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This is the worst draft agreement I've ever seen Annotated: the full text of Donald Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan www.ft.com/content/44d1...

"The erosion of diplomatic instinct is showing up not just in rhetoric but in budgets. The industrialized West is rapidly scaling back investment in soft power — slashing foreign aid and shrinking diplomatic networks — even as it diverts resources to defense." www.politico.eu/article/arms...

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Mali is JNIM on the verge of taking over Bamako, what is the objective of the blocade & how did the UAE free two of its citizen abducted on the outskirts of the Malian capital youtu.be/_3HLYgbKinU

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom now advises against all travel to 🇲🇱 #Mali, including Bamako. 🚩 The new advisory makes direct reference to JNIM's ongoing blockade on "key routes throughout Southern and Western Mali, including the capital city of Bamako".

Tanzania Presidential Elections: easy coronation for CCM as for President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s rivals are out of picture. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...

Diarra will comply. This is the power of embargoes: not just an instrument of warfare but also a massively effective instrument of governance. We have a major bus company accepting the ruling of a jihadist group, making wonder who governs Mali

A full house at our Geneva Peace Week workshop with @cmioffice & @CyberpeaceInst We explored how #AI can both risk and reinforce #peacebuilding: from echo chambers & bias to early warning & conflict analysis @gpplatform.ch

Geneva Peace Week is coming! 🗓️ We’re hosting a session on responsible AI in peacebuilding: 🤖 Opportunities & boundaries ⚖️ Ethics & inclusion 🌍 Co-creating a practical Code of Conduct 📅 15 Oct | 13:00–14:30 | C2, Pétale 5 More info: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme... @gpplatform.ch

#NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina #Machado a courageous defender of freedom by peaceful means, who truly deserves this prize! This year, the #NobelPeacePrize sheds light on the opposition in Venezuela, highlighting a politician who stands against the militarisation of society.

Who will win the #NobelPeacePrize 2025? The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be announced on Friday, 10 October at 11 CET. There is a high number of candidates nominated this year: 338. My prediction? A grassroots name far from the wars in Palestine and Ukraine.

Join us in Geneva next week!

On Sept 21, at Cinema Modernissimo in Bologna, we gathered for a screening of Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a powerful, Oscar-nominated film on the #Srebrenica tragedy, 30 years on. A night of remembrance, dialogue & the start of our 10th anniversary journey

Il peace-washing svuota di ogni significato il termine pace, lo riduce a slogan, a dichiarazioni o imposizioni invece che mediazione. www.huffingtonpost.it/blog/2025/09... @peaceagency.bsky.social

🎬 Il 21 settembre, Giornata della Pace, vi invitiamo alla proiezione di “Quo Vadis, Aida?”, alla Cineteca di Bologna, per ricorddare i 30 anni da Srebrenica. Una serata di memoria e riflessione che apre le celebrazioni dei 10 anni di @peaceagency.bsky.social 🎟️ Biglietti: shorturl.at/5tfR5

A timely and insightful report from the Timbuktu Institute on the security situation in #Mali. In #Kayes and in other areas, JNIM adopts an "economic jihad" through blockades. The road Dakar-Bamako through Kayes accounts for 30% of Mali's imports by land. timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/to...

Mia analisi per Affari Internazionali @iaionline.bsky.social sull'avanzata dei gruppi jihadisti e la crescita dell'autoritarismo nel #Sahel www.affarinternazionali.it/il-sahel-nel...

Bombing a mediation meeting in a sovereign country is a signal of the will to elevate total war as a one-fit-all solution.

Department of War www.war.gov

It makes sense www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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At #EISAPEC25 @europeanisa.bsky.social, Annalisa Boni @comune.bologna.it explains how City Diplomacy must be part of the international relations ecosystem through international cooperation, partnerships, participation, etc.

Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true? No. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Con @stefano-m.bsky.social riflettiamo sull'evoluzione nella percezione della guerra e sul ritorno delle aggressioni armate come opzione accettabile, se non normale e inevitabile. www.pandorarivista.it/articoli/il-...

"When the Portuguese captain Vasco da Gama first encountered the coast in 1498, he was astounded to find well-developed urban centres with buildings of 'stone and mortar, with windows and terraces like those of Spain.'”

“we, the people, must never give up. Instead, we must work even harder to build civil society consensus that nuclear weapons must be abolished for a genuinely peaceful world.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🗣️ @bervent.bsky.social key features for Strategic Foresight to succeed: 1️⃣ topical, methodical, and process expertise; 2️⃣ encouraging creativity and lateral thinking to get fresh concepts and visions; 3️⃣ fostering close relationships with policymakers and stakeholders

In a world of fast-moving crises, strategic foresight isn’t optional, it’s essential. Join us at Bologna Peacebuilding Forum for the launch of our new policy paper: “Strategic Foresight and Conflict Prevention in Foreign Policy” 🗓️ 7-9 May 🔗 Register: www.peacebuilding.eu/2025-program...

Join us at the Bologna Peacebuilding Forum in two weeks! Check out the full agenda and register here: www.peacebuilding.eu #BPF2025

My comment for El Español about Meloni's visit to the White House tomorrow www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...

🚨 One month to go! The 7th Bologna Peacebuilding Forum is almost here. Let’s rethink peacebuilding in the digital age — together. 🗓️ 7–9 May 2025 | Bologna 🔗 Programme & registration: www.peacebuilding.eu/2025-program... #BPF #BPF2025

📢 Registrations open for the 7th Bologna Peacebuilding Forum! 📅 7-9 May 2025 | Bologna, Italy 🗣️"Smart #Peace. Human. Tech. Possible." How can tech enhance #peacebuilding & mediation? How do we ensure it serves people, not division? 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/VD4Wn

🌍👋 AP is now on Bluesky! We're excited to join this community! We’re Italy’s first agency specialized in peacebuilding, working for peace through inclusive, innovative, and sustainable means. 👥 Follow us for insights, research, and perspectives on global conflicts, security, and challenges.

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Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran

Unfortunately, they didn't.

Great article showing how Africa’s tech ecosystem is booming, but it isn't scaling globally. Despite most of international investors will continue to focus on serving the African market, it's time for globa ambition! blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

"While unlikely to return to its former diplomatic stature, Nigeria can do more for continental peace and security by reinvesting in its foreign policy institutions, continuing to help manage rifts in the ECOWAS bloc and stepping up its participation in the AU." www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-...

The EU is strengthening its partnership with Tanzania on peace and security in Easter Africa, a new role for Dares Salaam, especially in Mozambique. thechanzo.com/2024/12/12/t...

“I really want people to be ready to use a real moment of opportunity to be on the streets and dismantle this regime … But we have to feel this trigger, this moment, when we really can dismantle it.” Exiled opposition leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya