria . @sinam56 and @bassamsaker1 from the SDC's DC office attended as well.
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Don't miss this webinar hosted by @KurdishPeaceOrg & @NewlinesInst , featuring General Newroz Ahmed, Commander of the Women's Protection Units ( @YPJ_Info ). Introductory Comments: Emily Prey @eepreylove Moderator: Meghan Bodette @_____mjb 🔗Register here:
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We are extremely excited to announce that @RashaAlAqeedi has joined the Center for Global Policy as a Senior Analyst and head of the Nonstate Actors program within our Human Security unit. Great to have you on board, Rasha!
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"The policy & practice of #China toward the #Uyghurs is inseparable from 'the intent to destroy'." Read @NewlinesInst ’s latest groundbreaking report, done in cooperation with @TheRWCHR , which provides the evidence needed to designate genocide:
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A political settlement to Turkey’s “Kurdish question” provides the best chance of preserving long-term stability in northeastern Syria and addressing major outstanding issues in U.S.-Turkey relations, write @CalvinWilder and Meghan Bodette.
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#GenderingGeopolitics with Emily Prey: Dr. Ewelina Ochab discusses the #TigrayGenocide , the gendered crimes taking place, and how the world should be responding. @eepreylove @EwelinaUO
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"Turkey has made impressive progress in the last 15 yrs, moving from being the world’s 3rd-biggest receiver of weapons to the 14th-biggest arms exporter." In this #TerrainAnalysis , @AliBakeer discusses #Turkey 's domestic defense industry
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"The capabilities of pro-Islamic State militant groups in Southeast Asia have been overstated." writes @MuniraMustaffa Read our latest Terrain Analysis here: #Afghanistan #Malaysia #Syria
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BREAKING: "New evidence from Chinese government documents and media reports shows that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority laborers in #Xinjiang are being forced to pick cotton by hand," Read @adrianzenz 's full intelligence brief for @CGPdc here:
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"She was told by one of the people who raped her that their problem w/ her was her womb. 'A Tigrayan woman should never give birth' they said." @EwelinaUO shares Tigrayan women's experiences of SV as a weapon of war in the #TigrayGenocide #TigrayCantWait
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“[Khan] wants the Pakistani army to be his army, he wants the generals to be at his beck and call, he is a classic fascist.” @NajamSethi w/ @KamranBokhari & @NicholasAHeras to explain how #Pakistan ’s ousted PM seeks to takeover the state.
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#BREAKINGNEWS ❗World Exclusive New Lines-Wallenberg Report finds #Russia in breach of the Genocide Convention. See report below. @CNN @TheRWCHR #RussiaUkraineConflict #Ukraine #UkraineGenocide
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Join us tomorrow for a virtual conference with some of the best and brightest minds in the open-source world discussing topics related to #OSINT research and training. There will be individual presentations in addition to a Q&A. Zoom link:
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"Turkish govts have subjected the Kurdish people who make up nearly 20% of Turkey’s pop., to massacres, systemic oppression & forced assimilation." Meghan Bodette explains the Turkish-Kurdish conflict & the successes of the #Kurdish women’s mvmt. @_____mjb
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In this landmark report, 30 leading global leading experts conclude that #Russia is in breach of the Genocide Convention. Our latest report w/ @TheRWCHR concludes there is a serious risk of genocide occurring in #Ukraine . #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineGenocide
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“If there is any resistance in #Afghanistan , that’s definitely the women of Afghanistan. That puts a moral responsibility on my shoulders to continue to fight & amplify local voices of Afghan women.” says @FereshtaAbbasi in this #GenderingGeopolitics Ep:
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Don’t miss @ShabanianAram ’s conversation with @IwriteOK about the role that open source intelligence has played in the conflict in #Ukraine , on @HappenHerePod . #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #NATO
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The #Maghreb is strategically crucial for commerce, energy, and U.S. national security, but Washington’s allies in the #Persian Gulf are increasingly taking advantage of instability in the region to further their own aims, write @sabinajh3 & @MezranK 🔗
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#GenderingGeopolitics with Emily Prey: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini speaks about the women-led protests in #Iran , the impact of sanctions, and what the future holds for women in Iran. @eepreylove @sanambna
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“The Taliban have been manufactured & created to intrude by force so they are attempting to rule by force. I don’t think the conversation of governance plays a role in their capacity.” @minasharif on the Taliban in #Afghanistan on #GenderingGeopolitics
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"The most likely outcome of Baku’s current maximalist approach is to push the region toward renewed full-scale warfare." @NeilPHauer discusses how #Azerbaijan has begun to further escalate tensions in the region with a military push into #Armenia proper.
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Recent developments, including a partial cease-fire declared by the PKK and the prospect of a new government in Turkey, present a rare opportunity for U.S. diplomacy to de-escalate the Kurdish-Turkish conflict.
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Newlines Institute is excited to announce our two newest Non-Resident Fellows, Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff & Munira Mustaffa. @SSiminoff @MuniraMustaffa Read about them here:
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“It felt very close to home b/c it reminded me of what I heard from female survivors in #Darfur . ‘It is your honor to be raped, your honor for us to cleanse your bloodline.’” On #GenderingGeopolitics , @CNN 's @nimaelbagir discusses SV & the #TigrayGenocide
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On July 27, @Newlinesinst @AndersonEliseM invites @ShefUniSEAS @reasonablyragin to discuss the institutional mechanisms that target everyday #Uyghur identities as national security threats in #XiJinping ’s #Xinjiang policy. Zoom RSVP here: #Xinjiang
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"There was a lack of respect of human life and that happened even before the invasion; up until this day, #Iraq is looked at almost like a geographic space. The population is rarely mentioned." ICYMI, Newlines' @RashaAlAqeedi 's interview on @frontlinepbs :
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#GenderingGeopolitics with Emily Prey: BBC's Sana Safi discusses Biden's decision to unfreeze Afghan funds for in-country relief and 9/11 families, the risks facing the Hazara, and the situation for #AfghanWomen . @eepreylove @BBCSanaSafi
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"Zelenskyy has been an extremely effective advocate for his country in its time of greatest need." @JimmySecUK wades through heavy weapons shipments to #Ukraine to determine what Kyiv still wants, needs and is using. #UkraineRussianWar
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Join us on Tuesday, July 11 for a conversation on the Turkish-Kurdish conflict through a gendered lens with @kalliemitchell0 , @HafzaGrdp , @_____mjb , and Amina Ose. Register here:
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Our panel on gender analysis of contemporary genocides is happening now. Tune in for our discussion of the #UyghurGenocide , #RohingyaGenocide , #YazidiGenocide , & #TigrayGenocide
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🚨 This Friday, @eepreylove will host a new episode of #GenderingGeopolitics with Ethiopian journalist @berhe_lucy . Tune in live at 10am EST to learn about more about Lucy's reporting on the war. #Tigray #Ethiopia
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#Turkey 's shift to a hard power approach occurred when Erdoğan won the 2014 presidential election. @AliBakeer writes on the regional vacuum, the rise of radicalism and terrorism, & interference of foreign powers that put hard power into action.
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We are pleased to announce that @MylesCaggins will join our #HumanSecurity Unit focusing on information warfare, and #US drawdowns. Previously he served as the spokesperson for Global Coalition to Defeat #ISIS in #Iraq & #Syria and much more, welcome!
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"All the conflict’s powerbrokers, including the Assad regime, Russia, Turkey, and Iran, have strategically taken steps for years to push the U.S. out of Syria," write Col. (Ret.) @MylesCaggins and Carolyn Moorman.
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Our newly released intel brief provides extensive, never before reported details on how Iranian-linked militias are taking advntge of the vacuum caused by ISIS's collapse to build security/social/political/&economic structures to dominate this area of Iraq
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"Another reason why there is little attention on the situation in Ethiopia, is the usual - it is happening in Africa." @EwelinaUO describes the weak int'l response to atrocity crimes in Tigray and Africa as a whole #GenderingGeopolitics w/ @eepreylove
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How does ISIS use smuggling to sustain its operations? Read our latest #ISIS2020 series piece by @CGPdc 's Senior Fellow @hushamalhashimi .
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Tomorrow! Sir Geoffrey Nice QC will deliver the @TribunalUyghur ’s judgment at 9 am GMT, followed by a press conference. More information in the link below.
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#Gendering Geopolitics w/ Kallie Mitchell: @amnaappi , a Pakistani police officer and international woman of courage award nominee, discusses gender-responsive law enforcement and women's access to justice in Pakistan and globally.
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Join us Wednesday at 1:30 pm for the launch of our report concluding that the Russian Federation has commissioned genocide in Ukraine featuring @AzeemIbrahim , @SarahTTeich , @JohnEdHerbst , Amb. David Scheffer, and @Kristina__Hook . Register here:
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Newlines’ @rashaalaqeedi was featured on @frontlinepbs this weekend, speaking on her lived experience in #Iraq post 9/11. Watch the full interview now:
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Since 2017, the number of "re-education" camps for Uyghurs have proliferated; check out the graphic in @CGPdc 's latest #TerrainAssessment
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Join us and @KurdishPeaceOrg on May 9th for a timely discussion on Turkey’s upcoming elections, and their implications for U.S. policy on the broader Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Register here:
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The New Lines Institute is proud to welcome @Karam__Shaar as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow where he will produce work on illicit narcotic flows in the Middle East as a part of New Lines' recently launched Special Project on the #Captagon Trade.
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New growth in #Greece ’s defense industry signals a potential sea change. Greece’s defense industry has emerged as a growing player in the EU and abroad, writes @PlakoudasSpyros in this #TerrainAnalysis .
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In one hour! #GenderingGeopolitics w/ @eepreylove : @GissouNia , w/ @AtlanticCouncil , will discuss the women-led protests in #Iran , the crackdown by authorities, and how the West can support the people of Iran. #IranProtests #MahsaAmini
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What does #China 's inevitable rise to super power status mean for the #US ? Join @CGlobalPolicy 's @AzeemIbrahim , on Dec.17th, in asking questions to General @Robert_Spalding , to understand how the US miscalculated and mismanaged US-China relations.
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"In less than a century, Iraq has had 9 flags, 5 national anthems, 10 constitutions, & countless controversial national days – a historical process that tells the story of Iraq’s lost national identity," writes former Iraqi minister Dr. @AL_Khatteeb
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With the U.S.-Jordan relationship poised to deepen, the kingdom’s Hashemite monarchy is facing obstacles to its stability both from within and without. Read our latest Expert Review by Newlines' @RashaAlAqeedi and @NicholasAHeras .
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Read what CGP Director @AzeemIbrahim wrote for on Myanmar's governance: " #Myanmar pioneered a mechanism to undertake mass atrocities; persecution of minority groups under the veneer of democracy which is now being replicated by other countries like #India .
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As the United States ramps up efforts to de-escalate Turkey’s long-running conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), it has a window of opportunity to address multiple regional challenges at once, write Calvin Wilder and Meghan Bodette.
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Evidence indicates that Russia is continuing a campaign of genocide in Ukraine and thus all countries need to live up to the legal obligation to prevent genocide, @Kristina__Hook concludes in an update to a previous New Lines report.
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Newlines is excited to announce our upcoming conference, Gender and Genocide in the 21st Century hosted by @eepreylove . On Sept 20-21, we'll discuss State responses to genocide, challenges to justice, & how the crime of genocide is gendered. Register now:
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Iraqi authorities have revealed the identity of the man allegedly behind the assassination of our colleague @hushamalhashimi . The televised confessions lacked a clear indication of who ordered the assassination and why.
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MT @bbcnewsnight : Banning headscarf at work "discrimination in disguise" -CGP Sr Fellow @MyriamFrancoisC #viewsnight
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This discussion focused on the challenges amid a rise in ISIS activity & economic hardships in the AANES, the #SDF 's future, & cooperation with the Coalition. The full video w/ subtitled translations will be made available in the coming days.
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"In Europe, [the US is] committed to #democracy . In the Middle East, we are committed to protecting dictators.” #GenderingGeopolitics w/ @eepreylove spoke w/ @rulajebreal about US' uneven commitment to democracy & human rights. #InternationalWomensDay
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Gendering Geopolitics with Emily Prey: Wai Wai Nu discusses #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and what role the Rohingya will play in the future government. @eepreylove @waiwainu
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Newlines Institute's @NicholasAHeras was quoted in a report by @AFP discussing the battle over the Euphrates river in #Syria as a drought grips the Mediterranean region. Read the full report here
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#BREAKING The Belgian Parliament has voted to recognize crimes against humanity and the serious risk of genocide against the #Uyghurs by China. 6 countries out of 152 Signatories to the Genocide Convention involved.
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#Turkey is the only power with both the intent and capability to confront #Iran , writes @KamranBokhari in @newlinesmag . He observes that while this confrontation may not happen for a while, it is inevitable.
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Join us next Wed. March 31, to discuss the recently released groundbreaking Uyghur Genocide Report, its key findings, & what we can expect next. Our panel will include @yonahdiamond , @JP_Peacemaking , & @BethanyAllenEbr . Moderated by @AzeemIbrahim . RSVP:
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The UN's proposed #NVCs are not “a step in the right direction.” They are a well-trodden path to further targeting and abuse against the #Rohingya people. Read more about the trap of identification cards in CGP Director @AzeemIbrahim 's new piece below
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"The production of the majority of Xinjiang’s cotton involves a coercive, state-run program targeting ethnic minority groups." Read the full intelligence briefing by @adrianzenz for an insightful analysis on coercive labor in #Xinjiang .
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"We really need women to stand up and support what’s going on in Afghanistan. Learn from the courage of Afghan women." On Gendering Geopolitics w/ @eepreylove , @minasharif discusses the humanitarian crisis in #Afghanistan & #AfghanWomen 's protests
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New article from Dr. @AliBakeer uses Newlines Institute’s Uyghur Genocide report to highlight CCP’s ongoing #genocide against #Uyghurs & explains how China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy is fueling tensions w/ Turkey.
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