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Katsiaryna Shmatsina outlines the key factors behind current protests in Belarus, their potential for success, and developments in Belarus' foreign policy. http://dlvr.it/Rtg4yt

The use of remote warfare has several significant problems and there can only be progress towards resolving them through discussions between communities. http://dlvr.it/Rtbrk7

What if you were trapped in a water-filled cave for 17 days with no food or drinkable water and depleting oxygen? In July 2018, 12 youth soccer players and their coach found themselves in that exact situation. The rock formed maze became almost completely submerged as the water rose to levels nearly impossible for survival. There was no light and no way to communicate with the outside world. The first season of Wondery’s new original series Against the Odds takes you into the incredible events of when an adventurous group of teens found themselves fighting to save their lives, and the brave heroes that gave them their only chance at survival. Experience for yourself what it was like to be in their shoes, and how they survived against the odds. Listen to Against the Odds at wondery.fm/ATO.

Security cooperation programmes have provided a pathway to continued intervention, the ‘remoteness’ of which applies only to the intervening actor, not local communities. http://dlvr.it/RtWl8F

Remote warfare conducted by Western forces is shifting its focus to the Sahel and as European states try to rely less on the US security apparatus, old legal challenges. http://dlvr.it/RtSsFx

We seek contributors for a forthcoming book on 'Decolonizing Politics and Theories from the Abya Yala', focused in the study of Latin America. http://dlvr.it/RtQ4Ch

The negotiations with the Taliban are on hold and Afghanistan appears stuck. The government in Kabul now waits to see what the new Biden team will do. http://dlvr.it/RtNpyP

In 1979, Iranian students took 52 Americans hostage, resulting in a crisis in which Iran and the US resorted to international law and justice to find solutions. http://dlvr.it/RtMBRx

Marissa talks to long time callers and listeners about the making of Apology Line then and now and what the making of this series has meant to her. Support us by supporting our sponsors! Noom - Sign up for your free trial at Noom.com/APOLOGY. Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/APOLOGY90 and use code apology90 for $90 off, including free shipping. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE in the Apple App Store or Google Play. Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month of Talkspace with code APOLOGY at Talkspace.com. Care/Of - Receive 50% off your first Care/Of order with code apology50 at TakeCareOf.com. Honey - Get Honey for free at JoinHoney.com/APOLOGY.

To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month we asked previous contributors to E-IR whether they think the discipline of IR has made important strides to equally incorporate LGBTQ+ perspectives, ideas and histories. http://dlvr.it/RtDjr9

Neopatrimonialism is the root cause of sectarian division that allows the reproduction of sectarian identity. http://dlvr.it/RtBWP2

Developers and military commanders should not merely ask which military tasks can be automated, but also ask where human judgment ought to be preserved. http://dlvr.it/RtBBK4

Despite smear campaigns, it looks difficult to reclaim a ubernationalist discourse against the authentically local and indigenous farmers. http://dlvr.it/Rt7Pz4

Regardless of the government’s rhetoric and its role in mainstreaming xenophobia, Poland needs immigrants. http://dlvr.it/Rt71bT

China’s grand strategy under Xi Jinping is heading in a more assertive direction, yet still preserving a defensive-oriented foundation. http://dlvr.it/Rt6YNJ

Remote warfare removes war from certain privileged spaces and times, even at the price of maintaining a limitless condition of war elsewhere. http://dlvr.it/Rt3Bsj

It is crucial to remember the painful experience of Japanese-American internment and incarceration during World War II to prevent future atrocities from occurring. http://dlvr.it/Rszx16

The Syrian conflict is an example of global and regional powers waging remote warfare against their adversaries with minimum human and capital costs. http://dlvr.it/RszH5c

The war in Yemen has created a garbage collection crisis which is enacting a slow violence against Yemenites who suffer negative health and environmental effects. http://dlvr.it/RswV0s

The risks are rising as we move through the next major revolution in military affairs, and vigilance against eroding human rights needs to keep pace. http://dlvr.it/RsvHkY

Remote warfare operations in Yemen have led to the deaths of thousands of civilians, along with having significant economic, educational and mental health implications for impacted communities. http://dlvr.it/RsqMLs

Allan’s death is like an atomic bomb going off in Marissa’s life. She’s left to make sense of his life, and his life’s work. And twenty-five years later, Marissa learns the truth about what happened to Richie. Support us by supporting our sponsors! Noom - Sign up for your free trial at Noom.com/APOLOGY. Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/APOLOGY90 and use code apology90 for $90 off, including free shipping. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE in the Apple App Store or Google Play. Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month of Talkspace with code APOLOGY at Talkspace.com. Care/Of - Receive 50% off your first Care/Of order with code apology50 at TakeCareOf.com. Honey - Get Honey for free at JoinHoney.com/APOLOGY.

By no means are education programs panaceas to reestablishing U.S. persuasive preeminence, but they are small steps in making America respected again. http://dlvr.it/Rsmdtk

Jamie Hagen discusses the importance of LGBTQ+ History Month, the role of queer theory in IR and challenges faced by women and LGBTIQ+ folks in Northern Ireland. http://dlvr.it/RslXhb

Modern warfare is becoming increasingly defined by distance through the use of intelligence, training, equipment and airpower. Bringing together writers from various backgrounds, this book offers a critical enquiry into remote warfare. http://dlvr.it/Rshh8b

Justin Patch argues that sound (particularly noise) needs to be at the center of our understanding of democracy. http://dlvr.it/Rsgv7d

We are seeking new volunteer editors to help us develop our coverage of debates and research focused around gender and sexuality. http://dlvr.it/RsdSqW

The scientific and engineering challenges of establishing an extraterrestrial human settlement are daunting enough but solving the attendant economic problems may be even more difficult. http://dlvr.it/RsXXZq

In an era where there is a greater emphasis placed on state-on-state competition, remote warfare seems to be here to stay. Yet, there is little appreciation of the political, ethical and legal implications. http://dlvr.it/RsVrft

Consumer culture exists in many African societies and it is heavily influenced by cultural assimilation. http://dlvr.it/RsVrTv

The Arab Spring makes a connection to the 1848 Spring of Nations in Europe, which were popular uprisings against old monarchical rulings. This continues an orientalist tradition of likening the East to a so-called more advanced West. http://dlvr.it/RsQvw8

Abhorrence at Suu Kyi’s removal from power seems incongruous with attempts to apportion responsibility for the Rohingya Genocide to her and her civilian government. http://dlvr.it/RsQvvP

Whether by intentional design, custom or habit, Canada has adopted the principle of subsidiarity lock, stock and barrel. http://dlvr.it/RsQvqc

  An investigation by The Guardian found evidence that Elizabeth II lobbied for changes to British bills.  The publication examined documents showing the use by the royal family of a secret parliamentary procedure known as the "Queen's consent", and devoted a  series of publications  to this practice  . The essence of the procedure is that British ministers must warn the monarch if this or that bill may affect the private or public interests of the crown.  Moreover, they must seek the "Queen's consent" before the bill is considered in parliament.  This is in contrast to the more well-known procedure of  "royal sanction"   - the moment when the queen only approves the adopted bill and it formally takes on the force of law. The royal family's website describes the "royal assent" as "a long-standing convention," and British lawyers tended to view it as an opaque but harmless monarchic relic, The Guardian emphasizes.  After all,

  Social network Facebook is going to reduce the amount of political content appearing in the news feed of users, according to the company's website. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a financial report that people often report that they don't want to see posts about politics in their feed.  In this regard, the social network decided to test different approaches for several months in order to better understand the preferences of users. This week the number of posts on politics will decrease among users in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia, and in the coming weeks - in the United States. Facebook noted that they will not restrict messages from government agencies, as well as information about the coronavirus, which is published by health authorities. According to Facebook, in the US, political content accounts for about 6% of all posts that users see in the news feed.

  The wife of the politician Alexei Navalny, Yulia, left Russia, Interfax reports, citing an informed source. According to the agency, Yulia Navalnaya flew from the Moscow Domodedovo airport on a flight to Frankfurt am Main. The reasons for her departure are still unknown.  Navalnaya herself did not comment on this.  Her lawyer Svetlana Davydova and lawyer Alexei Navalny Vadim Kobzev  told  TASS that they did not know about Yulia Navalny's departure from Russia.  RIA Novosti was  also  told  about this by  her lawyer Veronika Polyakova. Mediazona  writes  that, according to the SkyScanner service, there was only one Lufthansa flight that took off at 16:15 Moscow time on the route Moscow - Frankfurt-am-Main on February 10 without transfers.  Interfax's message about Navalnaya's departure appeared in the agency's closed feed at 16:22. Lufthansa  declined  to comment, citing the privacy of passenger information. On January 17, Alexei Navalny was detained after returning to

Iran's unfamiliar priest has cautioned that Tehran will make a further move and lessen collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency reviewers if the US and European forces neglect to consent to the atomic agreement.  "With the new government in Washington, there is a chance to attempt another methodology, however the current window is shutting quickly," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday.  Zarif said the Iranian government was prepared to make another retaliatory move and further veer off from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was endorsed among Iran and six significant worldwide forces in 2015, setting requirements on Tehran's atomic aspirations.  "Before long my organization should make another retaliatory move, in light of the sad rebelliousness of the United States and Europe with their responsibilities," Zarif noted, adding that Iran was all set through with its arrangement to cut participation with inves

  WORLDNEWS.COM - PUBLICATION PUBLICATION -  WORLD NEWS    DATE -  10.2.21 EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT TIGHTENING ON TWITTER - 500 ACCOUNTS PERMANENT SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY OF OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT REDUCED AMONG FARMERS' MOVEMENT WORLD NEWS SUPERFAST India News - Due to the government's strictness on social media amid the farmer movement, Twitter has suspended 500 accounts forever. In response to this, the government had given notice to Twitter to remove several controversial accounts and hashtags. The social media company gave this information on Wednesday. He told that the accounts which have been suspended were violating the policy of the company. The government had given notice to Twitter under Section 69A of the IT Act. This section provides for a jail term of 7 years. It was said in the notice that if Twitter does not take action, then legal action will be taken on it. Twitter also reduced the visibility of objectionable content According to Twitter, the visibility of hashtag co