Reportage: 'Georgiërs, Wit-Russen en Tsjetsjenen strijden aan het Oekraïense front voor een vrij thuisland: "Als Oekraïne wint, winnen wij ook"' www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... (€)

21 Nederlandse ‘lone soldiers’ sloten zich afgelopen drie jaar vrijwillig bij IDF aan

Zie ook mijn eerdere interview met @nrc.nl hier: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Nederlandse F-16-veteranen helpen sinds kort "bijna dagelijks" bij de luchtverdediging van de regio Kyiv, schrijft Intelligence Online. De Oekraïense luchtmacht zou de afgelopen weken in alle stilte een internationaal squadron hebben samengesteld, waaronder ook piloten uit de VS. 1/3 🧵

“Zeker 645 Nederlanders dienden in Israëlisch leger tijdens Gaza-oorlog": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl

President Stubb: I think you[Ukraine]are winning this war,the reason I say this’s that Putin has failed strategically He wanted to make Ukraine Russian.It became European.He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO.He got Finland&Sweden.He wanted to keep our defense expenditure down-going up to 5%

Dozens of Europeans among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

"Het wereldwijde mensenrechtensysteem is in gevaar", stelt @bolopion.bsky.social / @hrw.org. Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".

In tijden van hybride oorlogsvoering is 'n weerbare samenleving essentieel. Dat vraagt om samenhang en solidariteit. Daarin past niet dat de rijken rijker worden en de armen armer. De coalitie doet 't tegendeel. Ze heeft de mond vol van veiligheid maar pakt minstbedeelden. @marcialuyten.bsky.social

Out Now: Genocide and how to prove it. What are Gambia and Myanmar each saying at the ICJ about Myanmar's clearance operations of 2017? What's the evidence? How do patterns of behaviour show genocidal intent? www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

Dear colleagues in Dutch #academia, please sign this petition, to have our pensions untied from #Palantir. Their tech is used for #AITargeting in Gaza. We should say loudly and clearly, I'm not making money out of that murder machine. #Nederland #ABP #Pensions actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...

Here's the news in English: #ClimateChange #Netherlands www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/c...

After 3 years working under Putin’s missiles and drones as our Ambassador to Ukraine, I resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are. But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that. 1/3

Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls wreedste onderdrukkingsmechanismen.

The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has referred Italy’s failure to arrest and surrender Almasri Njeem to the Assembly of States Parties. Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...

#Libya [AFP] - Today, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices inflicted on migrants” in Libya. #HumanTrafficking www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...

Angst voor ontsnapte IS-gevangenen door chaos in Noordoost-Syrië nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...

Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments rfi.my/CNbP.BS

And there it is.

The Council of Europe and the @ec.europa.eu have signed an agreement to set up an advance team for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. A key step towards strengthening accountability, preparing the tribunal’s structures, and supporting justice for Ukraine.

As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.

Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...

Werk je bij de overheid? Of in het onderwijs? Dan leg jij geld in bij het ABP, het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland. Maar wat je waarschijnlijk niet weet, is dat het ABP sinds vorig jaar fors investeert in Palantir – de Amerikaanse techreus die software maakt voor ICE en het Israëlische leger.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.

Another excellent article by @margheritacapacci.bsky.social on the latest updates concerning the non-cooperation of Italy with the ICC in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...

If US soldiers were to kill Europeans while taking, or trying to take, Greenland, America will need all its dark psychological ops to avoid a really, really huge backlash. Greenland could just be the shock Europe needs to finally face reality: the Americans have betrayed us.

"‘We gaan niet met F-35’s of mariniers vechten tegen de Amerikanen – dat leggen we altijd af’": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl

New publication 📣 On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion. 🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9 📷 : ICJ

Chit-chatting w/ @janethanderson.bsky.social about the #Gambia v #Myanmar #GenCon #ICJ hearings, which are taking up most of my time lately! Such an important case. #genocide #intlaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge...

dems on the hill need to find a mechanism now to stop trump’s wild and lawless use of force. his threats to greenland and europe (and yes beyond) have to end now, and silence/inaction are not options.

1/DOJ OLC's memo on the #Venezuela attack makes clear that that in the Executive's view, there's nothing left of Congress' Art. I power to decide whether the nation goes to war. Congress needs to push back hard on this. More to come, but a few initial observations: www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...

“This is by far the most serious round of internal protests and demonstrations that the Islamic Republic has experienced since 1979 and they have experienced many protests." Sanam Vakil on the challenge posed to the Iranian regime by the anti-government protests, via @cnn.com ⤵️

Elders warn against a return to a ‘might-is-right’ world theelders.org/news/elders-...

#ClimateCrisis: The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found. Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We spoke with officials, diplomats, experts and NATO insiders to map out four potential strategies for deterring Donald Trump from seizing Greenland 👇 politi.co/4qMglbx

Stuur Europese troepen naar Groenland Mijn column in @nrc.nl www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

“Trump voert druk op: VS zullen ingrijpen op Groenland, ‘of ze het nou willen of niet’": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl We moeten niet vergeten dat ook het dreigen met geweld een schending is van art. 2, para. 4 van het VN Handvest. wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0004143/...

Vacature (Senior) Adviseur Internationale Hoven en Tribunalen en Internationale Misdrijven bij NL MinJenV, met accent op het opzetten van de voorbereidende fase van een #Agressietribunaal voor de vervolging van het misdrijf agressie tegen #Oekraïne. www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/sr...

nos.nl/artikel/2597... @janinadill.bsky.social: “[E]very state not calling out this blatant aggression helps hold the axe that shatters the international order.” www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01... Zie ook @andrenollkaemper.bsky.social hier: verfassungsblog.de/europe-must-...

„De manier waarop [Trump] de relaties met de landen in de regio uitlegt en zich hun grondstoffen toe-eigent, komen in feite neer op Amerikaans kolonialisme.” www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

1/ Trump's War Powers Report to Congress on the #Venezuela strikes and seizure of #Maduro is in. I've read/coded every WPR report and used to work on them in the White House. (See this searchable database & graphics warpowers.lawandsecurity.org/%F0%9F%91%87) Here's what stands out about this one🧵:

Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”

i am really happy to see this statement from the ED of the most important professional organization of international lawyers/academics in the united states. very proud to be associated with it and i hope it gets wide attention, b/c there is no question: the attack on venezuela violates int'l law.

Today, #Maduro is scheduled to make his first court appearance. See here for my thoughts on what will likely be argued at trial, highlighting the effect of Maduro’s kidnapping and his head of state immunity on the jurisdiction of the court. www.linkedin.com/posts/christ... male captus bene detentus

Aanval VS is schending internationaal recht en 'gevaarlijk signaal aan Poetin' nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...